Vehicles without a smart key system.
Highlander alarm locks the doors.
The system will be set automatically after 30 seconds.
Carefully undo this connection.
When the transmission is pushed back into park the doors will unlock in the same fashion.
Close the doors glass hatch if equipped and hood and lock all the doors.
Swap the power and ground on the terminals and then see if the door locks move the opposite direction.
Next you will should see a plastic shroud protecting the inside parts from the weather.
For vehicles with an alarm.
Press the lock button to lock all the doors.
Check the power and grounds to it.
The toyota highlander s auto lock function is designed as a safety precaution while traveling so that no doors are opened accidentally and no one can get in from the outside.
Deactivating or stopping the alarm.
You will hear plastic clips clicking as they release.
Jump power and ground to the terminals and see if the door locks operate.
The doors cannot be unlocked for 3 seconds after the doors are locked.
If they will lock and unlock as the power and ground is supplied then the circuit is good and the main body ecu would be at fault.
Touch the lock sensor indentation on the upper part of the door handle to lock all the doors.
Once the door panel is off you will notice an electrical wire connecting the power door locks to the inside of the door.
To prevent unintended triggering of the alarm unlock the doors using the wireless remote control and open and close a door once after the settings have been changed.
If a door is not opened within 60 seconds after is pressed the doors will be locked again and the alarm will automatically be set.
Press the unlock button to unlock all the doors.
Do one of the following to deactivate or stop the alarms.
Alarm goes off when car is locked with remote alarm didn t go off at all while at the beach locked on door handle not using the key sounds again randomly in our garage.
The indicator light changes from being on to flashing when the system is set.