Your Lexus CT doesn’t want to start? Have you analyzed all kinds of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the trouble comes from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably plausible, indeed that it is in question if your automotive no longer wants to start or stalls when starting for no reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Lexus CT ? You are on the good article, we have made this post to support you see more clearly and resolve your concerns connected to this component. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Lexus CT, then the different ways to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Lexus CT
Before explaining the different alternatives available to you, here is a short introduction to show you the goal and operation of the immobilizer in your Lexus CT. This electronic component was invented 30 years ago and aims to prevent the theft of your Lexus CT. In fact, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) included in the key, and, a immobilisation control box included in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Lexus CT will go each time you put the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is indeed the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will allow you to start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this system will work.
The different solutions to bypass the immobiliser on your Lexus CT
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First procedure, your key no longer enables your Lexus CT to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Lexus CT, but first of all you should try this approach to start it and take it to a garage verify that you can not execute a less significant operation to reestablish the normal start of your automobile. In fact, with your automobile you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Lexus CT), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it contains the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your automobile by entering it manually. To do this, turn on the ignition, use your centralized button to enter the digits, several quick presses (example: 2 for digit 2) then a stop of one and a half seconds to confirm the digit and resume, repeat the operation until you have entered the whole code. This should allow your Lexus CT to start without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealer
If in spite of a battery swap, several tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Lexus CT still doesn’t work, it’s most likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Lexus CT. In fact, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To fix this trouble, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealership who can fix your Lexus CT key. Depending on who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a duplicate or your “code card” and about 350 euros at your car dealership if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Lexus CT.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Lexus CT, this is not recommended at all for several reasons. First your Lexus CT would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. In fact, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Lexus CT has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some internet pages still give the technique, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could help people with bad intentions.
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