BRZ Key Fob trunk button - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Jarrid'sBRZ · 05-19-2016, 05:07 PM

Hello all! I just took delivery of my 2016 BRZ this week tuesday and I am loving it so far! I do have a question that I cant seem to figure out. The trunk button on my key fob does not open my trunk? I know about the lockout button inside the trunk and tried messing with it. However, it doesnt fix my problem. The trunk release inside the car works as well as the button on the trunk itself, just not the button on my fob. I went to the dealership and they informed me that the trunk relise botton on the key fob is not suposed to work.... is this true? Thank you!

retoocs · 05-19-2016, 05:12 PM

Press and hold.

PandaSPUR · 05-19-2016, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by retoocs

Press and hold.

what he said.

also, read the manual :P

finally, the car can be configured to not respond to the trunk open button on the key. But it shouldn't be that way by default. You can change this setting with a bluetooth OBDII dongle and appropriate app.

Jarrid'sBRZ · 05-19-2016, 06:43 PM

Well it works! thank you. I feel kind of dumb now but oh well!

ryoma · 05-19-2016, 07:07 PM

stay away from that dealership because they are dumb. they might tell you that you will need to refill your blinker fluid next

krayzie · 05-19-2016, 08:32 PM

I've never came across a remote where you don't need to hold down the button for the trunk release in the last two decades.

mav1178 · 05-19-2016, 09:36 PM

Read the manual.

http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/108...606ASTIS_4.pdf

Page 39

PandaSPUR · 05-19-2016, 10:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krayzie

I've never came across a remote where you don't need to hold down the button for the trunk release in the last two decades.

To be fair, could be his first car. This was my first car and I didn't know I had to hold it either (but I read the entire manual while getting all the papers done, out of anticipation lol)

retoocs · 05-20-2016, 12:50 PM

You can also set it so you don't have to do a long hold through tech steam or Christa.

kodos78 · 05-20-2016, 12:53 PM

Glad you figured yours out. Mine was baffling to me and the salesman, and even the service department. They finally realized that the lockout button in the trunk was pushed in. Never had a car with THAT feature before!

Tcoat · 05-20-2016, 01:44 PM

mav1178 · 05-20-2016, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/108...606ASTIS_4.pdf

Page 39

retoocs · 05-20-2016, 02:05 PM

Could be worse, it could be the parking light issue on older Subaru's.

Tcoat · 05-20-2016, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mav1178

http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/108...606ASTIS_4.pdf

Page 39

At this point in time I am pretty sure I have about 80% of the manual save as Snip images since I have posted them so much.
The hard copy sits beside my computer at home and looks like a 20 year old library book already because I use it to find the page numbers quickly.

05-19-2016, 05:07 PM	#1
Jarrid'sBRZ Member Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2016 Black subaru BRZ limited Location: Wiconsin Posts: 30 Thanks: 18 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	BRZ Key Fob trunk button Hello all! I just took delivery of my 2016 BRZ this week tuesday and I am loving it so far! I do have a question that I cant seem to figure out. The trunk button on my key fob does not open my trunk? I know about the lockout button inside the trunk and tried messing with it. However, it doesnt fix my problem. The trunk release inside the car works as well as the button on the trunk itself, just not the button on my fob. I went to the dealership and they informed me that the trunk relise botton on the key fob is not suposed to work.... is this true? Thank you!

05-19-2016, 07:07 PM	#5
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05-19-2016, 05:12 PM	#2
retoocs Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 168 Thanks: 2 Thanked 63 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Press and hold.

05-19-2016, 06:43 PM	#4
Jarrid'sBRZ Member Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2016 Black subaru BRZ limited Location: Wiconsin Posts: 30 Thanks: 18 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Well it works! thank you. I feel kind of dumb now but oh well!

05-19-2016, 08:32 PM	#6
krayzie Drive From Home Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: BRZ STI Performance Location: Filth City Posts: 4,914 Thanks: 2,368 Thanked 3,111 Times in 2,007 Posts Mentioned: 30 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I've never came across a remote where you don't need to hold down the button for the trunk release in the last two decades.

05-19-2016, 09:36 PM	#7
mav1178 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2005 Toyota Camry Location: 91745 Posts: 6,562 Thanks: 493 Thanked 6,093 Times in 3,029 Posts Mentioned: 95 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	Read the manual. http://techinfo.subaru.com/proxy/108...606ASTIS_4.pdf Page 39

05-20-2016, 12:50 PM	#9
retoocs Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 168 Thanks: 2 Thanked 63 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You can also set it so you don't have to do a long hold through tech steam or Christa.

05-20-2016, 12:53 PM	#10
kodos78 Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Drives: Subaru BRZ Location: Texas Posts: 25 Thanks: 33 Thanked 27 Times in 10 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Glad you figured yours out. Mine was baffling to me and the salesman, and even the service department. They finally realized that the lockout button in the trunk was pushed in. Never had a car with THAT feature before!

05-20-2016, 02:05 PM	#13
retoocs Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 168 Thanks: 2 Thanked 63 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Could be worse, it could be the parking light issue on older Subaru's.

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