alarm Lexus ES350 2009 Quick Guide

Topic 1
En teri ng an d Ex itin g
7
Keys
■Electr onic key
Sm art a ccess s ystem with p ush-b utton sta rt
( → P.8, 17)
■ Mech anical key
● Lock s and unlocks t he d oor s
● Lock s and unlocks t he g love bo x
● Lock s and unlocks t he armr est door
Th e m echanical ke y is st ored inside t he elec tronic
key . To e xtr act the k ey, release the latch and pu ll.
■Wi reless remote con trol
Lock s the d oors
Un locks the d oors
Open s the tru nk
Sounds th e al arm
Use the alar m to a ttract attention to the v ehi-
cle in or der t o h elp det er br eak -ins.
(T o stop the alarm, p ush any butt on on the
wi rel ess re mote cont rol.)1
2
3
4
Th e wi reles s r em ote c ontro l can a lso b e used to open th e wi ndow s and moon roof ( standard
type) .
To do so , si mpl y p ress and hold button.

Topic 1
En teri ng an d Ex itin g
9
Thef t Deter rent System
■Eng ine immo bilize r sy stem
The e ngine imm obilize r system pr event s the
engi ne fr om b eing st ar ted in the e ven t tha t a n
a ttemp t is ma de to sta rt the vehic le usin g an
unre gistered key.
The sec urit y in dicat or light flashes t o indicat e that
the system is set.
■ Al arm
The sy stem sounds t he alarm and f lashes lig hts w hen forcib le entry is detec ted.
To set th e ala rm: lock all t he doors from outside the v ehic le. The se curity indica tor lig ht
comes on to in dic ate that the ala rm is in its pr eparation state. Wh en the indicat or lig ht
begin s to flash, th e sy stem is armed.
To deactiva te or stop th e a larm: start the engine, or unloc k the door s or tr unk us ing the
elec tronic key or t he wir eles s remot e con trol.
■Steerin g lock
Th e st eering wheel lock s when the “E NGIN E
ST AR T S TOP” switch is i n O FF.
To release the steerin g wheel lock, gently t urn t he
whee l left or right w hile p ressin g th e “E NG INE
ST ART STOP” switch.
The thef t det errent system inclu des t he f ollow ing featur es to he lp protect your v ehicle f rom
th eft.

Topic 2
Bef ore D riv ing
12
En tering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
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Driving a nd S eat Position Memory System (I f Equipp ed)
■Setti ng memor y po sitions
While holdin g do wn the S ET b utt on, pr ess and
hold on e of th e memory bu ttons (1 or 2) u ntil y ou
he ar a b eep.
The curr ent posit ion of t he seat, as w ell as t he
posit ion of the steering wheel and t he out side
re ar vie w mirr ors (f or the driv er's seat only) i s
re corded.
■ Re cal ling memo ry posit ions
Press one of the memor y bu ttons ( 1 or 2 ).
■Linkin g driving posit ion mem ory with door unlo ck oper ation (driv er's seat on ly)
While h oldin g do wn the desir ed mem ory but ton ,
pr es s a nd hold on the wire less re mote cont rol
unt il yo u hear a beep .
To pr even t t riggerin g of the alarm, open one of
the doors w ithin 60 seconds after the beep is
he ard.
The s eat s can be returned to a pr evio usly set posi tion b y si mply pressi ng a but ton.
Th e pos ition o f t h e st eeri ng wh eel and th e outside r ear view mirrors is adjus ted along wit h the
dri ver' s s eat .
Po sitions can be co nvenien tly re cor ded f or th e v ehicl e's primar y dri vers and passengers.
Linki ng dr iving po sition memory to the door unl ock o perat ion allow s t he me mory po sition
to be r ecalled automatically when the driver's door is op ened . (Th e li nked function does n ot
op erat e if the d riv er's d oor is un locked using the mecha nica l k ey or ma nual ly from in side
the v ehicle. )

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Entering and Ex iting
Bef ore Drivin g
Wh en Driv ing
Rain and
Ni gh t Driv ing
Driving Comfort
Ope nin g and C losing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Yo ur Lexus
Electronic Key Alarm
Th e elect ron ic k ey alarm uses an alarm and warning mes sages to ind icat e that th e elect ronic
ke y has bee n u sed impr operly. Take appropriate measu re in respons e to any w arn ing mes-
sage s that ar e displa yed. In some case s, an alarm may sound wit hout an accompa nyin g
warn ing mes sage. If so , f o llo w t he corr ection procedu re in the table b elo w.
Al armSituati onCorrecti on proce dure
Exteri or alar m soun ds
once for 2 sec onds
Tried to lock th e doors
us ing the entr y fu nction
wh ile th e e lectr onic k ey is
still in side the pas senger
compar tmentRetrieve the electronic key
fr om t he pa ssenge r com-
par tme nt and lock the
doors ag ain.
Closed the trunk while the
elec tron ic k ey is still inside
the trunk and all d oors are
lockedRetrieve the electronic key
from the tru nk and close
th e tru nk lid.
Exteri or alar m soun ds
on ce f or 60 secon ds
Tried to e xit th e v ehicle
wi th the elec tronic key a nd
lock the doors w ithout first
turnin g the “E NGI NE
ST ART STOP” switch OFF
Turn th e “ ENG INE STAR T
STOP ” switch OFF a nd
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alar m soun ds
on ce f or 1 0 secon dsTried to lock th e v ehicle
us ing the entr y fu nction
wh ile a door is openClose all of th e doors and
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alar m soun ds
once for 3 sec onds and
in te rior alarm sounds con -
tin uously
Wh en the “EN GIN E S TART
ST OP ” swit ch is in ACCES -
SORY or IGNI TION ON
mod e, an att emp t was mad e
to open the door and e xit
th e v ehicle, an d the shift
le ve r w as no t in P
Shif t the shift le ver to P .
Inte rior alarm pin gs
contin uou sly
Tu rned t he “ ENGIN E
ST ART STOP” switch to
AC CESSORY mode
wh ile th e d river's door is
open (O pened th e driv er's
door wh en th e “E NGINE
STAR T STOP ” switch is in
AC CESSORY mode.)
Turn th e “ ENG INE STAR T
STOP ” switch OFF a nd
close t he driv er's d oor .
Turned the “E NGINE START
ST OP ” switch OFF w hile the
driv er's d oor is open
Close t he driver's d oor .