How do I activate my Toyota key fob?

How do I activate my Toyota key fob?

Toyota Key Fob Programming Process

  1. Get into the driver’s seat of your Toyota.
  2. Turn your key in the ignition from “off” to “on.”
  3. Turn your key in the ignition from “off” to “on again within five seconds.
  4. Remove your key from the ignition.
  5. Within 40 seconds, close and open the driver’s door twice.

How do you program a key fob for a 2006 Toyota Highlander?

Press the lock and unlock buttons on the remote simultaneously for 1.5 seconds. B. Immediately after letting go of the lock and unlock buttons, Press the lock button by itself and hold for 2 seconds. Within 3 seconds, the door locks should lock and then unlock once indicating successful programming.

What to do if your Toyota Highlander door lock is not working?

Carefully peel back this shroud. Looking at the power door locking mechanism, find the actuator motor by comparing your new one. Swap it out and then reverse these directions. If the remote key fob doesn’t lock/unlock the doors, but the button on the doors does, then you have a dead battery.

What to do if your key fob doesn’t work?

Remote Key Fob Fails, Door Buttons Work If the remote key fob doesn’t lock/unlock the doors, but the button on the doors does, then you have a dead battery. The key fob has a small battery inside of it. By squeezing on the sides, you can pop the battery open.

Where is the relay on a Toyota Highlander?

For the relay, it is located under the dash (in most Highlanders) and is an electronics board. In order to replace it, you will need to order a new relay and then solder the replacement back on. Don’t attempt this without some electronics repair background. If you have a single door causing you problems, it is likely a bad actuator motor.

How to replace the actuator on a Toyota Highlander?

In order to replace the actuator, follow these steps: First, order a replacement OEM part from a dealer like parts.olathetoyota.com. Next, remove the door panel by finding and unscrewing all the screws holding the panel on. After the screws are removed, carefully pull back on the door. You will hear plastic clips clicking as they release.

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