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[SOLVED] HELP, locked keys in car right now!!

Discussion in 'Gen 1 Prius Plug-in 2012-2015' started by Will Stewart, Jul 9, 2015.

  1. giora

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    And keep the wallet inside the laptop case left inside the car?
     
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    mrbigh Prius Absolutum Dominium

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    This was a lucky help
     
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    The remedy is simple and in the manual - always carry the keyfob on your person.
    I wonder if the O/P was also driving thief-mode?
     
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    What is thief-mode?
     
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    yes, i would like to know that myself.:cool:
     
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    Driving the car when"key is not detected".
     
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    thief mode, dead fob battery mode, bad sensor mode, lost fob mode.......all the same thing
     
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    I didn't realize that was possible. I plan to have a spare metal key made and secret that under the car somewhere, and a spare fob inside the car, wrapped in foil. I also have a spare fob I keep in the house. Those fobs are pricey, but . . .
    I've been doing this on previous cars for years. (You would be able to open the car in case the battery went dead, too.) (And I've been carrying a spare "metal" key in my wallet for ages. We didn't call them metal keys back then!)
     
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