Non-SKS keyfobs suddenly stopped working

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by isucompositeur, Aug 10, 2018.

  1. isucompositeur

    isucompositeur Junior Member

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    Hello,

    I have a 2008 Prius base model without SKS. All of a sudden yesterday the remote functions stopped working. I can still start the car with the fob inserted and use the mechanical key to unlock the doors.

    I checked the fob battery and it is still good (red LED still lights up, battery voltage still >3V measured with a multimeter). Changed it and tried just to be 100% sure. All of the resources I’ve been able to find refer to the SKS version and a button under the steering column which does not appear to exist for non-SKS (all I have down there is the TPMS button). Any other thoughts on things to try before I take it in to my trusty Prius tech?
     
    #1 isucompositeur, Aug 10, 2018
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    Check your 12v aux battery in back.
     

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  3. isucompositeur

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    All right, so of course as it happens as soon as I post this I finally find the long-lost backup fob and that one works fine, so now to find the remote pairing procedure...
     
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    Aaaaand, didn’t even need to do that. Apparently the test with the backup fob was all that was needed to get my primary fob working again.

    Weird.... but I’ll take it.
     
    #4 isucompositeur, Aug 10, 2018
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    sometimes the best solutions come down from on high.;)
     
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