2012 Toyota RAV4
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2012 Toyota RAV4
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I was on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara on a weekday afternoon, parked near one of the quieter stretches where the neighborhood starts feeling more residential. The call was a 2012 RAV4, one key, owner wanted a spare made before anything went wrong.
She had already tried one of the mall kiosk places. They told her they couldn't do it and suggested she call the dealer. The dealer quoted her a wait of several days because they had to order the fob, and the price was enough that she decided to look for another option first.
I carry the fob for this system. Pulled up, verified ownership, and got started.
The 2012 RAV4 Smart Key requires diagnostic equipment to register a new fob. There is no ignition-turn sequence, no button trick. I connected to the OBD port, accessed the immobilizer, read the existing key data, and added the new fob without disturbing the original. The whole registration process has a timed security cycle built in, so you wait it out. That part is not something you can rush.
Once it confirmed registration on screen, I tested everything in sequence. Both fobs. Touch unlock on both door handles. The lock button. The other buttons. Started the car three times with each fob. Walked back to the edge of the parking area and tested range.
She watched the whole thing from maybe ten feet away. When I handed her the second fob and showed her the test results, she said she expected me to just pass it over and leave. The extra few minutes of walking the car and running starts back-to-back is the part that tells you whether the registration actually took or just looks like it did.
She saved a good chunk compared to what the dealer quoted, and she didn't wait days for a part to arrive.
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