Toyota Corolla (E170): Starting the engine
1 Continuously variable transmission: Ensure that the shift lever is in P and depress the brake pedal.
Manual transmission: Shift the shift lever to N and depress the clutch pedal.
2 Touch the Toyota emblem side of the electronic key to the engine switch.
When the electronic key is detected, a buzzer sounds and the engine switch will turn to IGNITION ON mode.
When the smart key system is deactivated in customization setting, the engine switch will turn to ACCESSORY mode.
3 Vehicles without a multi-information display: Firmly depress the brake pedal (continuously variable transmission) or clutch pedal (manual transmission) and check that the smart key system indicator light (green) turns on.
Vehicles with a multi-information display: Firmly depress the brake pedal (continuously
variable transmission) or clutch pedal (manual transmission) and check that
is shown on the multi-information display.
4 Press the engine switch.
In the event that the engine still cannot be started, contact your Toyota dealer.
■Stopping the engine
Shift the shift lever to P (continuously variable transmission) or N (manual transmission) and press the engine switch as you normally do when stopping the engine.
■Replacing the key battery
As the above procedure is a temporary measure, it is recommended that the electronic key battery be replaced immediately when the battery is depleted.
■Changing engine switch modes
Release the brake pedal (continuously variable transmission) or clutch pedal (manual transmission) and press the engine switch in step 3 above.
The engine does not start and modes will be changed each time the switch is pressed. ■When the electronic key does not work properly
●Make sure that the smart key system has not been deactivated in the customization setting. If it is off, turn the function on.
●Check if battery-saving mode is set. If it is set, cancel the function.
Other materials:
If the vehicle battery is discharged
The following procedures may be used to start the engine if the vehicle’s
battery is discharged.
You can also call your Toyota dealer or a qualified repair shop.
If you have a set of jumper (or booster) cables and a second vehicle with a 12-volt
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Inspection procedure
1 Inspect transmission wire(slt)
Disconnect the transmission wire connector from the
transaxle.
measure the resistance according to the value(s) in the
table below.
Standard:
Measure the resistance according to the value(s) in the
table below.
Standard (check for short):
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How to proceed with troubleshooting
1 Vehicle brought to workshop
2 Customer problem analysis
3 Check and clear dtcs and freeze frame data
4 Problem symptom confirmation
Symptom does not occur: go to
step 5
Symptom occurs: go to step 6
5 Symptom simulation
6 Dtc check
There is no
output: go to step 7
There is outp ...