FYI, I take NO responsibility for how many tires you shred because of this OR any accidents. Be SAFE!!! I AM told that ABS stays on, a fuse needs to be pulled to disable that.
"as it states in the 2006 avalon owners manual ....start the car with the parking prake on ....then foot brake twice....(keep the foot brake down)....then parking brake twice (keep it down )and repeat till skid light is on the dash.....it will reset when you restart the car"
I just went out and did this, and it does in fact turn on the skid light. I am guessing that this does turn off the VDIM as that is how the Avalons are done. When doing it, make sure you alternate "foot brake foot brake.. hand brake hand brake.." sequence. I had to do it an extra time to get it to work. I haven't tested to see if you're capable of any 'vdim restricted' maneuvers yet. I'm still babying my car.
Thanks for checking! Curious, did you hold down the alternate brake like suggested, while tapping the other? I don't blame you about the babying!
Are you following the no redlining until 1100 miles or so?
I just went out and did this, and it does in fact turn on the skid light. I am guessing that this does turn off the VDIM as that is how the Avalons are done. When doing it, make sure you alternate "foot brake foot brake.. hand brake hand brake.." sequence. I had to do it an extra time to get it to work. I haven't tested to see if you're capable of any 'vdim restricted' maneuvers yet. I'm still babying my car.
Thanks for the verification, AgBlue. I still don't understand why this secret sequence would be in the Avalon's owner's manual when there is no VDIM in the Avalon to begin with. But hey, if it works, why would anyone care? Kudos to whoever first discovered this! Knew it was only a matter of time. Now those who said VDIM was the ONLY reason that kept them from buying an IS can probably hop in the game.
Thanks for the verification, AgBlue. I still don't understand why this secret sequence would be in the Avalon's owner's manual when there is no VDIM in the Avalon to begin with. But hey, if it works, why would anyone care? Kudos to whoever first discovered this! Knew it was only a matter of time. Now those who said VDIM was the ONLY reason that kept them from buying an IS can probably hop in the game.
i would assume it turns off VSC... in VDIM cars, VSC is still there, VDIM is just an big brain that makes it all work together, instead of independantly.... So when it is off, VDIM probably turns off as well...
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i would assume it turns off VSC... in VDIM cars, VSC is still there, VDIM is just an big brain that makes it all work together, instead of independantly.... So when it is off, VDIM probably turns off as well...
Haha...now that you explained it, it seems quite obvious to me actually. Why didn't I think of that? Thanks.
I just wanna be there to watch one of you IS guys start your car! That must be hilarious.. legs moving, hands moving, pedals pressed, buttons tapped.. be careful to warn you passenger, they might think you are having a seizure
Start the car with the parking brake on
Foot brake twice....
(keep the foot brake down)....
Parking brake twice
(keep it down )
and repeat till skid light is on the dash
Then the Navigation bypass..
Hit MENU button on the right side of screen
Click on Volume.
Once in the Volume MENU, click on top left where the picture of the speaker is
Then Click on bottom left
Then Click on top left again, the picture of the speaker
Then Click on the bottom left again
It should bring you the SERVICE MENU
Once here, click on OVERRIDE
Keep holding it til you here a beep.
Once you hear a beep, the OVERRIDE should be highlighted
You MUST do this everytime you start your car.
haha yeah, very busy before the car actually moves i already need about 6 secs to override my nav every time i drive
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Just want to let everyone here know that LexusTBS @ my.is has personally verified that the code works by sliding everywhere in a dealer's demo car. Expect to see bald tires on every demo car at every dealer from now on.
Wanna turn off VDIM? :)
OR any accidents. Be SAFE!!! I AM told that ABS stays on, a fuse needs to be pulled to disable that.
But hey, if it works, why would anyone care? Kudos to whoever first discovered this! 
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