Storing a 4th Generation Prius long-term

My sense is there's nothing, and nothing really needed, from gen 3 onward. I could be totally wrong too, lol.

 

At what can dogs get their licence in Q'land?

 

The problem is - it hasn't been tested. I understand nobody gets driver's licences till they're 17yo here, by which time most dogs sadly are ex-dogs. Those which are still alive are either deaf, blind, arthritic or suffering from dementia, so aren't fit to sit the test.

 

Call me an idiot, but even if the fob is isolated or shut down, is it not the car's own battery powered radio link that is searching for a suitable fob to pair with? I mean even a receiver that is not actually receiving a signal must use some power!

 

you're right in that it uses some power but the car's radio link is basically just antennas and goes into sleep mode a short period of time after switching off and locking the car, providing the key is not in proximity of the car, so uses very little power.
IIRC, the car doesn't search for keys as such, the key actually searches for the car and the car is activated when one of the antennas picks up a signal. If the key is left within range of the car's antennas then the car will come out of sleep mode and be using more power, so leaving the key within range prevents the car going into sleep mode and uses more power.

 

You are correct.
According to the manual, you can turn off the smart key system using a menu on the middle display. I recently looked and could not find where it is hidden.
Some older generation Prius had a physical button to turn off the smart key. A common problem was somebody accidentally hitting the button, disabling smart key functions.