when the key/truck light is flashing on the dashboard...

does that mean that the doors are unlocked?


cause I saw this 05 taco in my local mic ds parking lot.... all day... that light is flashing yet the doors are locked.... methinks is a stolen taco.

 

Red one? Might be alarm

 

"THIS TRUCK WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN 5 SECONDS!"

 

The flashing red key means that the engine is disabled the chip in the key turns off the blinking light when inserted . This is a security feature

 

This

 

would you rexplain that? I reread that over and over and it makes no sense.

the "chip in the key turns off the blinking light when inserted"?

 

Oh boy....

Yells out..........


*JAMES*

 

o m g

 

MAYBE BABY

 

do not have manual in hand. was hoping tw would help

 

We are just breaking your balls because the last guy who asked question that had some issues. Think he is on truck #3 or 4 now

 

I bet you can find a clip of it on youtube

 

You will find what you seek in the bowels of this thread...
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/64376-theres-car-key-blinking.html

 

There is a transponder chip in the key that is "read" when the key is inserted in the ignition. The red key shaped light is an indicator that the starting system has been disabled because the receiver for that transponder chip is not "reading" the key. As soon as the key is inserted in the ignition the key is read and the truck will start. It's a security feature designed so that you have to not only have a key that is cut correctly but also have the transponder chip programmed for your truck so that it will start. It is also the reason that you don't want to lose your keys ( the replacements are expensive as f*ck! ).

 

This

 

This indicator doesn't light up when I lock my truck, should I take it to the dealer to have them check it out? Does that mean my truck isn't locking and anyone could just drive off with it?

 

LMAO at all this shit

 

Are you saying the truck with the key that's inside your truck doesn't light up when the truck (the real truck, not the one on the dash with the key in it) is locked? If that's the case when you lock your truck the truck with the key woudn't light up due to the key being inside the truck.