I have a motorcycle that uses a keyfob, there’s a sequence of events using the stop-run switch and the turn signals so you can enter a code and get the bike to start.
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Zehzin@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Turn the car off, shift to 4th gear, press break, break and windshield wiper, then turn it back on to enter Service Mode
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 10 months ago
mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
You joke but my old FJ Cruiser requires you to turn the key to accessory, turn it off, turn the key back to accessory, open and close the door three times, turn the key back off, turn the key to accessory while holding the odometer reset button for 5 seconds and then it will enter pairing mode for the remote fob.
It made me feel the same joy as pressing the option on my Android phone 5 times to enter development mode back in the mid 2010s but it gets old quick.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And for this next trick, we will dance the macarena while reciting the alphabet backwards and jumping on one foot!
mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
Built in sobriety test, how nice!
CADmonkey@lemmy.world 10 months ago
That sounds like the automotive hokey-pokey I had to do with my 06 corolla for the key fob.
mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
08 Toyota FJ so we likely had the same sequence ✊
criticon@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
We need to test a vehicle on a dynamometer and to get the transmission into dyno mode it was something like that, press brake 3 times, press the button on the shift selector twice, move to neutral then reverse 3 times, etc, it was a super long combo. It was so satisfying to see the CAN message that we entered test mode
mbp@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
They could’ve stopped at step 3 but they gave you 8 more steps to feel like a true hacker.
flappy@lemm.ee 10 months ago
On for three seconds. Off for five seconds. On for three seconds. (rinse repeat)