Keyless Start Backup
If the vehicle has been unlocked using the emergency key blade or the Smart Key is not detected by the vehicle, it will be necessary to use the keyless start backup to disarm the alarm and start the engine. The following process must be followed in this event:
- Position the Smart Key against the underside of the fascia, on the outboard side of the steering column, with the buttons facing downwards. This is the location of the IAU (immobilizer antenna unit).
- Holding the Smart Key in position and the brake / clutch pedal depressed, press the start/stop button to start the engine.
Smart Key positioned next to immobilizer antenna unit
This process bypasses the data exchange between the KVM and the central junction box (CJB); this is an inductive process and will operate if the battery in the Smart Key is discharged. A transponder within the Smart Key is detected by the IAU. The IAU confirms the code output from the transponder and communicates this code confirmation with the central junction box (CJB) via a LIN (local interconnect network) bus connection. The central junction box (CJB) then initiates the vehicle start process in the normal manner.