How to Install a Keyless Entry System in a Toyota Camry

Installing keyless entry to your Toyota Camry makes entering your vehicle easier. This luxury is particularly appreciated in bad weather or whenever you have your hands full. What many people overlook is the safety aspects that keyless entry brings. Keyless entry remotes are equipped with a panic button that sounds an alarm while flashing the headlights to grab people's attention if you are in need. The installation process does not require any tools and is completed in minutes.

  • Put the key into the ignition and open and unlock the driver's door with all the other doors closed. Insert the key into the ignition then remove it, then and insert and remove it once more within 5 seconds.

  • Close and open the driver's door twice, then insert the key into the ignition and pull the key out. You must do all this within 40 seconds.

  • Close and open the driver's door twice, then insert the key into ignition, close the driver's door, turn the ignition to the "On" position then back to the "Off" position and remove the key from the ignition. This step must be completed within 40 seconds. The doors then lock and unlock on their own to signify that the car is in the programming mode.

  • Press both the "Lock" and "Unlock" buttons on the remote simultaneously for 1.5 seconds, then press and hold the "Lock" button for two seconds. The doors then lock and unlock to signify the remote has been programmed to the car. Open the driver's door when you are finished. This ends the programming mode.