Panic button

Festus · 08-18-2006, 01:30 AM

Hypothetically speaking - if somebody carjacked your Prius (threw you out at a stop sign and took off), would the panic button work if the car is already on? Could you draw attention to the car thief as they drove away by hitting the button after getting tossed out of your vehicle? Or does that only work when the car is off?

Just curious.

marjam · 08-18-2006, 01:34 AM

A wonderful question that could only be answered by a field test. Start the car with one fob, close the door and push the panic button on the other fob. You have your answer.

The fob only has a range of about 50 or 60 feet so better move fast!

Carjack a Prius????? A Thug environmentalist! What a concept!

rufaro · 08-18-2006, 01:50 AM

Great...just one more thing for me to obsess about....

But...do the experiment with ONE fob, as field conditions would likely be...with the fob in YOUR pocket, outside the car. Jackers would likely have a car they could not start, once they have turned it off and thrown you out.

Instead of the smart key, could we please have iris readers? (No fingerprint doojiggers...they could then just cut off your fingers and go...eyeballs are at least a bit safer...)

Orf · 08-18-2006, 03:27 AM

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Hypothetically speaking - if somebody carjacked your Prius (threw you out at a stop sign and took off), would the panic button work if the car is already on? Could you draw attention to the car thief as they drove away by hitting the button after getting tossed out of your vehicle? Or does that only work when the car is off?
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Hit the power button on the way out. That would stop the car from moving if the carjacker did not know how to start it.

V8Cobrakid · 08-18-2006, 03:50 AM

since everthing else on the fob is disabled when the car is on... i would assume panic is too.

Sufferin' Prius Envy · 08-18-2006, 04:38 AM

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Hit the power button on the way out. That would stop the car from moving if the carjacker did not know how to start it.[/b]

Yeah, I'd be hitting the power button on the way out. The car is going nowhere as the fob is always in my pocket. I'd rather not hit the panic button. I'd rather they stay in the car for a minute or so trying to start it . . . which gives me a chance to get further away.

jimmyrose · 08-18-2006, 10:21 AM

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Instead of the smart key, could we please have iris readers? (No fingerprint doojiggers...they could then just cut off your fingers and go...eyeballs are at least a bit safer...)

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I have this mental image of you getting up real close to the scanner for it to recognize you (assuming it's on the outside of the vehicle). Off to the side are a couple who murmur, "Jeez, if their eyesight's that bad that they've got to get THAT close to recognize their own car, they probably shouldn't be driving"

ramarren · 08-18-2006, 10:53 AM

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Hypothetically speaking - if somebody carjacked your Prius (threw you out at a stop sign and took off), would the panic button work if the car is already on? Could you draw attention to the car thief as they drove away by hitting the button after getting tossed out of your vehicle? Or does that only work when the car is off?
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I don't know why, but I tend to lock the doors once I get underway. I guess that would minimize the opportunity to carjackers.

But the question I have is ... If you are using the SKS and have the fob in your pocket, and the car is on, what happens when you get out of the car and walk more than 16 feet away? Does the car stay on and drivable?

Godfrey

Sid · 08-18-2006, 11:00 AM

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I don't know why, but I tend to lock the doors once I get underway. I guess that would minimize the opportunity to carjackers.

But the question I have is ... If you are using the SKS and have the fob in your pocket, and the car is on, what happens when you get out of the car and walk more than 16 feet away? Does the car stay on and drivable?

Godfrey
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I also always lock the doors, and I keep the Fob in my pocket.
It's my understanding that if the fob leaves the interior of the Prius while the Prius is fully powered up, it can be driven any distance until turned off.

Ichabod · 08-18-2006, 11:10 AM

As much as I think I'd have the wherewithall to discretely hit the power button while some maniac his holding a gun/basball bat/knife to my head, I think it would be[A] hard to do without getting noticed, [b] hard to remember to do under those circumstances, and [C] not worth the risk. I love my Prius, but I love my life more.

Also, I'd probably rather have them drive away than not be able to move because they might just come right back to me for the keys, and be in a less forgiving mood.

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08-18-2006, 01:30 AM	#1
Festus Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 38 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Hypothetically speaking - if somebody carjacked your Prius (threw you out at a stop sign and took off), would the panic button work if the car is already on? Could you draw attention to the car thief as they drove away by hitting the button after getting tossed out of your vehicle? Or does that only work when the car is off? Just curious.

08-18-2006, 01:34 AM	#2
marjam Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Silver Spring, MD Posts: 220 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	A wonderful question that could only be answered by a field test. Start the car with one fob, close the door and push the panic button on the other fob. You have your answer. The fob only has a range of about 50 or 60 feet so better move fast! Carjack a Prius????? A Thug environmentalist! What a concept!

08-18-2006, 01:50 AM	#3
rufaro WeePoo with WeePri Join Date: May 2006 Location: In a (Lo)California state of mind... Posts: 2,639 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #3 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 35	Great...just one more thing for me to obsess about.... But...do the experiment with ONE fob, as field conditions would likely be...with the fob in YOUR pocket, outside the car. Jackers would likely have a car they could not start, once they have turned it off and thrown you out. Instead of the smart key, could we please have iris readers? (No fingerprint doojiggers...they could then just cut off your fingers and go...eyeballs are at least a bit safer...)

08-18-2006, 03:50 AM	#5
V8Cobrakid some guy... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 2,419 My Car: 2004 Prius Package: #9 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 4	since everthing else on the fob is disabled when the car is on... i would assume panic is too.

08-18-2006, 11:10 AM	#10
Ichabod Artist In Residence Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newton, MA Posts: 1,588 My Car: 2006 Prius Package: #7 Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 6	As much as I think I'd have the wherewithall to discretely hit the power button while some maniac his holding a gun/basball bat/knife to my head, I think it would be[A] hard to do without getting noticed, [b] hard to remember to do under those circumstances, and [C] not worth the risk. I love my Prius, but I love my life more. Also, I'd probably rather have them drive away than not be able to move because they might just come right back to me for the keys, and be in a less forgiving mood.