Smart Key Won't Lock Doors

abcohen · 04-23-2007, 10:10 AM

I just got my new 07 Prius over the weekend. All was well, until last night. Suddenly i can't use the smart key to lock the doors to the car. When i hit "lock" i get one long continious beep. I tried to do everything in the manual--but nothing worked.

Any suggestions?

**efusco** · 04-23-2007, 10:11 AM

either there's a door ajar or you have one of the smart keys still inside the car...or you left the car in READY mode.

Ichabod · 04-23-2007, 10:14 AM

Sometimes I get the long beep if my key fob is too close to the SKS antenna, such as when my key is in my right-hand pocket and I'm standing close to the door. I take a step away from the car and hit the smart button again.

hill · 04-23-2007, 10:23 AM

Or ... God forbid (you can read one of my earlier threads, as the unthinkable happend to me) your ECU that controls the smart function took a dump. Thank God I got the extended waranty! ... it would have been a ton of dough otherwise.

abcohen · 04-23-2007, 10:48 AM

Thanks everyone. i think it was as simple as the hatchback was ajar. pretty easy answer. thanks for the replies.

qbee42 · 04-23-2007, 11:35 AM

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Thanks everyone. i think it was as simple as the hatchback was ajar. pretty easy answer. thanks for the replies.
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I always lock my Prius when I put it away, just for this reason. With where we live, there is no need from a security standpoint, but locking gives me a quick check that all of the doors are fully closed - helps avoid accidentally leaving on an interior light.

Tom

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04-23-2007, 10:10 AM	#1
abcohen Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	I just got my new 07 Prius over the weekend. All was well, until last night. Suddenly i can't use the smart key to lock the doors to the car. When i hit "lock" i get one long continious beep. I tried to do everything in the manual--but nothing worked. Any suggestions?

04-23-2007, 10:11 AM	#2
efusco Troll Slayer Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nixa, MO Posts: 17,250 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 50 Thanked 261 Times in 157 Posts Friends: 37	either there's a door ajar or you have one of the smart keys still inside the car...or you left the car in READY mode.

04-23-2007, 10:14 AM	#3
Ichabod Artist In Residence Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 1,793 My Car: 2006 Prius Model: Package: #7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Friends: 7	Sometimes I get the long beep if my key fob is too close to the SKS antenna, such as when my key is in my right-hand pocket and I'm standing close to the door. I take a step away from the car and hit the smart button again.

04-23-2007, 10:23 AM	#4
hill High Fiber Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South OC So Cal & the Flathead Valley MT Posts: 3,887 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 15 Thanked 93 Times in 68 Posts Friends: 12	Or ... God forbid (you can read one of my earlier threads, as the unthinkable happend to me) your ECU that controls the smart function took a dump. Thank God I got the extended waranty! ... it would have been a ton of dough otherwise.

04-23-2007, 10:48 AM	#5
abcohen Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Thanks everyone. i think it was as simple as the hatchback was ajar. pretty easy answer. thanks for the replies.