The dealer gave me a little metal tab with a 5 digit key fob code number that is supposed to save me in case I loose my key fobs. I was wondering if I should write this code down and keep a copy of it in my wallet in case I lose my key fob far from home and need to call for a lockout service? Can the lockout service do something with this 5 digit code to get me going again? I keep it in my fire safe but I'm thinking I should write the number down and keep it in a more handy spot like in my wallet. Has anyone ever had to use this code to get a new key fob or get their car home?
It is the physical key cut code. A locksmith could cut a new key to let you into the car, but it's useless for starting the hybrid system.
Handy if there's a Toyota dealer nearby when you lose the key, but they will need proof of ID (blood and DNA samples ), before they will cut and programme a new key for you. Here in the UK there are locksmiths that can programme the key for you but IIRC they have to have another key to clone, whereas the dealer can do it from the keycode and I think they can also do it from the VIN number.
I would definitely copy the number down, several places. I've got it in a (backed up) text file, with the VIN, myriad part numbers, contact numbers, you name it. The tag itself is clipped to a Toyota fob, together with the user's manual, in binder in the car.
Do you think leaving all that on the car is slight risk. Heaven forbid anybody would steak your car, but you never know....
The removable key inside the fob - I guess a locksmith could do a copy of that - has anyone done that? I find it's not that easy to remove, and having a copy on my key-ring would be much more convenient.
While it's not recommended by TOYOTA, and could, I guess, jeopardise security - I have, a couple of times, locked the car with the KEY, leaving it running when it's really hot outside - say when slipping into the Pharmacy for 3 mins and can see the car outside. But you have to unlock it again with the KEY when you return, as it disables the FOB.
Yep - I'm not sure how I'd survive without it. I've had it at home for maybe 10 yrs now, and if it gets over 27deg, the house gets closed up and A/C on. Fortunately, the SOLAR panels produce more on hotter days (well, sort-of). I don't have it on COLD like a supermarket, just a pleasant 24-25 deg. And, in comparisons in the '70s, I found no discernible difference in MPG or l/100 with the A/C on or off. Except my comfort. The PRIUS is set for 24.5 deg, suits almost all occasions.
That's true, oz is unrelenting. We're on the coast, tempers the climate extremes. Getting cold right now, a bit unusual for us: about 6" snow on the ground. Clear and cold now.
1pm here, 31 deg C, only 46%. Last week we had a week with 33-36 deg, but humidity was in the 70s. You could follow cars and see the sweat dripping from their A/Cs if the light was right. And here is temperate compared with the real tropics.
Walking our furry buddy 'round the block tonight, I thought this kinda summed it up. (Hopelessly off topic, I know: sorry sorry. )
Generally in UK, a bit like Oz, we're left to dream of white Christmases. Although ours is, meteorologically speaking a temperate maritime climate. Our west coast in particular are warmed by the Gulf Stream's influence.
I keep a copy of pertinent information like that for our Prius v in an encrypted database which is synced between two iPhones, an iPad and two Windows 10 computers. In my case the app/program is called eWallet.
I didn't dream this one up in 2010 (admittedly it wasn't at christmas though) There's a Gen 3 somewhere under there. DSCF2034 by kithmo posted Dec 14, 2016 at 2:46 PM
