Greetings. I own a 2010 Prius II with 30,000 miles. Last week, while driving down the street at about 15 MPH, a large triangle icon appeared on the dashboard, with the message, "Key found in vehicle" (Or, maybe it was, "Key located in vehicle"). I think maybe it was trying to tell me that the key was NOT found, but that isn't what it said. Anyway, the key was in my pocket, as usual. I pulled over, powered off the car, and re-started it. Problem solved. Could this mean that the 18 month-old battery in my key is dying? Should the dealer check the car out? Thanks in advance.
Close the rear hatch properly. I had that message when transporting our sick dog to the vet. I closed the hatch carefully to avoiding catching her in it and obviously didn't close it properly. I think it's an error message made on an assumption that if it detects a problem with door locks it's because somebody's trying to lock the vehicle. Maybe it was trying to lock the doors or was testing the locks as you were driving, found a problem and then displayed that message.
That was a risky way of correcting the problem, especially if you were a good distance from home! If the FOB had completely died, you could have been stranded. After all these discussions about FOB and such, I think I'm going to get a spare battery and keep it the glove box just in case...
If the fob battery is completely dead, just hold the fob up to the button before pushing Power. The fob contains an RFID chip that works without any battery, but it only works at close range. This is the backup system in case something goes wrong with the SKS, such as a dead fob battery. As for the OP's error message, the car was actually saying that it found the fob inside of the car. The loose hatch caused it to sense that the hatch had closed, after which it looked for a fob. Finding one, it happily displayed the message. Tom
I have this same message appear after EVERY time I wash the car. I don't feel it is related to ajar doors. My Prius is a 2010 with 22,000 miles. Any other input is welcome!
Water flowing over the door handles fools the SKS sensors into thinking someone is touching a sensor. Tom
Thank you, now I know why my door locks and unlocks while washing my car, from now on I'll leave the key a safe distance away
