Service needed after the second day - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Carlsbad · 06-03-2012, 04:48 PM

The second day of ownership and the truck will not open (MT limited).
It will not open either from outside or inside. Time to take it in

BTW, The key Fob must be the cheapest part of this car. They did not spend any money on it. I hope they change it in the coming years.

BRZranger · 06-03-2012, 04:54 PM

Did you try the key in the trunk keyhole? Inside the trunk there is a trunk reactivation button which would require manually using the key. The idea is luggage security. It might have been accidentally locked. I plan on using it to put my gun or valuables in there.

Scotty2H · 06-03-2012, 04:58 PM

Are you sure you did not diable the trunk lid opener. There is a button in the trunk. Try opening the trunk with the key and checking it.

EDIT: Too slow!! Pg 46 of the owners manual for reference.

Carlsbad · 06-03-2012, 05:08 PM

Thank you so much for the help. It was exactly what you said. I opened the trunk with the key fob and then activated the button on the left side of the trunk. On the bright side now we know that this feature really works.
Thanks again.

Carlsbad · 06-03-2012, 05:11 PM

here is the button

BRZranger · 06-03-2012, 05:17 PM

Cool, its a nice option to have. Especially with car prowlers that bust your side window and pop the trunk release button. Otherwise some people just deactivate their trunks by cutting the wire that connects to the lock and unlock.

dsgerbc · 06-03-2012, 05:33 PM

Haha, yes. I think this should be a sticky. I did it on the first day when I was trying out different features. Pressed the button in the trunk and forgot about it. Had to go read the manual too when I discovered that I can't open the trunk. If you think about it - it makes complete sense: you're supposed to give the electronic key to the valets, keeping the mechanical key. Hence, nothing will open the trunk, except for the mech. key.

Brett · 06-03-2012, 05:36 PM

I did the same thing the second day I had my car!

Lonewolf · 06-03-2012, 05:39 PM

Many people are going to run into this issue. Good choice for a sticky...

fistpoint · 06-03-2012, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dsgerbc

Haha, yes. I think this should be a sticky. I did it on the first day when I was trying out different features. Pressed the button in the trunk and forgot about it. Had to go read the manual too when I discovered that I can't open the trunk. If you think about it - it makes complete sense: you're supposed to give the electronic key to the valets, keeping the mechanical key. Hence, nothing will open the trunk, except for the mech. key.

Can't you just fold the rear seat down from inside?

Grimlock · 06-03-2012, 11:42 PM

The NC Miata has the same feature. Based on the miata.net forum, we can expect dozens of post like this in the coming months and years. I thread like this needs to be stickied.

Subie · 06-03-2012, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grimlock

The NC Miata has the same feature. Based on the miata.net forum, we can expect dozens of post like this in the coming months and years. I thread like this needs to be stickied.

Or better yet if we just had a "common problems" thread in a simple Q and A format that would be even better. The answers could be set-up to link to individual threads like this one in addition to having a short explanation of the solution to the problem at hand.

MannyO · 06-03-2012, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fistpoint

Can't you just fold the rear seat down from inside?

I thought of that while reading the posts above. Seems like there's nothing preventing that from happening.

dsgerbc · 06-03-2012, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MannyO

I thought of that while reading the posts above. Seems like there's nothing preventing that from happening.

Except for the procedure to fold down the rear seats. You can't do it from the inside - gotta pull the straps inside the trunk.

06-03-2012, 04:48 PM	#1
Carlsbad Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ WRB Limited MT Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 40 Thanks: 18 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Service needed after the second day The second day of ownership and the truck will not open (MT limited). It will not open either from outside or inside. Time to take it in BTW, The key Fob must be the cheapest part of this car. They did not spend any money on it. I hope they change it in the coming years.

06-03-2012, 05:11 PM	#5
Carlsbad Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ WRB Limited MT Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 40 Thanks: 18 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	here is the button Attached Images

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06-03-2012, 04:54 PM	#2
BRZranger Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Everett, WA Posts: 736 Thanks: 996 Thanked 268 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did you try the key in the trunk keyhole? Inside the trunk there is a trunk reactivation button which would require manually using the key. The idea is luggage security. It might have been accidentally locked. I plan on using it to put my gun or valuables in there.

06-03-2012, 04:58 PM	#3
Scotty2H Track Junkie Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: 2004 Honda S2000 Location: Toronto Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Are you sure you did not diable the trunk lid opener. There is a button in the trunk. Try opening the trunk with the key and checking it. EDIT: Too slow!! Pg 46 of the owners manual for reference.

06-03-2012, 05:08 PM	#4
Carlsbad Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2013 Subaru BRZ WRB Limited MT Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 40 Thanks: 18 Thanked 15 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thank you so much for the help. It was exactly what you said. I opened the trunk with the key fob and then activated the button on the left side of the trunk. On the bright side now we know that this feature really works. Thanks again.

06-03-2012, 05:17 PM	#6
BRZranger Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Everett, WA Posts: 736 Thanks: 996 Thanked 268 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Cool, its a nice option to have. Especially with car prowlers that bust your side window and pop the trunk release button. Otherwise some people just deactivate their trunks by cutting the wire that connects to the lock and unlock.

06-03-2012, 05:33 PM	#7
dsgerbc Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: BRZ(sold), STI Location: A2, MI Posts: 1,915 Thanks: 176 Thanked 419 Times in 241 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Haha, yes. I think this should be a sticky. I did it on the first day when I was trying out different features. Pressed the button in the trunk and forgot about it. Had to go read the manual too when I discovered that I can't open the trunk. If you think about it - it makes complete sense: you're supposed to give the electronic key to the valets, keeping the mechanical key. Hence, nothing will open the trunk, except for the mech. key.

06-03-2012, 05:39 PM	#9
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06-03-2012, 11:42 PM	#11
Grimlock Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: BRZ and NA Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 878 Thanks: 46 Thanked 270 Times in 167 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	The NC Miata has the same feature. Based on the miata.net forum, we can expect dozens of post like this in the coming months and years. I thread like this needs to be stickied.

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