Programming keys...

[firepa63]

Originally Posted by vazquezt

Life is Easy
programyourremote.com

You can find how to program any remote here!

I don't believe the Prius instructions!!! First of all, there is no key to turn.

[hill]

For cryin' out loud, and the upteenth thread already covering this topic
The search tool is your friend. If you're talking SKS, you can NOT program it yourself, (only SOME of the functions) so don't believe it. Toyota will sell you the $1,500.00 scantool, if you really really want to do it yourself, but youre gona have to do a bunch of em (at $20 or $40 a piece) for your whole city to recoup your investment.

[rigormortis]

Originally Posted by hill

For cryin' out loud, and the upteenth thread already covering this topic
The search tool is your friend. If you're talking SKS, you can NOT program it yourself, (only SOME of the functions) so don't believe it. Toyota will sell you the $1,500.00 scantool, if you really really want to do it yourself, but youre gona have to do a bunch of em (at $20 or $40 a piece) for your whole city to recoup your investment.

now theres an idea! i bet in the bay area i can get maybe 30 people to come to me and pay $50 to have thier keys programmed, they would need thier own key tho. maybe throw in a couple glass breakage sensor enables

the only fault with that is, if you get the programmer for 1,500 where do you get the toyota software card?

[Bear68]

Originally Posted by rigormortis

now theres an idea! i bet in the bay area i can get maybe 30 people to come to me and pay $50 to have thier keys programmed, they would need thier own key tho. maybe throw in a couple glass breakage sensor enables

the only fault with that is, if you get the programmer for 1,500 where do you get the toyota software card?

Not to mention the fact that you could only program keys if you have a key that is already programmed to the car. Lose all the keys and the dealer is you only option for reflashing the immobiliser and the SKS ECU.

and to repeat..... Once a Smart Key is programmed to one vehicle, it cannot be programmed to another car. It is a one shot deal.

[RobH]

There are two locking mechanisms that are programmed into the car to accept a new keyfob.

The transponder code in the keyfob apparently has no limitations about type of keyfob, prior use, or any of that confusion. Any Prius keyfob (black logo, silver logo, 2004, 2005+) can be programmed for use in the keyslot. I added an eBay keyfob to my 2006 with SKS with a chicken dance similar to Finally! How to program a non-SKS key/fob. Detailed! I later failed to add another keyfob, and had to have it programmed with a Toyota scantool.

The smart system and the remote button control are another issue. I've heard of both success stories and failures to add a used keyfob. Apparently each time the keyfob sends its ID, it steps to the next encrypted code. The immobilizer computer in the car seems to need the step to be somewhere near a new keyfob code. Actually, I've also heard that the immobilizer reset (dealer only function) can be used to add some keyfobs that are not acceptable with the simpler add keyfob function.

If you're in the SF area, there is an excellent independent shop in Berkeley that has a Toyota scantool. They bailed me out from an experiment where I managed to disable all but one keyfob (beware the wrong chicken dance...). Art's Automotive in Berkeley reprogrammed my 4 keyfobs for less than $50. The two original keys have full function, one eBay silver logo unit only works in the keyslot, and a black logo unit also only works in the keyslot. I've since cannibalized the black logo unit for the transponder, and set it up for use with a remote start system.