Toyota Anti Theft Key Fob & Battery Saver Trick 

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A thief definitely can. These thieves use a repeater device that capture the signal from the key fob to transmit it to the onboard receiver in the vehicle. It can definitely allow them to unlock and open the door, and take your vehicle while you’re sound asleep. While this tip is practical, useful and a cheap way to stop the transmitter in your key fob to completely stop, if you prefer you can purchase a an RFID blocking case that covers the entire key fob and does the same in stopping any signal from emitting from within the cover. They’re about $11 to $20. it’s not that bad in pricing, but if you’re not looking to not spend any money then the tip on disabling the transmitter with a few simple clicks works just as well.

My daughter was with a friend and found the friend had to be well over 100 feet away, nearly 200 feet away, before the car was securely locked. Think about that in a crowded parking lot or especially your own driveway. They may not be able to steal your car by driving away, but they can wait in the back seat to attack you or steal whatever you have in the car.

⁠@@tommissouri4871LOL I don’t know what kind of car you’re talking about but I can lock my car immediately after exiting it with my key fob.

Now you know. ;-)

The dealer was probably clueless.

That defeats the purpose of keyless entry that’s even if they know it they wouldn’t want to teach us 😂😂

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That's a good idea! I could have a small one by the side door where my keys are.

Yes I bought 2 for my husband

My observation is that many dealers are not fully aware of all features. That is where RU-vid comes to our rescue!!0

Starting what year ?

@@ralanham76 - It's also model dependent as the newer type fobs where introduced in stages.

Please define your terms, using jargon doesn’t help the reader. CAN Bus=Controller Area Network.

Its great, I ordered a new GH recently.

Really? Cool! I hope this is true for my fob. I just got a 2023 toyota on safety sense 3.0. Still might use this trick just in case

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For sure! Thanks for watching. :-)

There could be. On my 2007 Camry Hybrid you could do some button gymnastics which would change the door open button from unlocking the two front doors to unlocking all four doors. Wasn't in the manual. Read about it on a user's forum.

@@toma5153on my Avalon the Auto Unlock can be adjusted in the car’s settings menu so that grabbing the drivers door handle unlocks all doors or just the drivers door. On the key fob two clicks on the unlock button and all doors will unlock. Two clicks on the lock button and the doors lock as well as all the lights shut off.

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That too. Thanks for playing.

Or, instead of fooling around with a faraday pouch or box, just turn off keyless entry and keyless ignition features indefinitely. You can do it yourself on some models or have the dealer turn it off.

Note: Faraday box won’t save battery life

@@666BIGBLOCK True enough! My FJ Cruiser was 16 years old when I traded it for a 4Runner. BOTH of the FJ key fobs still had their original batteries. I'm not too concerned about battery life. Now that I'm thinking about it, I've never replaced a key fob battery on ANY vehicle I've ever owned.

What I use. I have some covers for routine use at home and away from home, but a Faraday storage box can just be a tin canister. If you can walk to the car and not open the door while holding the fob in the can, the signal is closed off and the car is secure.

Yup, that's my hood!

Because there’s a 572 page detailed manual that comes with the car and the manufacturer can’t be responsible for laziness. Not to worry there’s always someone on the internet that can save you the trouble: the page you’re looking for is 109. You’re welcome.

@@m3photo726 may I ask why your here watching this then? lol

@@rob5944 Cause we thought that he was going to talk about something not included in the manual

@@rob5944 Good question. Simple answer: click bait title. In any case I’d criticize the fact that he presupposes every Corolla comes with keyless entry. Mine doesn’t, for example.

@@m3photo726 handy to know though. TBH I don't read a car manual from cover to cover, only the parts relevant to anything particular I need to understand. I treat it as a reference book. I have an old fashioned key for our cars at the moment anyway.

Mine did this too. Don't know why though.

You would really have to be in the car to start it. The proximity needed to start the car is less.

The metal tins the cough drops come in work really good.

No it's possible. One thief goes behind you to a shopping center with a retransmitter device and the other one goes to your car with receiving device. The signal from your keys is retransmitted so the car thinks that you are standing nearby and unlock the door.

You can block the signal from being transmitted though with an aluminium box case. Yes, clunky cover for a key fob but worth it.Think its called a Faraday key fob case.

Handy add on tip. Thanks for sharing.

Hit any button to reactivate the fob

Ahh, good suggestion.

Can I ask you a question? You know Lexus will also give you a card key besides the key fob. Even though you turn off the key fob, your card key is still sending the signal (because there is no button to turn off the card key). So does that mean the thief still able to use the signal from the card key to program into the blank key fob?

Unfortunately there is a new method where the thief’s do not need a key to steal your Toyota or Lexus, it’s called CAN injection where they can hook into the CAN system from your headlights.

@@scud3238 I protect my ride with a remote battery kill switch. Lock your hood and they can’t do anything about it. Old tech to beat new tech.

@@hyde4never if it’s sending out a signal then I guess the answer is yes. I’m not sure though because my car didn’t come with one. I would buy a cheap case and keep it in there just to be sure. I protect my vehicle with a remote kill switch. With no power you aren’t going anywhere. You should also lock your hood.

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Thank you very much for this valuable info .

Dang, too bad.

Best idea yet!