Panic Switch

heliotropehead · 10-21-2004, 12:18 PM

Does anyone know how I can make the panic switch on my remote work? It's not in the manual... I haven't had any luck finding the answer in this forum & the Prius tech at the local Toyota refuses to talk to me over the phone. I'm almost ready to give up or wait until the next time I'm in New Orleans(Christmas) to take the car back to the dealership it was purchased at.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-21-2004, 12:23 PM

Sounds to me like a safety issue. I would think that you should be able to go to any Toyota dealer and they should fix it straight up with no questions asked.

I'm not a paranoid person, mostly because there are things constant reassuring me: fire detectors, CO detectors, seat belts and air bags. Another is the panic button on my fob. If my wife were ever in a situation in which she needed to use the panic button and it didn't work, you can bet I would make some noise about it.

V8Cobrakid · 10-21-2004, 12:28 PM

With other cars it's been an issue that the panic button is too sensative. If you hold the panic button down, it works. It's designed with that delay. Not to mention if you hold the panic button along with another one, you start to scan through the doors lock/unlock sequence.

heliotropehead · 10-21-2004, 12:41 PM

ops:

ops:
I wasn't holding it down long enough. Geez!

Thank you.

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-21-2004, 12:46 PM

Well it's a good lesson to learn. Now I just have to make sure that I have some degree of warning prior to a panic situation allowing the proper duration of button holding.

tms13 · 10-21-2004, 12:51 PM

Would somebody explain to an ignorant Brit what the panic switch is and what it does?

I don't think it's something we get in this part of the world (I'm hoping that's because we don't need it, and not because we're capable of panicking without one).

bruceha_2000 · 10-21-2004, 01:16 PM

There are 3 buttons on the U.S. fob (SKS or not). Lock, unlock and a red panic button. This is the only one of the three that is actually a button, the other 2 are over switches under the rubbery surface. If you push and hold the red one, the lights, flash the horn sounds and everyone knows you are in a panic!

It is REALLY supposed to be some sort of "I'm being attacked everyone come help" thing I think. I don't know how often they are used for that.

I suppose if you can't remember where your car is in the lot (car park), you could wander around in a panic holding the button down until the car responds. :-)

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-21-2004, 01:19 PM

In the United States, however, lights flashing and horn honking is understood to mean that someone's car alarm is going off for no reason again so walk away as quickly as possible. You would get a much better reaction if you yelled "Hey, they're filming a reality television show here!"

V8Cobrakid · 10-21-2004, 02:48 PM

lol.. true. It has no effect here. Maybe a "help" along with the panic might get attention though. People seem to think a kid is in the car or something.

jhoogwegt · 10-22-2004, 06:07 AM

Quote:

Would somebody explain to an ignorant Brit what the panic switch is and what it does?

I don't think it's something we get in this part of the world (I'm hoping that's because we don't need it, and not because we're capable of panicking without one).

Hi,
No panic button on the fob here in The Netherlands.
Jan

10-21-2004, 12:18 PM	#1
heliotropehead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 701 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Panic Switch Does anyone know how I can make the panic switch on my remote work? It's not in the manual... I haven't had any luck finding the answer in this forum & the Prius tech at the local Toyota refuses to talk to me over the phone. I'm almost ready to give up or wait until the next time I'm in New Orleans(Christmas) to take the car back to the dealership it was purchased at.

10-21-2004, 12:41 PM	#4
heliotropehead Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 701 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Panic Switch ops: ops: ops: ops: ops: I wasn't holding it down long enough. Geez! Thank you.

10-21-2004, 12:51 PM	#6
tms13 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 168 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Panic Switch Would somebody explain to an ignorant Brit what the panic switch is and what it does? I don't think it's something we get in this part of the world (I'm hoping that's because we don't need it, and not because we're capable of panicking without one).

10-21-2004, 01:16 PM	#7
bruceha_2000 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Burlington, VT Posts: 2,549 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #8 Thanks: 6 Thanked 17 Times in 16 Posts Friends: 1	There are 3 buttons on the U.S. fob (SKS or not). Lock, unlock and a red panic button. This is the only one of the three that is actually a button, the other 2 are over switches under the rubbery surface. If you push and hold the red one, the lights, flash the horn sounds and everyone knows you are in a panic! It is REALLY supposed to be some sort of "I'm being attacked everyone come help" thing I think. I don't know how often they are used for that. I suppose if you can't remember where your car is in the lot (car park), you could wander around in a panic holding the button down until the car responds. :-) __________________ Bruce Mine: Driftwood '04 BC 24 Sept 2004 - added: mudflaps, door edge guards, side panel moldings, Coastal Tech EV switch, OEM Integrity tires, WeatherTech window deflectors. Last tank - 14 Jul '09: 728.9 miles - MFD MPG: 56.0 Actuals Lifetime: 93,087.3 miles, 48.90 MPG. Wife's: Barcelona '06 #7 May 2006 - added: front mudflaps, Coastal Tech EV switch. OEM Integrity tires. Last tank - 21 May '09: 419.4 miles - MFD MPG: 46.7 Actuals Lifetime: 31571.4 miles, 44.82 MPG.

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10-21-2004, 12:23 PM	#2
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,503 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 168 Times in 109 Posts Friends: 23	Sounds to me like a safety issue. I would think that you should be able to go to any Toyota dealer and they should fix it straight up with no questions asked. I'm not a paranoid person, mostly because there are things constant reassuring me: fire detectors, CO detectors, seat belts and air bags. Another is the panic button on my fob. If my wife were ever in a situation in which she needed to use the panic button and it didn't work, you can bet I would make some noise about it.

10-21-2004, 12:28 PM	#3
V8Cobrakid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: hell Posts: 2,894 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Friends: 5	With other cars it's been an issue that the panic button is too sensative. If you hold the panic button down, it works. It's designed with that delay. Not to mention if you hold the panic button along with another one, you start to scan through the doors lock/unlock sequence.

10-21-2004, 12:46 PM	#5
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,503 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 168 Times in 109 Posts Friends: 23	Well it's a good lesson to learn. Now I just have to make sure that I have some degree of warning prior to a panic situation allowing the proper duration of button holding.

10-21-2004, 01:19 PM	#8
TonyPSchaefer Your Friendly Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Far-North Chicagoland Posts: 10,503 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 39 Thanked 168 Times in 109 Posts Friends: 23	In the United States, however, lights flashing and horn honking is understood to mean that someone's car alarm is going off for no reason again so walk away as quickly as possible. You would get a much better reaction if you yelled "Hey, they're filming a reality television show here!"

10-21-2004, 02:48 PM	#9
V8Cobrakid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: hell Posts: 2,894 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Friends: 5	lol.. true. It has no effect here. Maybe a "help" along with the panic might get attention though. People seem to think a kid is in the car or something.