anti theft system

121,000 MILES • 2.0L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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How do I disable anti theft system in a 2000 Hyundai Elantra. red security light blinks steady. will not let me crank engine.?
Dec 5, 2015 at 3:58 AM
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Hello,

You will need to reinitialize the system which means you need to remove the negative battery cable terminal off on hold it to the negative terminal for 5 minutes to drain the capacitors down and reboot the system.

Here is a guide

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-reset-a-security-system

Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.

Cheers, Ken
Dec 6, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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