Attention all Toyota owners with a PUSH BUTTON START! - prevent car theft!!!

This is one of the first things the dealership should explain to you before you leave the lot with that 50k Tacoma. I researched this online and learned this myself as I heard relay attacks were a thing criminals use to steal these trucks & SUV’s. Once stolen these vehicle are quickly stuffed into shipping containers and sent overseas. You may find your beloved Tacoma on the 6 o’clock news with a 30mm gun on the back. Thanks for posting this as it is very helpful. When I was researching this 10 months ago to protect my 2020 TRD Tacoma Sport 4X4 there was no simple straightforward explanation on how this FOB worked.

great info

Great info for owners of all smart key cars.

Hey! Do you know if this should also work with european ones? I have a Toyota GT86 with the same FOB (same shape but the buttons are a bit different) and looks like your method for deactivating it isn't working (no blinking when holding lock and double pressing unlock).

Use a piece of aluminum foil!

I’ve been watching Scotty Kilmer and also The Car Care Nut Channel for a while now. And let me tell you,
You Sir taught me something completely new!!

Do you have to do this operation with each remote or only with the one remote?

So you would have to constantly deactivate the FOB every time you park your car and walk away, then reactivate the FOB to open the door again and repeat the cycle over and over?

Oh my thank you thank you, I just got my RAV4 and so damn confused lol. This really helps.

I've been using a Faraday cage

Thank you for this safety video. Still trying to figure out how to feel comfortable and safe in new Toyota. My settings are not to unlock all door when in park or unlocking car. When I use this method in this video, will it unlock All doors again when I hit the unlock? or does it follow existing settings?Thanks

I'm a little confused. Is the emitter deactivation mode resets after every unlock?

My 2022 taco don’t have this mess. I believe in KISS principle.

Thank Brother

Would this trick also aid the car battery from discharging when not driven? As it's no longer communicating with the car.

Hi, thank you very much for your info. My question is: If the thief has already scanned/copied your fob, what happens when you deactivate your fob? Is the thief’s fob also deactivated?

How to restore it again?

I kind of like my Sienna, and if you dare touch it will be game over for you

More great information that I intend to use right away. Much thanks.

Surprising that Toyota doesn't employ some sort of ignition interlock system to prevent this. Of course, there are after market ignition interlock systems available that will also prevent key cloning as well.

Key fobs are more tec garbage people don’t need. Stick with an old fashioned key. All this tec garbage is one of the reasons why you pay an outrageous price for your vehicle. I’m still driving my 1997 Toyota T100 - no fob😅

I'm planning on getting a '24 Tacoma MT, and them doing away with the physical key is the one thing that disappoints me the most.

I mean at a bare minimum it is good to do this on your backup fob which I leave in a wall safe.

Thanks!

Many thanks .. appreciate this type of help ... Mr Merv Perth Australia

I disable my fob everytime I get out of the car. Even though I park in my garage Hands free is really not needed.

They use something called a rolling code. Duplicating a code is almost impossible.

I'm going to look into this for my vehicle, a different make. I only use 1 key, the other sits in a drawer, likely killing the battery for no reason.

Thanks for the advice!

is it permanent or have to repeat all the time after push unlock to deactivate again.

yo what watch you got on your wrist? Is that a casio duro?

I think keyless entre and starting should end and go back to key start, I think a lot less cars and trucks would get stolen just saying because auto theft has
gone up huge since keyless entre and keyless start has be come in almost all auto's

Thanks a bunch for the heads up, this kind of info is vital foe owners 😊

I don't think this should work. Toyota should have rolling codes that change every 30 seconds or more preventing this technique from working as the robbers would have to be very fast as 30 seconds the code copied would not be valid anymore. Those codes would be synced like a token, based on timestamp and a private key only known to the car and the car key, requiring the robber to have physical access to the key. Another thing.. if the key is not detected inside the vehicle, the vehicle should turn off after some minutes.. this would prevent the robber from going too far with a vehicle without the original key, just in case he uses the key fob relay attack.. the manufacturers should be responsible for those vulnerabilities..

Thank you!

I drive a 2013 Toyota Prius and a few days ago I was driving in a downtown area where car theft is rampant. I parked and then when I got out of my vehicle, I hit the lock button with the fob, which makes a sound. Well then I heard that sound repeat like 20 seconds later. Long story short I was getting confused if my car was actually locking or unlocking - I kept hitting the lock button but a beep would happen later. I then looked in a parking lot about 50ft away and this guy was standing there with what looked like a box. I asked him if that beeping was his car and he said yes. I felt satisfied with that answer but now looking back, I'm wondering if he was a thief attempting to steal my car with this remote technology.

Thanks very much for this great tip. Really appreciate it. Strange my dealer didn’t tell me this vital bit of info when I picked up my car

I read about this in my owner’s manual. Supposed to be some sort of sleep mode and I did this to my spare key to save battery.

Thank you ,Works just like you said

Well that’s interesting… i’m glad my 19’ Tundra has the traditional key then…
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I recently bought a used Toyota with the push button start. I knew there was a way to help prevent thieves from borrowing my pride and joy but no one seemed to know how. The three salesmen working at the time and a few other people , mechanics included, didn't know how. Seems odd to me. It was bought a a Toyota dealer. Anyway thank you so very much for this information.

Brian this is good to know - we live in a metropolitan area and this is good to know to protect me and my vehicle

Thank you buddy for the info. It is really helpful.
So, so think that the old fashion keys even the ones with FOBs can prevent theft?

And how do you start the car using this feature

Why do you look so sad in the beginning of the video? Hope everything is going well and that good things come your way.

Hey, great tip thanks

Does not work - Tried it on my Scion smart key (same smart keyfob system as Toyota) Would be a nice way to turn off the spare key. The batteries in these keys are always going dead, and need to be replaced every two months.

Thank you for this video! Great info.

I bought a news SUV toyota, I’ve heard and read this, I decided to chose a regular car key without those smart key fob. I was with a friend her smart key fob suddenly stop working and we are at the parking lot, it’s getting late. For hours we are trying to figure it out, we are lucky a guy who is leaving the parking lot help us. My friend’s car had a spare regular key, he was be able to look where the key out let, it was located at the armrest, it’s hard to see because it’s small and hidden. We discovered, my friends car needs a new battery.