2012 Prius PlugIn "laser key"

Your dealership in Colorado can duplicate the laser key using the laser key# on the car's invoice.

 

Is your Pip a base or Advanced model?
If it's advanced, the Safety Connect 'On-star' folks can unlock your car.

 

Is your Pip a base or Advanced model?
If it's advanced, the Safety Connect 'On-star' folks can unlock your car, remotely, with just a phonecall.

 

If you don't have a problem sending a key by mail, PM me. I can (and have done so for other PC members) duplicate your key for way less than anyone else.

Safe trips,
Dave

 

How much is way less? I think I paid about $250 for my 07 Prius.

 

While reading at this thread I pulled my PiP fob and removed the mechanical key, OMG what a weird shape!!!
No wonder this key duplicate are so expensive.

 

That price sounds like it is for a new OEM fob. The OP is referring to the emergency key.

2nd gen emergency keys can be cut anywhere - nothing special. The 3rd gen keys are laser-cut high security keys, also called 4 channel internal-cut sidewinder keys.

3rd Gen requires a special cutter (think milling machine). The dealer charged me over $100 for one - hence my decision to acquire the equipment. Depending on particulars, I can generally do it for about one-third the cost, sometimes less.

See this thread for the background, if you're curious: http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-iii-2010-prius-technical-discussion/103614-laser-cut-key-cutter-options.html

 

I cannot for the life of me locate a telephone number for Safety connect. If I am not inside my vehicle to hit the SoS button, how could I get them to unlock the car?

 

There is a "Roadside assistance" number on the "ToyotaCare" envelope I received yesterday:

(800) 444-4195

It's on a wallet card they supply, as well as 2 detachable keyfob cards that can be placed with the smartkey(s)

 

Safety Connect doesn't remotely lock or unlock your car.
Safety Connect does this:


Drivers can push this in-vehicle button in the event of emergency for 24/7 response center assistance. Agents can dispatch the necessary emergency services to the vehicle’s location in case of a medical or other emergency on the road.
[FONT=Helvetica 95 Black,Helvetica 95 Black][FONT=Helvetica 95 Black,Helvetica 95 Black]Roadside Assistance[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Helvetica 95 Black,Helvetica 95 Black]
[/FONT]The 24/7 Safety Connect response center is available for roadside assistance via the SOS button. Drivers can receive aid for a wide range of needs, such as towing, jump start, flat tire, and fuel delivery. Safety Connect helps alleviate the need for additional membership organizations for roadside help.

[FONT=Helvetica 95 Black,Helvetica 95 Black][FONT=Helvetica 95 Black,Helvetica 95 Black]Automatic Collision Notification[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=Helvetica 95 Black,Helvetica 95 Black]
[/FONT]In case of an airbag deployment or a severe rear-end collision, the 24/7 response center will automatically be notified. The response center agent will attempt to speak with the vehicle’s occupants and will request dispatch of emergency services to the vehicle’s location.
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[FONT=Helvetica 95 Black,Helvetica 95 Black]Stolen Vehicle Location[/FONT]
[/FONT]An enhancement to the many security measures in the vehicle that are designed to deter theft, Safety Connect helps provide increased vehicle security and makes vehicles less desirable to thieves. In the event that an enrolled vehicle is stolen, once a police report is filed and the 24/7 response center is notified by the vehicle’s owner, response center agents can assist the authorities in locating the vehicle. That means the vehicle is more likely to be recovered quickly, which may help minimize damage.

 

The proper # to call is 800-331-4331
and the promopts get you to help quick via te phone.
The SOS button IN the car is for help with emergency when you're in it.
Once again - your car cannot be locked or unlocked remotely. It's not on-star.

 

So you can turn on the air conditioning remotely, but you cannot unlock the car....

I guess the feeling is that unlocking the car if you don't have the key isn't going to accomplish much. I would expect keys-locked-in-car to be the common scenario that OnStar was thinking of. Can you even lock the Plug-In with the key inside the car? I know it fusses if it detects a key in the car when you attempt to lock it with another key. Perhaps the software associated with smart key in the Plug-In simply does not allow the key-locked-in car scenario to happen. The only scenario I can think of is if a parent leaves a child and the keys in an unlocked car, and the kid hits the lock button on the door (not the key). But at least you can remotely turn on the A/C to keep the kid cool until you get aid.

Edit: I just verified that if the key is in the car, and you open the door and hit the lock button on the door, and shut the door, that the headlights flash, it beeps, displays the "key detected" message, and does not lock the car. That pretty much leaves the person-in-car-locks-car-from-inside as the only scenario I can think of where remote unlock would be useful.