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Old 06-30-24, 12:14 PM
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I’ve never really needed it, but I would like to disable the telescopic wheel in my mom’s RX330. It’s not needed and I’d rather disable it and save wear-and-tear at this point.

Any cheap way to accomplish that with a Techstream emulator or something?
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Old 06-30-24, 02:46 PM
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Isn't there a setting just to turn off the entry/exit easy access thru personalized settings?
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Old 06-30-24, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by tex2670
Isn't there a setting just to turn off the entry/exit easy access thru personalized settings?
I read that it was only do-able via a dealer (which indicated Techstream in my mind). Is that not true?
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Looks like the 2-day "professional diagnostic" subscription was $70:

https://techinfo.toyota.com/techInfo...tis&_nfpb=true

But I'm reading that Techstream was discontinued a month or two ago, and replaced by Global TechStream Plus (GTS+). I can't find any info on short-term subscriptions in the US.

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If you're tech savy, you should get a VCI cable off ebay and find a copy of techstream. I would buy an older laptop that is dedicated only to using that software and never put it online or any other personal info on it.
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Originally Posted by evident
If you're tech savy, you should get a VCI cable off ebay and find a copy of techstream. I would buy an older laptop that is dedicated only to using that software and never put it online or any other personal info on it.
I was under the impression that the eBay dongles that come with software is a trial version(never expires) for personal use.

I suspect it may not have dealer level capabilities for reflashing Ecms and super high level stuff but works ok for scanning modules and codes
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i just bought a vci cable from aliexpress to find out which tpms battery is bad in my 3gs.
Comes with latest techstream for under $20.

From the youtubes I've watched, these cheap cables should work with our old-*** cars to customize settings.

youtube speedkar99 shows you can do a lot of customizing
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