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Re: Remote starters [pharmer]
by will16
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Oct 30, 2005 (4:26 pm)
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Replying to: pharmer (Oct 29, 2005 7:16 am)
My dealer here in CT. said they could not install with Smart Key.
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Re: Remote starters [will16]
by toyotech
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Oct 31, 2005 (6:37 pm)
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Replying to: will16 (Oct 30, 2005 4:26 pm)
WOW, guess they didnt read the install instructions toyota makes a nice factory unit for either cars have installed in both vehicles works fine
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Re: Remote starters [toyotech]
by pharmer
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Nov 03, 2005 (6:37 am)
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Replying to: toyotech (Oct 31, 2005 6:37 pm)
Were they installed by the dealer? If so, what is the range? I need a long range.... Thanks
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Re: Remote starters [toyotech]
by plummer2
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Nov 30, 2005 (4:48 pm)
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Replying to: toyotech (Oct 31, 2005 6:37 pm)
When the dealer installs the remote starter, do you know if you still have to use a key inside. I asked because I was told that because the smartkey would have to be deactivated and I would have to use the remote start fob to get in the card. Also was told that the car will shut off once I get in.
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Re: Remote starters [plummer2]
by mem4
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Dec 01, 2005 (4:55 am)
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Replying to: plummer2 (Nov 30, 2005 4:48 pm)
My '06 Limited came with Toyota VIP remote start, not sure if it was installed at the dealer or factory. The smart key works normally. If you start the car using the remote it does shut down when you touch the door handle and unlock the doors.
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- #48 of 92
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Re: Remote starters [mem4]
by plummer2
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Dec 01, 2005 (7:08 am)
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Replying to: mem4 (Dec 01, 2005 4:55 am)
ok Thank you for that piece of info. But what about when you are inside, do you have to use a key to shut down the immobilizer? Or, can you still use the start button.
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Re: Remote starters [plummer2]
by mem4
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Dec 01, 2005 (9:07 am)
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Replying to: plummer2 (Dec 01, 2005 7:08 am)
No key needed with the Limited smart key system, just press the button with your foot on the brake and the car starts, you wouldn't even know the car has a remote start. As others have mentioned, I would not recommend trying to install any after market remote start, I think the smart key system interface is too complex to use anything but Toyota's own VIP system.
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Re: Remote starters [mem4]
by plummer2
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Dec 04, 2005 (10:09 am)
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Replying to: mem4 (Dec 01, 2005 9:07 am)
Thanx alot. One more question. With the smartkey system, there is still an entry for a key on the handle. Was anyone who has the Limited w/smtky given at least a key for the glove compartment?
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Re: Remote starters [plummer2]
by rsblaski
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Dec 04, 2005 (5:55 pm)
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Replying to: plummer2 (Dec 04, 2005 10:09 am)
Actually, the smart key fob does contain a "key". To use it, you have to press a release on one side of the fob (it's a small indentation) and pull out the "key" using the small protrusion which usually has a small ring attached to it.
The purpose of this "key" is to allow entry in the event that the fob battery dies on you. It also allows you to lock/unlock the glove box and the pass-through from the trunk.
Hope this is the info you were looking for.
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Toyota remote start
by mikes.
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Nov 14, 2005 (2:26 am)
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The factory unit and the dealer installed unit works fine on the keyless entry models but my big complaint is its limited range, ~80 feet. This is fine when I'm home and can use it from my living room but it sucks when I'm at work and want to use it before I leave the building. Viper and others make units that work fom several hundred feet.
I'd really like to have a unit that works off a timer/clock. Set it for 0730 and be done.
MikeS.
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