Modern cars have more and more options and although they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always convenient to use. Regardless you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Toyota Venza, dependent on its options, it can be difficult to figure out how to start a Toyota Venza? Even if this required act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, dependant upon the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will show you the distinct techniques to start a Toyota Venza with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Toyota Venza with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.

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How to start a Toyota Venza with key?

So we start our content which is designed to teach you how to start a Toyota Venza, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find below the different steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Toyota Venza:

  • Determine the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is inserted), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Toyota Venza that is blocked to discover 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 till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t hesitate to read our content on orange lights on Toyota Venza to know the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Toyota Venza starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new testing)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Toyota Venza,

How to start a Toyota Venza with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Toyota Venza with key or will explain you how to do it for a Toyota Venza equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is still more or less the same, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous section to get details on each of the steps to do. Learn below the actions to stick to to start your Toyota Venza with a card:

  • Depending on the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your Toyota Venza is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find 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 positioned on the centre console.
  • Check that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Toyota Venza

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Toyota Venza

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How do I start a Toyota Venza without a key?

And to conclude, we will discover, how to start a Toyota Venza without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem obvious. Even so, you should know that if your Toyota Venza is newer than the mid 90’s it will be tricky to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually 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
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Toyota Venza).

There, you’ve learned all the methods to start a Toyota Venza.

If you want more guides on the Toyota Venza, go to our Toyota Venza category.