My smart key doesn't work on doors anymore. And inside power locks don't work either? ???????. Can't open trunk. It just qiut working without warning. Smart key still starts the car thou. When i put my hand in handle it just beebs. And little black dots on doors inop also. Any ideas .
Weird stuff happening? MPGs dropping? Test The Battery | PriusChat Sounds like it might be your 12 volt battery.
You don't need to open the trunk. It can be checked via the MFD. You need to tell us 3 voltage values. It's best to check it after the car has sat overnight from being last driven. If it's already in a bad state and hasn't been driven already, then this is a good time.
You can check the 12 volt battery with a DVM at the red jump point in the fuse box under the hood. You can open the trunk by climbing into the back of the car and operating the small lever just below the lock mechanism. (If your a contortionist)
^^^ When standing in front of the car and looking into the engine compartment, it's under a black plastic cover/lid on the right side. It's all in your manual, under the jumping procedure. Again, you can get a voltage reading via the MFD (touchscreen LCD). Although that may not be the most accurate, it'll tell us something useful, if it's very low. Procedure in post 2.
The 12 volt battery would effect everything in the car until you pressed Power. It is possible that locks are all you do before pressing Power. The Fob battery would not effect the small black squares, so I did not consider it. Honest, the entire test procedure is in Weird stuff happening? MPGs dropping? Test The Battery | PriusChat
there is a mechanical key in the fob. you can unlock the drivers door, and crawl in back to open the hatch with the safety release on the inside. or you can pop the hood, and put a 12v source on the jump point.
you need a small charger 2-4 amps i think. or you can call an auto parts store to see if they can charge it. how old is it? you might want to replace it.
