If Your Vehicle Will Not Start - Toyota Lexus IS300 Manual

IF YOUR VEHICLE WILL NOT
START
(a) Simple checks
Before making these checks, make sure you have followed the
correct starting procedure instructions in "How to start the
engine" on page 229 and that you have sufficient fuel. Since
your vehicle is equipped with the engine immobiliser system,
also check whether the other keys will start the engine. If they
work, your key may be broken. Have the key checked at your
Lexus dealer. If none of your keys work, the system is possibly
broken. Call your Lexus dealer. See "Keys" on page 8.
If the engine is not turning over or is turning over too
slowly –
1. Check that the battery terminals are tight and clean.
2. If the battery terminals are O.K., switch on the interior light.
3. If the light is out, dim or goes out when the starter is
cranked, the battery is discharged. You may try jump starting.
See "(c) Jump starting" for further instruction.
If the light is O.K., but the engine still will not start, it needs
adjustment or repair. Call a Lexus dealer, Roadside
Assistance or Customer Service Assistance.
"Foreword".)
Do not pull– or push–start the vehicle. It may damage
the vehicle or cause a collision when the engine starts.
Also the three–way catalytic converter may overheat
and become a fire hazard.
If the engine turns over at its normal speed but will not
start –
1. The engine may be flooded because of repeated cranking.
See "(b) Starting a flooded engine" for further instructions.
2. If the engine still will not start, it needs adjustment or repair.
Call a Lexus dealer, Roadside Assistance or Customer
Service Assistance. (See "Foreword".)
(See
2003 IS300 from Aug. '02 Prod. (OM53439U)
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY
NOTICE
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