Passat (B6) :: 2007 - Key Stuck In Dashboard Slot
2007 Passat Wagon 2.0T automatic. We found an extra key in the car after we bought it and saved it, thinking we could use it as a spare. Of course, we rather foolishly never tried it. Last night, my wife tried the key and it is now stuck in the key slot. The message center on the dash is giving a warning that the car is now immobilized, and it won't give back the key! I called VW roadside assistance, and they refuse to touch it - insisting it be towed to a dealer.
Unfortunately, the first two tow trucks they they dispatched couldn't tow the car. The car is stuck in Park, nose-in to the garage, and the steering wheel locked. Roadside assistance now says they need to dispatch a truck with "skates" which allow it to be put on a flatbed.
What else I could do to remove the key? I tried removing the battery power for five minutes, but it still won't give back the key.
Prius (Gen 2) :: Transmission Symbols Lit Up With The Key Slot Blinking
I got in my car yesterday morning, put my foot on the brake and pushed the "start" button. The car's dashboard lit up, almost entirely, and stayed that way with a large exclamation point within a triangle (red) lit up as well. I pulled out my owner's manual and could find no explanation for the combination of these symbols, only their main uses.
When I went to turn the car back off, the radio came on and the transmission symbols (park, drive, reverse, neutral) all lit up and stayed on with the key slot blinking. I was very confused, so I put my foot back on the brake and pushed the start button, again. At this point, please refer back to earlier in this post to the second sentence and re-read everything to this point.
At this point, I thought maybe the vehicle needed its key put in the ignition for a recognition situation? One of my key batteries is already dead and the second one needs replacing, soon. The key became LOCKED in the ignition. After pushing the start button and off button several more times, a message appeared on my touch-screen saying something about a problem with the parking brake pedal being applied firmly while on a flat surface. Tried that, with no results. Eventually, I was able to remove the key and turn the vehicle off.
After calling the service shop, I was told to get the car towed in (it sits in the garage, facing inward, and the gear shift does not work!), and then had to explain that I couldn't put the car in neutral to remove it from the garage.
I also need new tires, these are worn through and I haven't even finished paying off the vehicle! One of the rubber strips on the roof has come off and I've stored it in the back of the vehicle for the past year or so, and inspection has to take place before Sept. 1, 2011.
Is it the small battery for starting the car, and can I replace this myself, or should I leave it up to the professionals because it is part of the hybrid synergy system and is still under the 8-year, 100,000 mile?
Prius (2004-09) :: Car Will Not Start With Fob In The Dash Slot
I'm having trouble with the dash slot. The car will start if the key is just in my pocket, but when I go to put the key fob in the slot, the car will not start. Normally this isn't a problem for me because I never take the key out of my pocket, but when I went to try and get a remote starter installed, they said the dash slot needs to work correctly in order for them to install the starter.
View 1 RepliesPrius C (Audio/Electronics) :: GPS Mounts Goes To CD Player Slot
Using one of those GPS mounts that goes into your CD player slot? I need a new mount for my Garmin in my C and was wondering if they work well.
View 2 RepliesPrius (Gen 2) :: Alarm Going Off And Only Stop When Put Key FOB Back In Slot And Start The Car
I own a 2004 Prius II. It has 140,000 miles on . I've changed the 12 volt battery last year and that has been the worst of isuues. However, my alarm has been going off after I get out of my car after driving it and it won't stop
untill I put the key FOB back in the slot and start the the car up. I have to leave the key FOB in the slot all night to stop it from going off all night long. I changed key FOBs and thought I had fixed the issue but after a long drive I came home got out of car and its started again. I have the other posts on this subject and tried all of the fixes except disconnecting the alarm Will try and take it to a dealership but not confident they can fix it.
Prius (Gen 2) :: Key Only Works If Push It In The Slot Next To Steering Wheel
My key only works now if I push it in the slot next to the steering wheel. I never had trouble with it before. It also only works intermittently for locking/unlocking the doors. Do I need a new key?
View 7 RepliesPrius (2004-09) :: Can't Start 2008 Without Inserting Key Into Slot
I bought this second hand 2008 Prius some few months ago. I can't start my 2008 Prius without inserting the key into the slot. I want to start the car with the key in my body, how do i do it? I have changed the fob battery, the key is doing every other thing, but i must insert it into the slot before i can the start the car
View 19 RepliesPrius (2004-09) :: SKS Will Not Lock / Unlock But Can Start Car When In Slot
I have to use the mechanical key on the SKS to open the door, then plug into the slot on dashboard to start the 2004. Replaced battery, nothing changed.
There are two causes I suspect:
1. The CR2023 Battery was bought on Amazon for cheap, about 6 month ago. What's the voltage should be if no load?
2. The plastic cover on the SKS was broken. It could be that rain or not-so-clean-water gets into the electronic part.
Prius (Gen 2) :: Key Left In Slot Warning Leads To Drain Battery
One day, I drove my Prius with my key fob in pocket. Parked the car. Turned off the power. Opened the driver side door to get off. Heard the continuous beep of "key fob in the slot" warning. I had never heard of it so I did not what it was. Tried closing / opening the door several times. The warning kept coming when I opened it. Tried getting off the car, pushed the lock button. It locked with lock beep normally.
After a few hours, I found the battery was dead. Had it jump started and the problem had not come back for a few weeks.
