Extra SKS Fob for Trip

MadHungarian · 06-14-2005, 08:16 PM

Will a less expensive non-SKS fob work in an SKS car if properly "cut" by the dealer?

kkister1492 · 06-15-2005, 12:06 AM

Well, in earlier posts it was recommended that one remove the battery for storage and then re-install it when needed. Also, our salesman (and, yes, I realize that some of them are full of it) said that if the battery in the fob ran low, we could still use it (the fob) in the slot. Thought there would be residual amount of 'juice" in the battery for the car to recognize the fob. He said something about it charging the battery that way, too. That seemed a bit off.
It seemed to me that a trule smart key system talked to each other. No battery = no communication from the fob. If that isn't true, then why couldn't a cheaper non-SKS fob be programed to work?

DanMan32 · 06-15-2005, 04:16 PM

The dealer is correct, the fob will work in the slot without the battery. The car can excite the fob briefly to extract its ID, the same way security badges work these days, and Mobile's SpeedPass.

Putting the fob in the slot will not charge anything in the fob. The CR2032 is not rechargable.

A cheaper non SKS fob I think would work, just not with SKS, but then the way the Prius gets programmed for an SKS fob may not work with non-sks fob. On the other hand, the proceedure for programming a fob for a car without SKS may work for a car WITH SKS, but with a non-SKS fob.

06-15-2005, 12:06 AM	#12
kkister1492 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fremont, CA Posts: 354 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Well, in earlier posts it was recommended that one remove the battery for storage and then re-install it when needed. Also, our salesman (and, yes, I realize that some of them are full of it) said that if the battery in the fob ran low, we could still use it (the fob) in the slot. Thought there would be residual amount of 'juice" in the battery for the car to recognize the fob. He said something about it charging the battery that way, too. That seemed a bit off. It seemed to me that a trule smart key system talked to each other. No battery = no communication from the fob. If that isn't true, then why couldn't a cheaper non-SKS fob be programed to work? __________________ 2005 Salsa Red Pkg BC (#6)

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06-14-2005, 08:16 PM	#11
MadHungarian Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 83 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	Will a less expensive non-SKS fob work in an SKS car if properly "cut" by the dealer?

06-15-2005, 04:16 PM	#13
DanMan32 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Posts: 3,775 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	The dealer is correct, the fob will work in the slot without the battery. The car can excite the fob briefly to extract its ID, the same way security badges work these days, and Mobile's SpeedPass. Putting the fob in the slot will not charge anything in the fob. The CR2032 is not rechargable. A cheaper non SKS fob I think would work, just not with SKS, but then the way the Prius gets programmed for an SKS fob may not work with non-sks fob. On the other hand, the proceedure for programming a fob for a car without SKS may work for a car WITH SKS, but with a non-SKS fob.