[Shop-talk] Tell me about transponder keys

[Shannah Miller]

For ours, like I said, my mechanic showed me how to
replace the batteries.  The batteries are CR2032 so I
doubt we'll have any issues.

Whether or not this is true for all transponder keys, I
don't know.  I know that there are ones out there that
do not open the same as ours.

Shannah

On Sun, Mar 17, 2013 at 9:45 PM, Roland Wilhelmy <rwil at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Radio Shack stocks batteries for some transponders.  You're on your
> own for opening the cases.
>
> -Roland
>
> On Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:24:04 -0700, you wrote:
>
> ::In our case, with our two Priuses (Prii?) we sort of have
> ::a key: if you press the right switch on the transponder,
> ::a tiny almost toy key comes out that will unlock the doors.
> ::It does not start the car.
> ::
> ::We've had transponder keys for at least 10 years.  These
> ::are the type you leave in your pocket, and simply touch the
> ::door handle to get in.  You press a button to start the car.
> ::So, the transponder is used a lot.  Still, we get a lot of warning
> ::when there is a transponder problem (low battery) and we just
> ::go to the dealer to replace it.
> ::
> ::You can probably also google for instructions on how to
> ::replace the battery yourself.  My mechanic showed me and it
> ::was a simple process.
> ::
> ::Shannah
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