Door unlocking options

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by IwasBirchyFirst, Sep 17, 2025.

Tags:
  1. IwasBirchyFirst

    IwasBirchyFirst Junior Member

    Joined:
    May 10, 2023
    27
    6
    0
    Location:
    Dallas, TX
    Vehicle:
    2013 Prius
    Model:
    Three
    I have two 2010 models. On one, with key fob in my pocket, I can unlock the front passenger door and hatch, but on the other car, I can only do that with the driver's door and then have to manually unlock the whole car. Yes, I could fish the fob out of my pocket, but I have a lot of other things in that pocket.

    My question is: is the different behaviors based on hardware or programming? If the later, I'll dig out TechStream and change the programming.
     
    #1 IwasBirchyFirst, Sep 17, 2025
  2. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk MMX GEN III

    Joined:
    Oct 17, 2010
    59,836
    41,126
    80
    Location:
    Greater Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Vehicle:
    2010 Prius
    Model:
    Touring
    What level are the 2 cars? Toyota’s always limited multi-door unlock with a touch to the upper levels, with the base level restricted to drivers door only.

    too, with the upper levels, there’s an owner-programable setting, to alternate between drivers door only and all doors. IIRC you can press-and-hold lock and unlock fob buttons, till dash beeps and displays an icon, showing a car with all doors ajar, or single door. Each time it alternates.

    it’s explained in owners manual, somewhere.

    if you google:

    3rd gen prius touch to unlock priuschat

    the AI overview explains too, but I’d check against the manual.

    there’s various priuschat threads on it, one example.
     
    #2 Mendel Leisk, Sep 17, 2025
    Last edited: Sep 17, 2025
  3. CR94

    CR94 Senior Member

    Joined:
    Dec 2, 2014
    2,681
    1,161
    0
    Location:
    Northwestern S.C.
    Vehicle:
    2011 Prius
    Model:
    Two
    ?? Using the method described in the manual, I set my low-level 2011 to unlock all doors with a double-press of the fob button or touching the exterior driver's door handle..
     
    #3 CR94, Oct 7, 2025
    Mendel Leisk likes this.
(You must log in or sign up to post here.)