Lexus ES 250 Owner's Manual page 144

When an exterior alarm sounds once for
●
5 seconds
Situation
The trunk was closed
while the electronic key
was still inside the trunk
and all the doors were
locked.
An attempt was made to
lock the vehicle while a
door was open.
When an interior alarm sounds continu-
●
ously
Situation
The engine switch was
turned to ACCES-
SORY mode while the
driver's door was open
(or the driver's door was
opened while the
engine switch was in
ACCESSORY mode).
The engine switch was
turned off while the
driver's door was open.
■ If "Key Detected in Vehicle" is shown on
the multi-information display
An attempt was made to lock the doors
using the smart entry & start system while
the electronic key was still inside the vehi-
cle. Retrieve the electronic key from the
vehicle and lock the doors again.
■ Battery-saving function
The battery-saving function will be acti-
vated in order to prevent the electronic key
battery and the battery from being dis-
charged while the vehicle is not in operation
for a long time.
3-2. Opening, closing and locking the doors and trunk
In the following situations, the smart entry
●
& start system may take some time to
unlock the doors.
Correction pro-
• The electronic key has been left within
cedure approximately 2 m (6 ft.) of the outside of
the vehicle for 10 minutes or longer.
Retrieve the
• The smart entry & start system has not
electronic key been used for 5 days or longer.
from the trunk
● If the smart entry & start system has not
and close the been used for 14 days or longer, the
doors cannot be unlocked at any doors
trunk lid.
except the driver's door. In this case, take
Close all of the hold of the driver's door handle, or use
the wireless remote control or the
doors and lock
mechanical key, to unlock the doors.
the doors again.
Turning an electronic key to battery-
■
saving mode
● When battery-saving mode is set, battery
depletion is minimized by stopping the
Correction pro-
electronic key from receiving radio
cedure
waves.
Press
holding
Turn the engine
tronic key indicator flashes 4 times.
switch off and
While the battery-saving mode is set, the
close the driver's
smart entry & start system cannot be used.
door.
To cancel the function, press any of the elec-
tronic key buttons.
Close the
driver's door.
● Electronic keys that will not be used for
long periods of time can be set to the bat-
tery-saving mode in advance.
Conditions affecting operation
■
The smart entry & start system uses weak
radio waves. In the following situations, the
communication between the electronic key
and the vehicle may be affected, preventing
the smart entry & start system, wireless
remote control and engine immobilizer sys-
tem from operating properly. (Ways of cop-
twice while pressing and
. Confirm that the elec-
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