How to turn off spare fob?

Take the battery out, or cover one of the surfaces of the contacts with clingy plastic.

 

Honestly, if it's far enough away from the car, I don't think you'd need to worry much. The battery in my spare Gen 2 fob lasted 12 years, which was as long as I had the car before I totaled it in an accident.

I gave it to a guy where I used to work, because his fiancee had a Gen 2, so he could have it reprogrammed as a spare. He said it worked great.

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THIS.
But which battery are you trying to "save" ? The one in the FOB or the one in the car ??

P.S. Please do NOT post the same question in multiple sub-forums; especially ones that are intended for a model that you do NOT have.

 

You got me interested: why?

 

it's in the manual. a nice feature that some previous gen owners would like to have, you can lock the fob in the car.

 

Why.....what ? The original question or my post immediately before this one ??
Quotes help a LOT.

 

OP. Here's one scenario that might make sense to me: going kayaking and wants to leave the expensive fob in the car (and take a key) rather than risking getting the expensive electronics wet.

 

Here is the way to do it. push and hold the lock button. then push the unlock button twice. this will turn the fob off

 

does that work on all prius?

 

Im not sure. it works on my 2015 c 4