What is that blinking dash light when the car is off? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

JayNutter · 10-24-2012, 03:10 PM

I have stared at that light trying to figure out what it is.

When the car is off a red dash light blinks. What is the light and what is it for? Wondering if it is just some alarm dummy light.

CaptainSlow · 10-24-2012, 03:12 PM

security system is armed

CBR600RR · 10-24-2012, 03:26 PM

it means there is something terribly wrong. I suggest you take your car to a rocket surgen right away.

cwb48 · 10-24-2012, 08:12 PM

It indicates that the car is detecting the RFI chip in the key. Scion calls it an engine immobilizer system- the engine won't start unless the chip is detected. You probably have the key in your pocket- I keep meaning to check out how far away it can "see" the chip, but it's at least 15 feet or so, maybe more.

dssence · 02-02-2014, 10:35 PM

Do you know if some stock Toyota 86 FT don't have an alarm installed ? I don't have the panic button on my key.. and I tried to enable the alarm by unlocking the door keeping unlocked pressed but the light keeps flashing.. Does the ECU have to be flashed for the alarm to work I mean the factory default alarm.

captain_beebus · 02-02-2014, 11:53 PM

Its not an alarm, just the immobilizer. The flashing light pretty much just means its doing its job. It looks for the chip in the key to make sure its the right one for the car. You can actually cover your fob in tinfoil and the car probably wont start.

Pegasus · 02-03-2014, 10:40 AM

As they all stated, its the security system. The flashing indicates its functional, most cars have it these days. Slow pulsing red light you will notice on most locked cars.

CaptainSlow · 02-03-2014, 10:59 AM

I was going to post, then I realized i already did 3 months ago LOL

10-24-2012, 03:10 PM	#1
JayNutter Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 145 Thanks: 10 Thanked 50 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What is that blinking dash light when the car is off? I have stared at that light trying to figure out what it is. When the car is off a red dash light blinks. What is the light and what is it for? Wondering if it is just some alarm dummy light.

10-24-2012, 03:12 PM	#2
CaptainSlow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 799 Thanks: 392 Thanked 388 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	security system is armed __________________ Ultramarine 2013 Scion FR-S 6MT

02-03-2014, 10:59 AM	#8
CaptainSlow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Location: Mid-Michigan Posts: 799 Thanks: 392 Thanked 388 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I was going to post, then I realized i already did 3 months ago LOL __________________ Ultramarine 2013 Scion FR-S 6MT

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CBR600RR Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Raven Black Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,343 Thanks: 451 Thanked 563 Times in 276 Posts Mentioned: 5 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	it means there is something terribly wrong. I suggest you take your car to a rocket surgen right away.

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cwb48 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 FR-s Firestorm Location: Maryland Posts: 113 Thanks: 10 Thanked 26 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It indicates that the car is detecting the RFI chip in the key. Scion calls it an engine immobilizer system- the engine won't start unless the chip is detected. You probably have the key in your pocket- I keep meaning to check out how far away it can "see" the chip, but it's at least 15 feet or so, maybe more.

02-02-2014, 10:35 PM	#5
dssence Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: Toyota FT/MT 86 Location: argentina Posts: 247 Thanks: 116 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Do you know if some stock Toyota 86 FT don't have an alarm installed ? I don't have the panic button on my key.. and I tried to enable the alarm by unlocking the door keeping unlocked pressed but the light keeps flashing.. Does the ECU have to be flashed for the alarm to work I mean the factory default alarm.

02-02-2014, 11:53 PM	#6
captain_beebus Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: '14 Firestorm FR-S Location: New Hampshire Posts: 21 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Its not an alarm, just the immobilizer. The flashing light pretty much just means its doing its job. It looks for the chip in the key to make sure its the right one for the car. You can actually cover your fob in tinfoil and the car probably wont start.

02-03-2014, 10:40 AM	#7
Pegasus Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: 2014 Whiteout Monogram FR-S M/T Location: Houston Posts: 93 Thanks: 5 Thanked 33 Times in 19 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As they all stated, its the security system. The flashing indicates its functional, most cars have it these days. Slow pulsing red light you will notice on most locked cars.

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