[midcow3]

Hello all,

Beginning about three days ago, my ct has been giving me "key detected in vehicle" while the car is moving. This started to happen after the temperatures here have gotten to approximately minus 30 Celsius and mainly happen after the car detects slippage in the snow. I'm thinking this might be a problem due to the extreme cold temperatures. Also the problem seems to have worsened as when the message is being displayed, my doors will unlock themselves and the dash light will flash on and off.

Has anyone else had this problem or have any ideas? I called the dealers and they said it might be the battery getting low, but to me it doesn't seem like the cause because it only occurs after the tires slip and in very cold weather.

Normally the message indicates a battery that is getting low. But in your case -30 C is very cold for batteries to work at full potential. I don't think the snow slippage is directly related; just another result for your -30 C and the snow and ice at that temperature.

 

[midcow3]

If thats for real then that's a serious bug.


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Actually, it probably is real. My wife has a Prius, Now she has both, and when she would get in the Ct200h with her Prius key on her, the CT200h WOULD NOT START. You can get some relief using the electronic Faraday effect; put the extra transmitter in a metallic enclosure like the plasticized metallic envelopes electronic computer parts are shipped in. Lexus has a fix, if this error occurs, but they have to replace both key transmitter and the car receiver. They have to order then take a leisurely two hours to install; no one ever said Lexus was fast and efficient.