Your Lexus NX doesn’t want to start? Have you analyzed all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue emanates from your immobiliser ? It is actually quite plausible, actually that it is in question if your automotive no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Lexus NX ? You are on the good website, we have created this content to support you see more clearly and solve your trouble related to this part. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Lexus NX, then the different techniques to disable it.

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How your immobiliser system functions on Lexus NX

Before detailing the different choices available to you, here is a short introduction to show you the aim and operation of the immobilizer in your Lexus NX. This electronic component was invented 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your Lexus NX. Indeed, thanks to a transponder and an antenna (coil) integrated in the key, and, a immobilisation control box integrated in the ECU and a reception antenna on the neiman, your Lexus NX will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it checks that the code emitted by your key is actually the one asked by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will let you start. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this device will work.

The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Lexus NX

Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser

First technique, your key no longer permits your Lexus NX to start, you want to turn off the immobiliser of your Lexus NX, but first of all you should try this procedure to start it and take it to a garage check that you can not execute a less significant process to restore the normal start of your vehicle. Indeed, with your vehicle you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Lexus NX), but if you don’t have it you should at least have the “code card”, it includes the start code. Thanks to this code, you will still be able to start your vehicle 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 validate the digit and resume, repeat the process until you have entered the whole code. This should enable you to start your Lexus NX without having to remove the immobiliser.

Fix your key at a key specialist or your car dealership

If in spite of a battery swap, several tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Lexus NX 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 NX. Indeed, your transponder must have been affected or must have fallen off your key. To fix this issue, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your dealer who can fix your Lexus NX key. Determined by who you go to the repair should cost you about 100 euros if you still have a copy or your “code card” and about 350 euros at your dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Lexus NX.

Manually remove your immobilizer

Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Lexus NX, this is not advised at all for many reasons. First your Lexus NX would be much more vulnerable to theft attempts. Indeed, without an immobiliser box, simply doing “the wires” may be enough to turn your car on. Moreover to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it acknowledges that the immobiliser on your Lexus NX has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some websites online still give the methodology, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.

If you need more guides on the Lexus NX, go to our Lexus NX category.