anitabj

i guess i noticed that my is250's security system isnt as secure as i thought....


after getting out of the gym, from a distance i rolled down all my windows with my fob....as i got to my car, i popped the trunk..place all my goods in and thought to myself to test out the security system....i then locked all the doors with the fob again....place my keys 10 ft away..and with my hands i unlocked the doors through the open window......as i reached for the handle to open the door, i expected the alarm to go off..it didnt...

its wierd, my brothers accord, my parents toyota solara, and my old tacoma has this feature..how come lexus doesnt???

ben_r_

Yea these new modern day factory alarm systems are a bit odd... I have tried that on my IS and my gfs 06 civic and its the same for us too. How exactly does one "set off" the alarm?

is4fsr

HMM interesting. Were you able to start the car though with the fob 10 ft away?

Ben, I think the modern alarms nowadays have break sensors meaning the alarm will go off if someone tries to break the windows. I like the old ones with motion sensor. My cousin's RX got hit in the rear bumper while parked in the mall and the alarm didn't go off. Someone witnessed the accident and reported it to my cousin.

CAIFAN_64

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the Lexus oem alarm doesn't have any type of sensor(window,shock or motion sensor)

ben_r_

Yea that too!

caseyb83

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ok, so heres my take on it. i decided to try it out too, but both of my key fobs were left in my bedroom and when i went to the garage (the windows were already down and the car locked earlier) i decided to unlock the door from the inside and right when i did, the car locked itself back and the horn started blaring. Im not sure if theres a time limit on how long since you have been in the car or how far away your key is, try taking it out further next time or wait longer since youve been in the car??

jecko714

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thats weird...i tried a similar situation and my alarm went off...WEIRD

br3akenout

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hmm odd my friend tried opening the car from the inside when the windows were down and the alarm went off

CarlitosPR

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I dont know how it is in the states but in PR if someone want your car they put a gun to your head or if it is your ipod they want they broke your glass. in either situation its an alarm usefull imo.

passnu2

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if they really want your car they will get it....

kickin8

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I believe there's a time delay (?) to really ACTIVATE the alarm....you can try your test again after you armed your car for 10 min or so?

Cos I tried it with my 99 accord....it doesnt really "activate" a few minutes after you armed the alarm.....

lxgs4

The Lexus alarm system doesn't activate till about 1 min after you have locked your door.

PhilipMSPT

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Mine alarms with the same scenario as yours.

Perhaps a time delay is involved?

cancellino

I say let them have it, don't get me wrong I love my car, but these days people just seem to ignore alarms anyway. Besides, if they really want it, they'll deactivate the alarm, and drive off with the car before anyone realizes what happened, which is why I do not keep valuables in the car.

phatboyc

Didn't even know our alarms did this. Good to know.