rando

Im looking at purchasing an IS250 and am a little confused about how the key works.

I know if I have the key in my pocket, I can just walk up and open the drivers side door. How does it work in the following cases:

1) I walk up to drivers side door and a passenger walks up to the passenger door. Do both doors get unlocked?
2) I walk up to just the passenger side door. Does it get unlocked?
3) I close the doors and walk away from the car. Do all the doors get locked?
4) How would an aftermarket (or dealer) installed alarm change things?

kensteele

A lot of those settings can be changed. If you walk up to the car with a key, the car will know which door you walked up to by proximity. And the car will know which door you are attempting to open by physical touch on the door handle.

The way my particular car works, the way I have it set is if I walk up to my locked driver's door with the key in my pocket and I touch the door handle, only the driver's door will unlock. The other three doors remain locked. On the other hand, if I walk up to the passenger door and touch the handle, all four doors will unlock.

Doors do not lock automatically on this car. You have to physically lock them with the remote or by touching the lock button on the external handle.

AsianGirl007

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To add, the car already has a anti theft device. You don't need to pay for extra alarm.

And welcome to Club Lexus!

rando

Thanks! That covers 2, 3, and 4. How about case 1? Do you open your door and then hit the unlock key inside?

AsianGirl007

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Yes, but you can customize it to make it more convenient for you. The dealer does it for free. It's called "C-Best" or personalized settings.

AsianGirl007

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Oh, and contact Peter Kong at Lexus of Glendale. 818.507.1300 or pm him here at "Lexus of Glendale". They are Club Lexus sponsors. Mention you are a member here, he'll take good care of you.

If you don't live in Los Angeles, they will flatbed car to you.

integlikew

What kind of deals is peter known to make?

AsianGirl007

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Very good ones. Give him a try. You've got nothing to lose. But it's best to pm him here so he knows you are from Club Lexus.

JamRWS6

You can do that...or if you have someone with you it is easier for either:
1) You to just press unlock on the remote
OR
2) Let them hold onto the key and when they pull the handle on the passenger door all doors will open.

AsianGirl007

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Why do it yourself when it's a complimentary dealer service? I love being pampered by my dealer. Just me, I guess, I'm lazy.

diablo1

This is not one of the settings that can only be changed by your dealer. You can change it yourself, and it's really easy. Here are the instructions. Personally, I like to have all the doors unlock when I touch the handle... That way, if I am with other people, they don't have to wait until I get the door open and press the "unlock" button on the door... And I don't have to take the key out of my pocket either.

pearl85

what does PM mean?

carlos

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PM = Private Message

06i

so that is for the customizable door locks, is there a full printout of how to change ALL the customizable options... (ie. door lock on gear/speed , dome light timeout, trunk release delay etc etc - basically all the customizable options in the manual)

the manual states they need to be "configured at the dealership by special equipment" but i'm sure that's BS

thanks in advance

Bichon

That's not BS. You need a scan tool that is capable of programming the Toyota c-best system.