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03-25-2009, 02:22 PM
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Friends: 19 |  Security (theft) concern: door unlock with water/rain? The 2009 Prius manual says that the smart key system may unlock the door if it is splashed with water or in torrential rain.  Is there any history of Prius being stolen this way? Thanks! |
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Friends: 44 |  Re: Security (theft) concern: door unlock with water/rain? If you are standing within 3 feet of an exterior sensor with the Smart fob in your pocket, and you use a garden hose to spray water on the front door handle (i.e., as you are washing the car), then you may notice that the car will unlock. However if you don't open the door, then the car will lock after 30 seconds or so. Hence, no worries about theft due to this system. |
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Friends: 0 | Re: Security (theft) concern: door unlock with water/rain? In other words, OP, the car will not be unlocked merely by splashing it with water: the fob must be near also. |
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Friends: 10 | Re: Security (theft) concern: door unlock with water/rain? And it takes more than a little rain. Tom |
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Friends: 0 | Re: Security (theft) concern: door unlock with water/rain? Ahh, someone is actually reading the Owner's Manual... |
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Friends: 0 | Re: Security (theft) concern: door unlock with water/rain? Pearl doesn't unlock the doors when the hose is held on the door handle, fob in my pocket. 1. So it's not a given anyway. 2. An unlocked door -will- re-lock if not opened within 20 sec. or so (the manual also tells you how long the doors will remain un-locked if triggered but not opened - but I'm too lazy to go out to the car and read it). 3. You could loose something from the interior of the car, but not the car, if the doors are left unlocked. |
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If this is a real concern, you might want to consider moving to a better neighborhood.  Tom | |
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Friends: 19 |  Re: Security (theft) concern: door unlock with water/rain? Hello all, Thank you very much! I had not realized that it needs both the FOB and the water to unlock the door, so I imagined the scenario of someone with a jug of water breaking into the car. Now I feel much safer.  Thanks again! |
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