A long run, but after 12 years, Fob battery replacements

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Stevewoods, Jan 9, 2020.

  1. Stevewoods

    Stevewoods Senior Member

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    Wife called. Locked her fob in the Prius. It was buried in her purse as usual. Once I brought the second fob, opened right up. Once we moved the purse, the purse fob worked. Imagine the battery is getting a bit tired. Both are the original. I am thinking about replacing them, but sort of have that Kramer thing going on and am wondering how long they can last.

    And, hey, those 2032 batteries are like $2 each!!!

     
    #1 Stevewoods, Jan 9, 2020
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    I'd say this longevity test result is not worth while to anybody, there are so many variables.........so best to just replace them
     
    #2 JC91006, Jan 9, 2020
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    My PRIME 2.5 years old started showing “Key Battery Low Replace Key Battery” on MID a few days ago. Quick change of 2032 coin battery in a fob. All is good now. By far the shortest-lived fob battery I have owned.
     
    #3 Salamander_King, Jan 9, 2020
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