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NOTICE
■Carrying the electronic key on your person
Carry the electronic key 3.9 in. (10 cm) or more away from electric appliances that
are turned on. Radio waves emitted from electric appliances within 3.9 in. (10 cm)
of the electronic key may interfere with the key, causing the key to not function
properly.
■In case of a smart access system with push-button start malfunction or other key-
related problems
Take your vehicle with all the electronic keys provided with your vehicle to your
Lexus dealer.
■When a vehicle key is lost
If the key remains lost, the risk of vehicle theft increases significantly. Visit your
Lexus dealer immediately with all remaining electronic keys that was provided with
your vehicle.
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Smart access system with push-button start
The following operations can be performed simply by carrying the elec-
tronic key on your person, for example in your pocket.
(The driver should always carry the electronic key.)
Locks and unlocks the doors
(→P. 3 3 )
Starts the engine ( →P. 183)
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Locks and unlocks the back
door (→P. 3 3 )
Opens the glass hatch
(→ P. 3 4 )
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Unlocking and locking the doors (front door handles only)Grip the driver’s door handle to
unlock the door. Grip the passen-
ger’s door handle to unlock all the
doors.
*
Make sure to touch the sensor on
the back of the handle.
The doors cannot be unlocked for
3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
*: The door unlock settings can be changed. ( →P. 4 0 )
Touch the lock sensor (the inden-
tation on the upper or lower part of
the door handle) to lock the doors.
Unlocking and locking the back door
Locks the all doors
Unlocks the all doors
The doors cannot be unlocked for
3 seconds after the doors are
locked.
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Opening the glass hatchPress the button to open the glass
hatch. The glass hatch will pop up.
The glass hatch can be opened
only when the back door is closed.
Antenna location and effective range■ Antenna location
Antenna outside cabin
Antennas inside cabin
Antenna outside luggage com-
partment
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Effective range (areas within wh ich the electronic key is detected)
When locking or unlocking
the doors
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of
either of the outside front
door handle.
When starting the engine
or changing “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
modes
The system can be operated
when the electronic key is
inside the vehicle.
When opening the glass
hatch and locking or
unlocking the back door.
This system can be operated
when the electronic key is
within about 2.3 ft. (0.7 m) of
the back door handle.
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■Operation signals
A buzzer sounds and the emergency flashers flash to indicate that the doors have
been locked/unlocked. (Locked: once; Unlocked: twice)
■When the door cannot be locked by the lock sensor on the upper part of the door
handle
■Alarms and warning indicators
A combination of exterior and interior alarms as well as warning messages shown
on the multi-information display is used to prevent theft of the vehicle and accidents
resulting from erroneous operation.
●When a warning message is shown on the multi-information display
Take appropriate measures in response to the warning message on the multi-
information display. (→P. 7 1 5 ) Touch both lock sensors on the upper and
lower part of the door handle simultaneously.
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AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm pings
once and exterior
alarm sounds once
for 5 seconds
*1
An attempt was made to lock
the doors using the entry
function while the electronic
key was still inside the pas-
senger compartmentRetrieve the electronic
key from the passenger
compartment and lock
the doors again
An attempt was made to exit
the vehicle and lock the
doors without first turning the
“ENGINE START STOP”
switch OFFTu r n t h e “ E N G I N E
START STOP” switch
OFF and lock the doors
again
Exterior alarm
sounds once for
5 seconds
An attempt was made to lock
the vehicle while a door is
openClose all of the doors
and lock the doors again
An attempt was made to
close the glass hatch while
the electronic key was still
inside the passenger com-
partmentOpen the glass hatch
again and retrieve the
electronic key from the
passenger compart-
ment
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AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm pings
continuously
*1
The “ENGINE START
STOP” switch was turned to
ACCESSORY mode while
the driver’s door was open
(or the driver’s door was
opened while the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch was in
ACCESSORY mode)
Tu r n t h e “ E N G I N E
START STOP” switch
OFF and close the
driver’s door
Interior alarm
sounds continu-
ously
*1
When the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch is in IGNI-
TION ON or ACCESSORY
mode, an attempt was made
to open the door and exit the
vehicle, and the shift lever
was not in P
Shift the shift lever to P
and turn the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
OFF
Interior and exte-
rior alarms sound
continuously
*1
When the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch is in IGNI-
TION ON or ACCESSORY
mode, the driver’s door was
closed after the key was car-
ried outside the vehicle, and
the shift lever not in P
Shift the shift lever to P,
turn the “ENGINE
START STOP” switch
OFF and close the
driver’s door again
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*1: A message will be shown on the multi-information display in the instrumentcluster.
*2: If the engine does not start when the electronic key is inside the vehicle, theelectronic key battery may be depleted or there may be difficulties receiving
signal from the key. ( →P. 74 5 )
■Security feature
If a door is not opened within approximately 60 seconds after the vehicle is
unlocked, the security feature automatically locks the vehicle again.
AlarmSituationCorrection procedure
Interior alarm pings
once
*1
The electronic key has a low
batteryReplace the electronic
key battery
An attempt was made to start
the engine without the elec-
tronic key being present, or
the electronic key was not
functioning normally
Start the engine with the
electronic key
present
*2
Interior alarm pings
once and exterior
alarm sounds 3
times
*1
The driver’s door was closed
after the key was carried out-
side the vehicle, and the
“ENGINE START STOP”
switch was not turned OFFTu r n t h e “ E N G I N E
START STOP” switch
OFF and close the
driver’s door again
An occupant carried the
electronic key outside the
vehicle and closed the door
while the “ENGINE START
STOP” switch was not OFF
Bring the electronic key
back into the vehicle
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