Knowing your vehicle
IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Your vehicle is equipped with an
To deactivate the immobilizer sys-
Limp home (override) proce-
electronic engine immobilizer system
tem:
dure
to reduce the risk of unauthorized
Insert the ignition key into the key
When you turn the ignition key to the
vehicle use.
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cylinder and turn it to the ON posi-
ON position, if the IMMO indicator
Your immobilizer system is com-
tion.
goes off after blinking 5 times, your
prised of a small transponder in the
transponder equipped in the ignition
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ignition key, and antenna coil in the
To activate the immobilizer sys-
key is out of order. You cannot start
key cylinder and Immobilizer Control
tem:
the engine without the lime home pro-
Unit (or Smartra Unit).
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cedure. To start the engine, you have
Turn the ignition key to the OFF posi-
With this system, whenever you
to input your password by using the
tion. The immobilizer system acti-
insert your ignition key into the igni-
ignition switch.
vates automatically. Without a valid
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tion switch and turn it to ON, the
ignition key for your vehicle, the
The following procedure is how to
antenna coil in the ignition switch
engine will not start.
input your password of “2345” as an
receives a signal from the transpon-
example.
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der in the ignition key and then sends
1. Turn the ignition key to the ON posi-
✽ NOTICE
the signal to the ECU (Engine
tion. The IMMO indicator (
) will
Control Unit).
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When starting the engine, do not use
blink 5 times and go off indicating
the key with other immobilizer keys
The ECU checks the signal whether
the beginning of the limp home pro-
around. Otherwise the engine may
the ignition key is valid.
cedure.
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not start or may stop soon after it
If the key is determined to be valid,
2. Turn the ignition key to the ACC
starts. Keep each key separately not
the engine will start.
position.
to have any malfunction after you
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If the key is determined to be invalid,
3. To enter the first digit (in this
receive your new vehicle.
the engine will not start.
example “2”), turn the ignition key
to the ON and ACC position twice.
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Perform the same procedure for
the next digits between 3 seconds
and 10 seconds (for example, for
“3”, turn the ignition ON and ACC
3 times).
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