Losing key fobs

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Paul Gregory, Jan 5, 2025 at 8:33 AM.

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    Having lost a key fob before, I didn't want to go through the painful process of getting a new one. I decided to start carrying both of them. That way, if I lost one, I wouldn't have to go all the way home to get my spare. I remember driving my neighbor all the way across the city to retrieve his spare key fob that he had left there.

    I got a few intermittent messages on the dash panel, that a key fob was "not in the car" but I put it down to a quirk caused by interference from having two key fobs in the car. Turns out it was caused by a low battery in one. Apparently it searches for a working fob when one fails. Much better than when you have to buy a battery somewhere quick when your key fob battery is failing.
     
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    I have also found that the car will not detect the SKS fob if it's right next to my cell phone (I get the "no key" security indicator).

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    is this a gen 2 we're talking about?
     
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