My spare key fob is somewhere in the house....but I can't find it. It's missing for 6 months already. (my wife took the spare when I left the first fob in my pants pocket and left the house....and then the wifey needed the car) I checked the price for a new fob, and it was US$650 here in NL. How much are they in the US? ( I feel a bit ripped off with those prices.....thank you mr. Toyota!) Is there a way to find my fob.....without taking the car in the house? Kind of key fob scanner.....I guess not....otherwise it would be too easy for non legal purposes.... And what if I loose my second fob?
Not to worry - It's in the last place you left it and will be in the last place you look. But seriously, no, there's no way to locate it electronically, so just keep looking. Good luck, they ARE expensive to replace.
now i have to think like a woman. if it was my wife, it would be in one of her pocketbooks, or a pocket of her clothing. check all the closets!
Of course it's always in the last place you look. Why would you keep looking other places after you've found it?
They cost about $550 at the local dealer, here, programmed. I got a brand new OEM one and programmed it, myself, for a lot less. New Smart Key Programmed on a 2013 Plugin Prius for $115.00 | PriusChat
That's very interesting.... I think I have to try that.....and if I succeed i will find the fob shortly after that.
The problem is getting a Mongoose clone Techstream cable that works. Fortunately, I got mine to work on the second one.
Even though it's apparently NOT possible, that seems a good idea...., like phoning your misplaced cell phone.
Somewhere in that same range. Nothing to it. Just push the car from room to room until the dome light comes on. That means you're close.
I was thinking about this. I realized that unless you are Arnold Schwarzenegger, it may be inconvenient for you to push a small car around the house. Trying to fit a Prius into the bathroom is always difficult, even if it's the C model*. So here's an alternative. I think you could make a DIY key fob detector. First go out and see if the dome light comes on when you approach the car with the remaining key fob. If yes, continue. If no, read up on how to turn on the Smart Key System. In my Gen II, the key fob detector was a little plastic thing the size of a deck of playing cards. There was one buried under the center console and one tucked away back in the trunk. I'm going to assume your gen. III is similar. Find one of your detectors. Mine were bolted down by little brackets and had plugs connecting them to the wiring harness. Once you find one, unbolt and unplug it so you can take it out of the car. Make yourself a wiring harness extender, say 3o meters long. You will want to plug the unit into your extender cord and the other end of the extender into the harness. Now coil up your harness, lie the sensor down about where it was and see if the dome light still comes on when you approach the car. If it does, you're golden. If not try making the extender shorter or making one with a heavier gauge wire. If the sensor now works while plugged into your extender you can take it and walk around inside your house while a friend watches the dome light. If you try this, please post back and tell us what you tried, even if it doesn't work. At 500 € apiece I think other people may be interested. goed geluk! *No, don't ask me how I know. Let it suffice to say that I am now forbidden to bring coke into the break room at the dealership.
