Try jiggling the steering wheel while turning the key. Sometimes if the steering wheel is in a bit of a bind, the key won't turn.
To disable the theft alarm on a 2002 Toyota Sienna, put the key in the ignition and turn it halfway. Leave it in this spot for 10 minutes before starting the car.
Turn key on leave on 15 minutes turn off 5 minutes till red light stays on
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No. I have both a 2001 LE and a 2005 LE. The latter has a chip inside the key, where as the 2001 doesn't.
Press the Trip A, Trip B until ODO. Turn the key to the off position, push and hold the Trip button and turn the key to on and wait until the blinking - stops. You don't need to start the car.
It is easy... Just press and hold the odometer button on the dash and then turn the key to the on position and watch the dashes in the odometer display slowly disappear. Then release the button and you are good to go! The above answer didn't work on my 2010 Toyota Sienna and neither did the instructions on page 442 of the owner's manual that came with my 2010 Toyota Sienna. This is what did work: Start car and bring up odometer display on left of wheel (not Trip A or Trip B). Turn car off. Hold down odometer button. Turn key to on position without starting car. Wait for maintenance light to blink and go out. Release odometer button and turn key to off position. Dealer changed oil and always forgets to reset the "maintenance required" light.
turn on key and depress the reset button. let tire light flash 3 times and turn it off. this resets the 98/99 sienna. it may also work on the forerunner
Its a 10mm Allen Key.
It means the "Immobilizer" or "anti theft system" is activated
How to Reset the "MAINT REQD" Light on Toyota Sienna With the car started (ignition on), set the LCD odometer readout to total mileage (not trip A or B). Turn the car off (ignition key to the OFF position). Push in AND HOLD the button/knob that switches the odometer Turn key to ON position without starting the car. You will notice the maintenance light blink and go out. Release the odometer button/knob. Turn key to OFF position. That's it! The "MAINT REQD" light has been reset to warn you to change your oil in another 5,000 or 7,500 miles or so.
A locksmith can clone a key for you. If you lose all your keys, the dealership would be needed for special programming (Reflash ECU).
move the steering wheel while attempting to turn ignition key