Prius (2004-09) :: 2007 - Key Fob Won't Lock / Unlock - Only Starts With Fob In Slot
Prius owner, Just bought it 3 days ago! 2007 no nav system, but the key fob is the silver logo and has the key button on the lower dash...so I assume it is a smart key system. However, the key fob will not unlock or lock the car, the panic button doesn't work either. The car will only start with the fob in the slot.
Why will it start the car only in the slot? I changed the battery out in the fob and it still didn't lock/unlock. I didn't try the smart key start with the new battery...I don't even know if I have a smart start. Why does it not open/lock the car?
Passat (B6) :: Key Fob Is Not Releasing All The Way From The Slot?
I am new to VW. I have a 06 4mo and last week and then again today the key fob is not releasing all the way from the slot. It releases enough to not run the accessories but obviously I can't lock it like that. I tried turning it on and off, (PUSH IN AND OUT OF THE SLOT) moving it side to side a little/up and down and even move the steering wheel and re parking it... NOTHING..
I went in my house came back out about 15min later tried to just release it.. no release.. then moved it into Drive moved forward a few feet and reversed back into my spot and it released. Is this related to any other issue, I am taking it in for the parking brake light setting itself all of the sudden when i put it in park and i haven't touched it.
Passat (B5) :: Found A Tiny Slot At The Top Of The Steering Wheel
We often let our 2 year old daughter sit in the drivers seat, and today she took a quarter and found a tiny slot at the very top of the steering wheel horn piece and slipped it in. needless to say there is a quarter inside now and it is driving me insane.
View 1 RepliesGTI 337/20th Anniversary :: Gear Shift Won't Go Into The Slot For Reverse
So the other day was driving my car... And he said reverse quit working. I'm nowhere near my car right now, but it sounds like the same thing that it had done for me a few times. Basically, the gear shift won't go into the slot for reverse, and even first is hard to get into sometimes. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't... My car's a 337 with an O2M transmission.
View 3 RepliesPassat (B5) :: 2002 - Storage Slot Under Steering Wheel?
I just bought an 02 GTS and I'm wondering about the instruction manual-sized hole under the steering column. Is it just a coincidence that the manual is a perfect fit, or can I actually store it there?
View 4 RepliesPrius V :: Dashboard Display Comes On And Off
I just bought a Prius v. When I am driving the Prius v on highway, the dashboard display disappear without speed and all the dashboard indicators. It was pretty scary. Brought it to Toyota dealer and they said they cannot replicate the problem. The dashboard display come on and off. Sometimes when I drove through a tunnel, it seems to trigger it. It also happen on bright daylight driving too.
View 6 RepliesPrius C :: Dashboard Warning For Battery Is About To Die?
If the battery (that powers my car) is about to die, will the prius warn me? Will there be a light on the dashboard?
I need to know if the same lack-of-warning should be expected, or I need to know if the dashboard will tell me that my battery is about to die. I realize there is a dashboard menu in my car that shows battery life, but I never switch to that menu. I'm always on the menu that shows the temperature outside. So if I'm not on the menu with the battery, will there be some kind of text that comes on to my dashboard to warn me that my battery is about to die?
Someone said I can lift up the hood and look for some eyeball red/green image on the battery?
Prius (2004-09) :: Dashboard Electronics Sometimes Don't Go On
I have a 2004 with 131,000 miles on it. It has been working perfectly with general maintenance since we bought it used with 100,000 miles on it in 2008. For the holiday weekend we drove from Prescott, AZ to San Diego (aprox. 400 miles) and we turned on the car as usual and the speedometer and all the dash lights wouldn't go on. Turn Signals were fine. Tried turning off and on again and same thing. We weren't going far, so we drove it and tried to park and it wouldn't shut off. We couldn't get the key out. We drove around a little more and it shut off. When we turned it back on, everything was fine. This happened one more time but no trouble turning the car off. I also thought that it was interesting that on the touch screen/nav when the dash was "out" the consumption meter was blank. What is going on with my car?
View 1 RepliesPrius C :: Dashboard Lights On After Towing?
I've got a UHaul dolly, on which the platform where the front tires are can slightly rotate when the towing vehicle turns. I've been towing my 2012 Prius C for about 1,000 miles, got another 1,500 to go. Everything was going well until tonight. To tow, after getting much advice, I put my Prius C on "Park", parking brake disengaged and engine turned off. I checked on it a few times. At first, nothing to declare. But now, a few lights are on when I turn the car on!!!! ABS/regenerative brake/parking brake/anti-slip. Did I damage anything? We did not turn much, just a few times on parking lots. I am thinking maybe the steering was locked in front but because the dolly makes the wheels turn slightly with turning, it messed things up?
What should I do? I am thinking I could continue on with keeping the car turned on ACCESSORY mode and keep it on neutral, but that will likely kill the 12V after a while? Or I could turn the car ON, keep it on READY and NEUTRAL, hoping that the car engine will turn on when the battery needs to be recharged.
Prius V :: Where To See Remaining Kms / Miles (Range) In Dashboard
I have been driving the Prius C of my parents and as of last week I am a proud owner of 2008 Prius V. Where I can see the range that I have with the gas in my tank? In Prius C when you press the Trip button the odometer changes from trip A to B then to full odometer and then range.
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