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Originally Posted by JohnnyP
Like I said, for Toyota/Scion vehicles this is a first and anyone that didn't read this vehicles PDI instructions very carefully could have easily missed it. We don't usually try and remove the key in "D" as part of the PDI process either. It's a stupid, but honest mistake. The better question is why are they shipped to dealers like this, why not connect it during production?
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It is for use in transport. They have to come across the pond on a mig car transport ship. The connector is left disconnected to prevent damage to the transmission in shipping. The exact reason hasn't been stated, but I suspect they like to leave them in Neutral to make fine position adjustments when strapping them down on the ship. They would have to leave the key on to do this otherwise, which could/would kill the battery.
This ONLY affects autos as has been said - doesn't need to be connected in a manual.