Unlocking doors going from Drive to Park

Bosshoff

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Can this feature be disabled? I hate it. I drive in Chicago and if I put my TRD in Park, I want the doors to remain locked until I open one. Don’t want to go to the dealer if I don’t have to, and the Carista app OBD thingy looks like a scam.
 
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Yes it can be deactivated
Needs dealer computer at least on my 18. Mine is set up To lock when out of park and stay locked.
 
I used Carista to set my 2014 up that way.

Carista isn’t a scam and does what it is designed to do. I’m not a fan of their current pay model, but I bought the app prior to the changes and have unlimited access/use. (At least I did. I haven’t used it in a while.) My dealer wanted way more than Carista charges to make those changes.

Edit to add:

Holy Crap. I just checked Carista’s current pricing. $90 for lifetime access. I think I paid about $20 for it back in the day.
 
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Can this feature be disabled? I hate it. I drive in Chicago and if I put my TRD in Park, I want the doors to remain locked until I open one. Don’t want to go to the dealer if I don’t have to, and the Carista app OBD thingy looks like a scam.

It can, but must be done through dealer or Christa app/dongle. I had my dealer do it at no charge. But my list became really long once i realized i could change so much more. Like remotely opening windows, automatically locking doors at a specific speed and delaying rear wiper speed more. I had to go back twice to get it all done the way i wanted.

I realize now the Christa app/dongle thing would have been a better option since there are so many setting options that i could do my self and play with it a bit more. You can always just subscribe for a month then stick it in a drawer. Not bad for only 40-50 total.

Is a scam a problem if it works perfectly for you?
 
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Carista is a good solution. For $20, you play around with settings for a month and it's set it and forget it. If you change your mind over time, you can re-activate for one more month @ $10 to sort out settings. Much better deal than paying the dealer, potentially twice.
 
You can change the lock settings by yourself without any special tool. There is a procedure for it, it involves turning the key and pressing the locks in a specified manner. I will have to look around for it and will post it when I find it.

I used this method on my '19 TRD ORP and it works. I have it set so that the doors lock when going from Park to Drive, but do not unlock at all automatically.
 
Found it. Page 101 of the owner's manual (for my '19 anyway). Section labeled "Automatic door locking and unlocking systems". It tells how to set and cancel those functions. This is just for the door locks that lock/unlock based on shifter position and/or speed. It's not for any of the other customizable features.
 
One thing I don't like is you can have it remotely roll down your windows, but requires a key to roll them back up. I preferred how my VW was setup which was to roll them back up and lock the car via remote - which could come in handy under certain circumstances.
 
That is the exact reason why I had mine disabled. The dealer did it free of charge along with setting a longer interval for rear wiper intermittent mode. I had it done at the same time as one of my complimentary "ToyotaCare" oil change/tire rotations but had to schedule at a time when they had a "master programmer" available.
 
That is the exact reason why I had mine disabled. The dealer did it free of charge along with setting a longer interval for rear wiper intermittent mode. I had it done at the same time as one of my complimentary "ToyotaCare" oil change/tire rotations but had to schedule at a time when they had a "master programmer" available.

That's exactly what i did as well.
 
Found it. Page 101 of the owner's manual (for my '19 anyway). Section labeled "Automatic door locking and unlocking systems". It tells how to set and cancel those functions. This is just for the door locks that lock/unlock based on shifter position and/or speed. It's not for any of the other customizable features.



I tried that many years ago with mine but never could get it to work. I had some other changes I wanted to do so I went with Carista. Dealer wanted $100 to make the changes for me.
 
I was able to fix this on my '24 through my infotainment system by going to menu settings...
My owner's manual said it could also be done through the MID. I found that to be incorrect.
 

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