Posted by Jean B. on August 27, 2005, 2:05 pm
Michelle Steiner wrote:
> wrote:
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>>>The manual key is inside the fob; it has a small ring attached to
>>>it. There are instructions in the users manual on how to remove it
>>>from the fob.
>>
>>Oh good. It must be tiny, since I didn't notice it.
>
>
> It is rather small.
>
>
>>>The keyhole is on the driver's door, just aft of the black button
>>>(if you have Smart Entry), or just aft of the door handle (if you
>>>don't have smart entry).
>>>
>>
>>Ditto on the handle. Yes, I do have smart entry, which is pretty
>>cool--esp. that you don't even have to touch the button! (That has
>>actually screwed me up a couple of times, when I have then pressed
>>the button, not realizing the car has alreadty unlocked! :-) )
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>
> The button is for locking the car. To unlock it, you have to grab the
> handle; there is a double beep when the door unlocks, and you then pull
> on the handle. Quite often, all you have to do is grab and pull in one
> motion, but sometimes there has to be a short pause--like a quarter of a
> second or so.
>
Ah! And here I thought the BUTTON was for both. Mea
culpa--or something related.... No wonder the car is confused.
--
Jean B.
Posted by Ingenuous on August 27, 2005, 4:29 am
>I was just reading a saga elsewhere, and the person had to get into his
>dead Prius using a manual key. I didn't get a manual key and am wondering
>whether I should have. It would make sense, but then I also am unaware of
>any key holes. So, if there is no manual key, how do you get into your car
>if it is totally dead--or your key's battery is dead (and the other key is
>elsewhere)?
> Sort-of relatedly, I would guess that if one has a battery problem, it
> might make more sense to call Toyota and not AAA, since Toyota should know
> how to deal with this. Right?
> --
> Jean B.
Jean,
Study those two electronic door openers they gave you. There is a metal key
cleverly stored inside of each to be used if the battery in the electronic
unit fails (or if the car is dead).
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>>>The manual key is inside the fob; it has a small ring attached to
>>>it. There are instructions in the users manual on how to remove it
>>>from the fob.
>>
>>Oh good. It must be tiny, since I didn't notice it.
>
>
> It is rather small.
>
>
>>>The keyhole is on the driver's door, just aft of the black button
>>>(if you have Smart Entry), or just aft of the door handle (if you
>>>don't have smart entry).
>>>
>>
>>Ditto on the handle. Yes, I do have smart entry, which is pretty
>>cool--esp. that you don't even have to touch the button! (That has
>>actually screwed me up a couple of times, when I have then pressed
>>the button, not realizing the car has alreadty unlocked! :-) )
>
>
> The button is for locking the car. To unlock it, you have to grab the
> handle; there is a double beep when the door unlocks, and you then pull
> on the handle. Quite often, all you have to do is grab and pull in one
> motion, but sometimes there has to be a short pause--like a quarter of a
> second or so.
>