Recent automobiles have a growing number of features and although they bring us a lot of comfort, some of them are not all the time user friendly. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Toyota Corolla, depending on its features, it can be difficult to figure out how to start a Toyota Corolla? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, dependant upon the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. Today we will teach you the several methods to start a Toyota Corolla with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Toyota Corolla with a card, and finally, without using the key.
How to start a Toyota Corolla with key?
So we commence our content which aims to teach you how to start a Toyota Corolla, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be done to turn on the engine of your Toyota Corolla:
- Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Toyota Corolla that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
- Put the key into this one.
- Check that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn until you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t think twice to read our content on orange lights on Toyota Corolla to discover the reason for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Toyota Corolla starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk injuring it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You handled to start your Toyota Corolla,
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How to start a Toyota Corolla with the key card?
After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Toyota Corolla with key or will explain you how to do it for a Toyota Corolla equipped with a key card and not a key. The process remains roughly alike, so don’t think twice to return to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the steps to follow to start your Toyota Corolla with a card:
- Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Toyota Corolla is equipped with this slot or not.
- If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
- Uncover the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases situated on the centre console.
- Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Toyota Corolla
- Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Toyota Corolla
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How do I start a Toyota Corolla without a key?
And finally, we will discover, how to start a Toyota Corolla without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Toyota Corolla is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to turn on it without a key because of all the security equipment present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to stick to:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
- Strip, connect them together and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Toyota Corolla).
There, you’ve discovered all the solutions to start a Toyota Corolla.
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