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Weirdness after car-wash Gregory Harris 08-06-2006
Posted by Gregory Harris on August 6, 2006, 9:24 pm
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Took my Prius to the car wash today, after my car was washed, the
Keyless Smart Start was broken. I had to place my key in the slot
rather than leave it out and in the car like I always do. Any ideas
offhand as to what could be causing this? Think it's related to the car
wash or just a coincidence?

Granted that the remote lock/unlock works I'm not sure it has anything
to do with my fob to car transmission but I am not a Mechanic. I'll
take it to the dealer soon, but any thoughts offhand would be much
appreciated. Thanks!


Gregory Harris
codesweeper@codesweep.com

Posted by Michelle Steiner on August 7, 2006, 2:06 am
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> Took my Prius to the car wash today, after my car was washed, the
> Keyless Smart Start was broken. I had to place my key in the slot
> rather than leave it out and in the car like I always do. Any ideas
> offhand as to what could be causing this? Think it's related to the
> car wash or just a coincidence?

There's a button on the dash underneath the steering wheel. When they
washed the inside of the car, they must have pushed that button; it
turns off Smart Start.

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Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.

Posted by Julian C. Lander on August 7, 2006, 6:12 pm
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And I think that it also gets turned off if you
put the key into the slot. The way to fix it is
to push the button; it's in the owner's manual.
(I always have to look for it--it's pretty low.)

Julian C. Lander

>
>> Took my Prius to the car wash today, after my car was washed, the
>> Keyless Smart Start was broken. I had to place my key in the slot
>> rather than leave it out and in the car like I always do. Any ideas
>> offhand as to what could be causing this? Think it's related to the
>> car wash or just a coincidence?
>
> There's a button on the dash underneath the steering wheel. When they
> washed the inside of the car, they must have pushed that button; it
> turns off Smart Start.
>
> --
> Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.



Posted by Michelle Steiner on August 7, 2006, 7:02 pm
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> And I think that it also gets turned off if you put the key into the
> slot. The way to fix it is to push the button; it's in the owner's
> manual. (I always have to look for it--it's pretty low.)

No, putting the fob into the slot does not turn off smart start.

--
Stop Mad Cowboy Disease: Impeach the son of a Bush.


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