[Confirmed] My Toyota Yaris iA fob is dead - can’t find transponder code

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How can I retrieve my Toyota Yaris iA's key code to make a spare key?

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I can’t believe I found this. Been stuck with my Toyota Yaris iA too.

Anyone got tips on key code retrieval for a Toyota Yaris iA?

Same issue here. Let’s hope it works for my Toyota Yaris iA.

Worked for someone with a Toyota Yaris iA? Need to hear it!

Trying to reprogram a new key for my Toyota Yaris iA—need the code first.

My Toyota Yaris iA won’t budge without the code. Hoping this helps.

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