oh, right...

[cellio]

When I returned to my car tonight with groceries (on the way home from work), my car didn't respond to the key fob. No light -- presumably a dead fob battery, with no warning signs beforehand. (I've never had this happen before.) As I was calling Dani to ask him to bring the spare from home, it suddenly dawned on me that I didn't need to. Oh

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[sanpaku]

Earlier this week I locked myself out of my car when I was at minyan. To make me feel better (I guess) the minyan leader told me a story about a woman who'd come into his office with a dead fob... who did not think of the key, in exactly the way you are mentioning. He told me this YESTERDAY. That's bizarre, man.

[miz_hatbox]

I have experience in this department!

To get into my Prius when the fob battery is dead, I know that there is a little slider on the side of the fob that lets one reveal the actual metal key. There is even a place in the door to put said metal key (which is also useful info if one's Prius itself has a dead battery. Another department in which I have experience...). Then simply re-assemble the thing and put it in the slot to the right of the steering wheel, and start the car.

Then I drive to the watch-repair place (assuming they're open) and get them to change the battery in the fob.