I ran across an advertisement for a Faraday bag (which is insulated to stop thieves from copying your fob signal)- after a short web search I discovered that one can de-activate Toyota and Lexus fobs by pressing and holding the lock button while twice pressing the unlock button on the fob. To re-activate, simply press the unlock button to enter the car (when locked, the door will not open by grabbing the handle). Of course, this may be mentioned in the owner’s manual as well, this is for those who haven’t read the whole thing like me.
We use a little faraday box (countless varieties of them sold on amazon), that is far easier to open and close than a bag. And that's where the fob always sits when our gen5 is in the driveway. Because deactivating the fob with button pushes after every car trip would be a huge pain, or so l would think.
I bought these a while back. Keep my keys in them when I am not using them. Don't think those type of attacks are very common where I live but only $13 and pretty easy to use. amazon
I walk in the door, keys go into an old tin someone gave me cookies in. I confirmed its sufficient Faraday-ness by walking it right out to the car with the fob inside and trying to get in.
We’ve been doing that since we bought our ‘22 new and still haven’t had to change the batteries. Easier for us than having to stop and put them in a separate container all the time and the fob that isn’t in use when we travel is still asleep.
I think an added bonus could be extending the life of the battery in your spare fob, should you have one.
Is this, like a city problem? I don't really understand,someone copies your fob while you're walking around then goes to your car and steals it?
