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Originally Posted by Celadrielas

Ok, two options. A) unplug the battery and leave it for 10 mins. This will reset ECU due to lack of power. Car will have to relearn your driving and you'll need to reset all stereo and clock settings. B) If the vehicle is at full operating temp -- Like it would be in a track setting -- you can do the pedal dance. This would be done as follows and must be done within the first 30 seconds of the vehicle being turned on:

Starting with the vehicle at full temp, but off...

1) Turn on the vehicle, making sure there is no pedals pressed or e-brake engaged.

2) pull up the e-brake 3 times fully, button pressed in so it doesn't lock, and hold it in the up position, button pressed in on the 3rd pull.

3) with E-brake held up, pump the brake pedal 3 times, holding the pedal firmly on the 3rd press.

4) repeat step 2

5) pump the brake pedal twice.

At this point, the lights on your dash should light up as if you've turned traction control off. This is what has been called the "pedal dance" if you need to see a video, and it will make the car drive like an analog vehicle. That is, it drives like a 1995 vehicle. Only ABS will be turned on.

*** THIS CAN MAKE THE VEHICLE WANT TO STEP OUT UNDER LOAD OR WEIGHT TRANSFER -- Myself, this forum, subaru, toyota, scion of america, and everyone else cannot be held responsible if you fail to maintain control of the vehicle. ***

please, please, please be careful if you don't have experience driving a vehicle that can step out, or find a safe place where you have permission to let the vehicle be this way. I want you safe and having fun, not wrapped around a pole.

Slight but a question I've asked before, does anyone know whether the ECU logs the pedal dance "diagnostic" mode. I feel like maybe somehow if someone was seriously aggravated at Toyota?Scion/Subaru could find this flagged in the ECU somewhere and blame an issue on that.