How far can you drive without a key fob?

**TonyPSchaefer** · 10-06-2009, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garygid

I think the car should have a user-option setting to loose power (and possibly "alarm") after "N" minutes (or miles) without the fob.

But, might a query to the fob every N minutes drain the fob's battery too much?

On the 2004, there's a dash warning that looks like this and the second the driver's door is closed and no fob is detected inside the car, the indicator comes on.

DaveinOlyWA · 10-06-2009, 11:27 AM

i had a 66 chevelle that worked the same way. in fact, back in MI, i started the car on a winters morning and did what i normally did, ran back into the house, but the door was locked, so went back out to car, pulled key out of ignition, ran into house, did what i normally did and ran out with keys sitting on table. jumped in took off, realized what i had done when i got all the way into town, turned around and of course, being 17 and as prepared as most 17 year olds, ran out of gas, half way home. (i had a job as busboy and was paid tips daily... back then two dollars a day for gas was plenty, even in car that only got 12 miles per gallon)

only thing i got out of the experience was that it really sucked to have to walk 3 miles in December!!

garygid · 10-06-2009, 10:10 PM

I think my dealer said that they charge $750 for a replacement fob.

DaveinOlyWA · 10-06-2009, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by garygid

I think my dealer said that they charge $750 for a replacement fob.

$249... 170 for fob, 79 to program or vise versa

JUGL11 · 10-07-2009, 02:46 AM

nineinchnail, you're lucky! After 4 hours in the French Quarter, you probably shouldn't have been driving anyway.

nineinchnail1024 · 10-13-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JUGL11

nineinchnail, you're lucky! After 4 hours in the French Quarter, you probably shouldn't have been driving anyway.

Lol. It wasn't one of "those" kind of nights. Cabs are too cheap for me to risk my life.

10-06-2009, 11:27 AM	#12
DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South Puget Sound, WA Posts: 12,378 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: IV Package: Solar Roof Thanks: 24 Thanked 121 Times in 103 Posts Friends: 10	Re: How far can you drive without a key fob? i had a 66 chevelle that worked the same way. in fact, back in MI, i started the car on a winters morning and did what i normally did, ran back into the house, but the door was locked, so went back out to car, pulled key out of ignition, ran into house, did what i normally did and ran out with keys sitting on table. jumped in took off, realized what i had done when i got all the way into town, turned around and of course, being 17 and as prepared as most 17 year olds, ran out of gas, half way home. (i had a job as busboy and was paid tips daily... back then two dollars a day for gas was plenty, even in car that only got 12 miles per gallon) only thing i got out of the experience was that it really sucked to have to walk 3 miles in December!! __________________ My Blue 2010 : Last tank 541.9 @ 49.48 pump (56.7 MFD) 5.54 CPM, 21 MPH, Lifetime:5442.2 miles 56.5 MPG pump. (62.22 MFD) 4.72 CPM. Summer MPG 57.4 Winter: 49.5 My 2006 SPM: Last tank 376.6 miles @38.21 pump (40.8 MFD) 7.17 cpm winter mpg 49.64 summer mpg 53.41 lifetime: 42,563.5 miles 51.5 mpg pump (52.7 mpg MFD) 5.51 cpm My 2007 Zenn total "fuel cost" $166.58 on "about" 9599.7 miles. 1.74 cents per mile (granted i plug in for free at work!!) My Plate: DUALPWR (Dual Power)

10-06-2009, 10:10 PM	#13
garygid Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 264 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: III Package: Navigation Thanks: 0 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts Friends: 2	Re: How far can you drive without a key fob? I think my dealer said that they charge $750 for a replacement fob.

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JUGL11 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Phila Posts: 11 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: II Package: Base Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Friends: 0	Re: How far can you drive without a key fob? nineinchnail, you're lucky! After 4 hours in the French Quarter, you probably shouldn't have been driving anyway.

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