2008 Lexus ES350 alarm

Topic 1
Ent ering and Exit ing
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Keys
■Electr onic key
Smart acces s system with push-butto n start
( → P.8, 17)
■ Mechanical key
● Locks and unlocks the doors
● Locks and unlocks the glo ve bo x
● Locks and unloc ks the a rmrest door
The mec hanica l k ey i s stored inside the electronic
k ey . T o e xtra ct the k ey, r elea se the la tch a nd pu ll.
■Wi reless remote cont rol
Locks the door s
Unl ocks the doors
Op ens the t runk
Sounds the alarm
Us e the alarm to at tract attention to the ve hi-
cl e in o rder to help deter br eak-ins.
(T o stop the alarm, push any butto n on the
wi reless re mote control.)1
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3
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The wir ele ss remo te contr ol can also be used to ope n the windo ws and moon r oof (standar d
type).
To do so , simply pr ess and hold button.

Topic 1
Ent ering and Exit ing
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Theft Deterrent S ystem
■ Engine immobiliz er system
The eng ine immobili zer s yst em p revents th e
eng ine from b eing sta rted in the e vent th at an
attempt is made to st art the v ehi cle using an
unregistered key.
The security indicator light flashes to indica te that
the system is s et.
■Alarm
Th e system sounds the alarm and f lashes lights when for cible entr y is de tected.
To se t the alarm: lock all the doors fr om outside the v ehic le. Th e securit y indicator li ght
com es on to indicate that the alarm is in it s preparat ion st ate. When t he indi cator light
beg ins t o fla sh, t he s yst em is arme d.
To deactivate or stop t he alarm: star t the engine, or unlock the doors or trunk using the
electr onic k ey or the w ireles s r emo te contr ol.
■ Steering lock
The ste ering wh eel locks when the “ ENGINE
ST AR T STOP ” switch is in OFF .
To r elease th e steering whee l lock, gently turn the
wheel l eft or right while pr essing the “ENGINE
ST ART STOP” s witch.
The theft dete rrent sy stem includes the follo wing f eatur es to help protect y our v ehicle from
theft.

Topic 2
Before Drivin g
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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Y our L exus
Driving and Seat Position Memory System (If Equipped)
■Setting memor y pos itions
While ho lding down the SET bu tton, press and
hold one of the mem ory bu ttons (1 or 2) until y ou
hear a beep .
Th e c urrent p osition of the se at, as w ell as th e
positi on of the ste ering wh eel and th e out side
rear v iew mirr ors ( for the dri ver's seat only) is
re co rded.
■ Recalling memory p ositions
Press one of the m emor y buttons (1 or 2).
■Linki ng d riving position memor y w ith door unlock op eration (driver's sea t only)
Wh ile holding down the desir ed m emo ry bu tton,
press and hold on the wir ele ss remote contr ol
until y ou hear a beep .
To pr event triggering of the alarm, open one of
th e doors wit hin 60 se conds afte r the beep is
hear d.
The seats can be returned to a previously set p osition by simply p ressing a button.
T he posit ion of the steering wheel and the ou tside rear vie w mirr ors is adjusted along with the
driv er's seat.
Po sitions can be conv eniently r ecorded for the v ehicle's primary drivers and pas sengers.
Linking driving posit ion memory t o the door unlock operatio n allows the mem ory pos ition
to be recalled automatically when t he driver's door is opened. (The linked function does not
operate if the driv er's door is unlocke d using t he mech anical key o r manually fr om in side
the v ehicle.)

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Entering and Exiting
Before Driving
When Driving
Rain and
Night Dr iving
Drivin g Com for t
Ope ning and Clos ing
What to do if ...
Customizin g
Y our L exus
Electronic Key Alarm
The elec tronic key a larm uses an alarm and w arn ing me ssag es to indicat e th at the el ectronic
key has been use d imp roperly . Take appr opriate measure in r esponse to any w arning mes -
sages t hat are displ ayed. In some cases, an ala rm may sound without an accompa nying
wa rning mes sage. If so , foll ow the co rrection p rocedure in the table below.
AlarmSituatio nCorrection pr ocedur e
Exterior alarm sounds
once for 2 seconds
Tr ied to lock the do ors
using the e ntry func tion
while the electronic k ey is
still i nside the pas senger
compa rtmentRetrieve th e electronic key
from the pas senger com-
par tme nt and lock the
door s again .
Closed the trunk while t he
electr onic k ey is still insi de
the trunk and all doors ar e
lockedRetrieve th e electronic key
from the trunk a nd c lose
the trunk lid.
Ex terior alarm sounds
once for 60 seconds
Tr ied to e xit the v ehicle
with the electronic k ey and
lock the doors wi thout f irst
turning t he “ ENGI NE
ST ART STOP” switch OFF
Turn the “ENGINE S TART
ST OP ” switch OFF and
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alarm sounds
once for 1 0 secondsTrie d to lock t he v ehic le
using the e ntry func tion
while a door i s openClose all of the doo rs and
lock t he doors again .
Exterior alarm sounds
once for 3 seconds a nd
int erior alarm sounds con-
tin uously
Wh en the “E NGINE START
STOP” switch is in A CCE S-
SORY or IG NITI ON ON
mode, an atte mpt was made
to open the door and e xit
th e v ehi cle, and the shi ft
le ve r was not in P
Shi ft the sh ift le ver to P .
Interi or alarm pi ngs
continuously
Tu rned the “ENGINE
ST ART STOP” switch to
AC CESSORY mode
while the driver's door is
open (Opene d the d river's
door when t he “ ENGINE
ST AR T STOP ” switch is in
AC CESSORY mode.)
Turn the “ENGINE S TART
ST OP ” switch OFF and
clo se t he driv er's d oor.
Turned the “ENGINE START
ST OP ” s witch OFF while the
driv er's door is op en
Close the dr iver's door .