Your Lexus RX doesn’t want to start? Have you tested all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you have the feeling that the issue originates from your immobiliser ? It is reasonably possible, indeed that it is in question if your car no longer wants to start or stalls when starting without a reason. You want to disable the immobiliser on your Lexus RX ? You are on the good website, we have made this post to help you see more clearly and fix your concerns linked to this element. First, we will see how the immobiliser works on your Lexus RX, then the different techniques to disable it.
How your immobiliser system works on Lexus RX
Before describing the different choices available to you, here is a short introduction to explain the purpose and operation of the immobilizer in your Lexus RX. This electronic component appeared 30 years ago and intends to prevent the theft of your Lexus RX. In fact, 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 RX will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is indeed the one expected by your immobilization box. It is only at this instant, that it will enable you to turn on your car. It is thanks to RFID technology (chip in the key) that this unit will work.
The different alternatives to bypass the immobiliser on your Lexus RX
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First process, your key no longer enables your Lexus RX to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Lexus RX, but first of all you should try this process to start it and take it to a mechanic examine that you can not do a less important procedure to restore the normal start of your vehicle. In fact, with your vehicle you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Lexus RX), 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 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 confirm the digit and resume, duplicate the procedure until you have entered the whole code. This should enable you to start your Lexus RX without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your dealer
If in spite of a battery swap, several tries to enter the immobiliser code on your Lexus RX still doesn’t work, it’s almost certainly your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser system from your Lexus RX. In fact, your transponder must have been injured 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 car dealer who can restore your Lexus RX key. Determined by 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 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 RX.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be attracted to bypass the immobilizer from your Lexus RX, this is not advised at all for many reasons. First your Lexus RX 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. Moreover to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Lexus RX has been removed, bypassed or deactivated. This if you still want to do it, some sites still give the process, we have made the choice not to disclose it, because it could benefit people with bad intentions.
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