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57265
... When they replaced your R&P they had to do a front end alignment. If the FE needed alignment it would account for a low MPG. JeffD...
Jeffrey Denenberg
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Oct 1, 2006
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57266
Thanks to all for your suggestions. In response to some of the questions you asked: •I did not have to reprogram the radio. •I'm not in B mode •I'm...
uriw2000
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Oct 1, 2006
2:25 pm
57267
... Hi. You can read about it and try it if you like. I just posted the Lexus procedure in the files section of Prius-2G. ...
Bill G.
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Oct 1, 2006
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57268
... within ... so lock the ... enough ... the car ... to find ... distance, ... which is ... happens ... to make ... the house ... What is the range then? I...
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Oct 1, 2006
4:08 pm
57269
My wife found a way for the second time to lock her fob in the car. This time I was home and saw the results and luckily she did not have to break into the...
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austinprius
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Oct 1, 2006
4:09 pm
57270
... house to get my keys. This time it did not involve the car being "on" and it did not involve the auto-lock mod. ... accomplishing this. ... It is pretty...
Bill G.
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Oct 1, 2006
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57271
... How is that easier than closing the door and pushing the button on the outside? A couple of times I've forgotten to push the button on the door and...
Bill Bartlett
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Oct 1, 2006
5:37 pm
57272
... I just tested this in my garage Linda. I set my fob on a chair next to the car, moving it toward the car 1" at time until the door would unlock. The...
Bill Bartlett
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Oct 1, 2006
5:57 pm
57273
... Silence is bliss, Greg. These problems are best addressed with chocolate. :-) MNBill _________________________________________________________________ ...
Bill Bartlett
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Oct 1, 2006
6:01 pm
57274
True enough, but that is NOT what she has done. Once was with the vehicle running and once now without it running, in both case the smart key system was on and...
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austinprius
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Oct 1, 2006
6:13 pm
57275
I agree with Bill, it is hard to even imagine anything easier.... Smart Key fob in pocket as I exit the vehicle, I just hit the little black button and walk...
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austinprius
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Oct 1, 2006
6:19 pm
57276
I would look at your driving habits, also. We get just under 40 mpg when we are driving close to home (on a trip we get 50 or better). Our problem is that...
David Gregory
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Oct 1, 2006
6:25 pm
57277
Will coating the key fob with chocolate improve reception? :-) -- Shantanu Saha 2005 Prius Package #5, Black "Stealthmobile"...
Shantanu Saha
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Oct 1, 2006
6:26 pm
57278
Yeah, I am trying to figure out how I can run through her scenarios without her wondering what I am doing. I may need a disctraction..... ... From:...
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austinprius
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Oct 1, 2006
6:27 pm
57279
Perhaps the fob was in a handbag? It's not out of the question that some kinds of handbag material might act as RF shielding, thus making the fob "invisible"...
Shantanu Saha
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Oct 1, 2006
6:33 pm
57280
But it was not invisible since it allowed the car to be unlocked, and later allowed the vehicle to be started from the same location where it sat when the...
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austinprius
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Oct 1, 2006
7:18 pm
57281
... Hi Greg, As I told you last time, vehicle on or off is irrelevant. Even if the SE/SS system is turned on and the smart key is in an area where the car does...
Paul Lawler
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Oct 1, 2006
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57282
According to my calculations the utility area below the luggage area can hold a 40gal. fuel bladder. To achieve 58mpg at 58mph we would have to run at least 3...
ronaldwyckoff
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Oct 1, 2006
8:15 pm
57283
... It was not in the same position when it allowed the car to be unlocked. If it was in a purse then perhaps she places the purse beside her, starts the car,...
Paul Lawler
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Oct 1, 2006
8:17 pm
57284
As I told you last time, the Fob is being detected. The fob is being "used" to unlock the vehicle, and then later with the fob in the EXACT same spot and...
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austinprius
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Oct 1, 2006
9:06 pm
57285
No, you are correct, it is not in the same position as when the door is unlocked, but it is in the same position when the dorr is locked and then later when...
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austinprius
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Oct 1, 2006
9:21 pm
57286
... Is it in the owner's manual? I recollect a discussion where it was something like 7 or 9 feet (or more? I really don't remember) for the communications ...
Linda
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Oct 2, 2006
12:47 am
57287
You're quite right. The effective range is 1 m (3 ft), but the recommended storage safety radius is much greater. I don't remember either but it was at least...
Gary Novosielski
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Oct 2, 2006
2:20 am
57288
Well, there might never be a warning "NO KEY" icon, even if the fob became shielded by virtue of its position or other items in the purse. The reason is that,...
Gary Novosielski
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Oct 2, 2006
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57289
Just traveled 1012 miles, tailwind almost all the way. Southbound trip finished off a fill-up that started in Topeka, ended in Tulsa after making Omaha, did...
K. B. Eric Riddle
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Oct 2, 2006
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57290
REPLY AT BOTTOM: On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 12:36:24 -0500 "Bill Bartlett" <ibmnbill@...> ... button ... It isn't necessarily easier either way except if you're in...
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57291
... No, the vehicle is NOT detecting the fob when she exits. That is your problem. If it were detecting the fob, she would be unable to lock the doors (car...
Paul Lawler
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Oct 2, 2006
5:21 am
57292
... Huh, that's interesting. I'll bet that you can really confirm this if you were to give the fob to someone outside the car (through an open window) and have...
Michael Bender
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Oct 2, 2006
6:26 am
57293
At the car wash a week or so ago a Jaguar came off the end of the belt with the doors locked, rolled down into the crew finishing cars, tore the door off a...
David Hall
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Oct 2, 2006
6:33 am
57294
... You can if you use the mechanical key....
Paul Lawler
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Oct 2, 2006
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