I've had my Prius less than two weeks, but I had read the manuals a few times while waiting, and enjoyed this forum and others. I thought I would be able to handle most questions thrown at me during a demo.
Right off I showed the car to an engineer. So, Okay, I'm stumped.
His question concerned Smart Key System operation while the fob is IN the car. I had no problem explaining that OUTside the car, the fob will get out of range eventually and the activity is over for the car and the fob.
But he asked if it were any easier (on the fob) for the Smart Key to actually be inserted. His question was, wouldn't it run down the fob's battery for it to be telling the car "I'm still nearby"?
I wanted to answer, "I don't think the car cares about the fob once the car starts, so the fob battery doesn't get a workout." But is that right?
To avoid confusion, "Smart Key" is equivalent to "fob" in the above.
Right off I showed the car to an engineer. So, Okay, I'm stumped.
His question concerned Smart Key System operation while the fob is IN the car. I had no problem explaining that OUTside the car, the fob will get out of range eventually and the activity is over for the car and the fob.
But he asked if it were any easier (on the fob) for the Smart Key to actually be inserted. His question was, wouldn't it run down the fob's battery for it to be telling the car "I'm still nearby"?
I wanted to answer, "I don't think the car cares about the fob once the car starts, so the fob battery doesn't get a workout." But is that right?
To avoid confusion, "Smart Key" is equivalent to "fob" in the above.