Hi
A friend has stored his ’98 Corolla at my place…that I want to move. He
left the keys but didn’t tell me how to start the car. I have tried
everything I can think of, but there must be some theft deterrent procedure
that I can’t figure out, but I just can’t figure it out.
Thanks in advance.
Gerry
"Gerry" <gerrypy…@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi
> A friend has stored his ’98 Corolla at my place…that I want to move. He
> left the keys but didn’t tell me how to start the car. I have tried
> everything I can think of, but there must be some theft deterrent
> procedure that I can’t figure out, but I just can’t figure it out.
> Thanks in advance.
> Gerry
If the transmission is manual (stick shift), apply the parking brake,
depress the clutch pedal to the floor, shift the transmission into neutral,
and turn the ignition key.
If the transmission is automatic, apply the parking brake, make sure the
transmission lever is inn Park or Neutral, and turn the ignition key.
If that doesn’t work, try giving the car a jump.
—
Ray O
(correct punctuation to reply)
On Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:46:10 GMT, "Gerry" <gerrypy…@shaw.ca> wrote:
>Hi
>A friend has stored his ’98 Corolla at my place…that I want to move. He
>left the keys but didn’t tell me how to start the car. I have tried
>everything I can think of, but there must be some theft deterrent procedure
>that I can’t figure out, but I just can’t figure it out.
Newer manual transmission cars have a clutch safety – you have to
put the shifter in neutral and depress the clutch all the way to the
floor before the starter will engage.
Almost all automatic transmission cars have a neutral safety switch
where it will not start unless it’s in Park or Neutral. And sometimes
they get out of adjustment or dirty – try it in both the P and N
positions, and wiggle the shift lever a bit if it still won’t start.
If you still don’t get anything, check the battery and put it on a
trickle charge overnight if it’s been sitting over a week.
And once it starts, there’s also an electrical interlock on newer
automatic cars where you have to step on the brakes to shift out of
Park. Don’t forget that one.
A car with a good battery and no electrical faults should to be able
to sit unused for two weeks and still start, his battery may be weak
or old. If the car still has the original battery that’s 11 years on
a five to six year battery…
Old battery? (Date code before 2002) They go bad just from old
age. Change the battery, and if the car won’t be started and driven a
few miles at least once a week get a "Battery Tender" type 120V
trickle charger to keep it charged. And you still need to start it
once a month.
–<< Bruce >>–
"Gerry" <gerrypy…@shaw.ca> wrote in
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> Hi
> A friend has stored his ’98 Corolla at my place…that I want to move.
> He left the keys but didn’t tell me how to start the car. I have tried
> everything I can think of, but there must be some theft deterrent
> procedure that I can’t figure out, but I just can’t figure it out.
Has your friend disconnected the battery?
–
Tegger
Depress and hold the clutch, then turn the key.
"Gerry" <gerrypy…@shaw.ca> wrote in message
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> Hi
> A friend has stored his ’98 Corolla at my place…that I want to move. He
> left the keys but didn’t tell me how to start the car. I have tried
> everything I can think of, but there must be some theft deterrent
> procedure that I can’t figure out, but I just can’t figure it out.
> Thanks in advance.
> Gerry