Your Toyota Matrix doesn’t start anymore? Have you tried all sorts of things? Battery, alternator, spare keys… And you feel like the problem originates from your immobiliser ? It is actually possible, actually 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 Toyota Matrix ? You are on the good article, we have written this article to help you see more clearly and fix your concerns connected to this part. First, we will see how the immobiliser functions on your Toyota Matrix, then the different ways to disable it.
How your immobiliser system functions on Toyota Matrix
Before describing the different solutions available to you, here is a short intro to demonstrate the intent and operation of the immobilizer in your Toyota Matrix. This electronic component came out 30 years ago and aspires to prevent the theft of your Toyota Matrix. 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 Toyota Matrix will go each time you place the key in the ignition, it controls that the code emitted by your key is actually the one required by your immobilization box. It is only at this moment, that it will let you 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 Toyota Matrix
Enter the code to turn off the immobiliser
First methodology, your key no longer permits your Toyota Matrix to start, you want to disable the immobiliser of your Toyota Matrix, but first of all you should try this process to start it and take it to a garage examine that you can not accomplish a less important procedure to restore the normal start of your car. Indeed, with your car you should have a spare key (which you should try and which should start your Toyota Matrix), 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 car 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 entire code. This should enable you to start your Toyota Matrix without having to remove the immobiliser.
Repair your key at a key specialist or your car dealership
If despite a battery swap, several attempts to enter the immobiliser code on your Toyota Matrix still doesn’t want to start, it’s likely your key that’s at issue. We can understand that you still want to bypass the immobiliser device from your Toyota Matrix. Indeed, your transponder must have been injured or must have fallen off your key. To correct this problem, only option, go to a key specialist (also available on the internet) or, at your car dealer who can restore your Toyota Matrix 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 dealer if you have no support and you want a new functional key, it will avoid you having to remove the immobilizer from your Toyota Matrix.
Manually remove your immobilizer
Although you may be tempted to bypass the immobilizer from your Toyota Matrix, this is not recommended at all for some reasons. First your Toyota Matrix 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. In addition to that, your insurance, in case of theft most likely won’t refund you if it realizes that the immobiliser on your Toyota Matrix 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.
If you have any additional questions about the Toyota Matrix, do not hesitate to consult our Toyota Matrix category.
