Jan 29, 2011 | 09:30 PM
  #1  
Where do you insert the key blank if you would like to use it instead of the smart key keyless start on an ES350? Thanks.
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Jan 30, 2011 | 04:39 AM
  #2  
Quote: Where do you insert the key blank if you would like to use it instead of the smart key keyless start on an ES350?
To get into a locked car with the key instead of the keyless entry, you pry off (via fingernails) the triangle-shaped rear piece of the door handle trim. The key hole for the key is underneath.

To start the car, you must use the fob. Even if the fob has a dead battery, you hold it right on the start engine button while pushing it and the car will start. There is no key-only start capability.
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Jan 30, 2011 | 06:47 AM
  #3  
another noob thanks you
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Jan 30, 2011 | 07:26 PM
  #4  
I know this will sounds like a dumb question, but what is the fob?
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Jan 30, 2011 | 08:56 PM
  #5  
its the plastic remote
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Jan 31, 2011 | 05:30 AM
  #6  
There is a lot of good information in the owners manual with pics and descriptions of the key fob and how to work everything.
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Jan 31, 2011 | 06:10 AM
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Quote: There is a lot of good information in the owners manual with pics and descriptions of the key fob and how to work everything.
Yes, as always, rule #1 is RTFM!
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