Extra SKS Fob for Trip

[PriusPhotog]

I am leaving on a long trip in the next few days and started thinking it would be nice to bring an extra key along for the journey. I'll be by myself for much of the trip, so I can't give the spare to someone else. I have the SKS and foolishly thought that I would stash the spare in my camera bag. About five minutes later I remembered that the car wouldn't lock if I were to ever want to leave the camera bag in the car. Is there any way around this issue? Is there a way to allow the car to lock with a specific fob still in it?

The chances of losing my main SKS fob are probably slim, but I don't want to take chances while being so far from home. Perhaps I'll just bring the spare "key" portion of the fob, so that I could at least get into the car. Thank you for any thoughts on this!

[RMunroe]

I'm looking for an answer to this question too. Where are the experts out there? DanMan?

[KathyY]

The only way I can think to do that would be to remove the battery from the spare fob and store it in the bag separately.

[efusco]

put the fob in a Faraday cage...an Altoids can works well for this.

[syncmaster]

I was reading my owners manual for my silver 05 prius and I found a
section that say's if the battery goes dead in the FOB remote use the
key to get in and insert the FOB into the slot and even with the
battery dead in the FOB remote the prius will start. This is good to
know.
This also gave me an idea for having a spare key hidden in the car
incase I was far from home and lost my FOB remote. I removed the
battery from my spare FOB remote and removed the door opening key and
put it in my wallet then hide the spare FOB inside the prius. Now if I
ever lose my FOB remote I get the key from my wallet to open the door ,
then get the spare FOB without the battery and put it into the FOB slot
and I can start the car.

Have fun,
Don

[kkister1492]

Are you certain that the fob will work without the battery in it? Have you tried it yet? Or maybe you just left out the step of re-installing the battery?

[delrey]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(efusco\";p=\"97641)</div>

put the fob in a Faraday cage...an Altoids can works well for this.
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Or a good bit of foil -- the altoids tin is more elegant & less likely to be mistaken for trash, though ;-)

It's also a good idea to either stash the mechanical key or a copy of it on your person. You may have read the chinese puzzle box thread, that it is pretty hard to get in to the car if you somehow manage to lock yourself out.

[syncmaster]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kkister1492\";p=\"97694)</div>

Are you certain that the fob will work without the battery in it?  Have you tried it yet?  Or maybe you just left out the step of re-installing the battery?
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Yes, No battery needed in FOB if it is installed in the FOB slot.
I have tried it and it works fine.
Some people say that you could wrap tin foil around the spare FOB with the battery installed but since this is a spare key , and it may not be used for years ,I wouldn't want to have a battery in it that could leak and distroy a very expensive FOB.

[DanMan32]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(kkister1492\";p=\"97694)</div>

Are you certain that the fob will work without the battery in it?  Have you tried it yet?  Or maybe you just left out the step of re-installing the battery?
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How do you think non SKS cars work? OK, sure, the remote lock function needs the battery, but not in allowing the car to start.

[raybon]

My wife sometimes leaves her purse in the car, so I just use the lock button on the FOB to lock the car. You have to use the unlock button on the FOB to open the car because I think SKS gets temporarily disabled.

Glenn