jpf5911

Everytime I open the door to get out of my 08 LS460 the warning bell rings incessantly.

The only thing I can think of is that I'm usually in a parking garage and the lights are on due to the auto-feature on the lights. But, I think sometimes it rings even though the lights aren't on.

Sometimes you open the door but don't jump right out of the car. Is there anyway to disable this ringing bell?

Thanks,

jpf

ehaze

wish we could program our cars.

laptop and a little free software, done!

jmcraney

I've tried to imagine some scenario that would cause this and I can't think of a single one. It is not normal for the beeper to sound when you open the door, if you have turned the ignition off. The only possibility that I can think of is that when you killed the ignition, instead of operating the pushbutton once, you somehow operated it twice, which would leave your car's ignition off but the accessory power would be on. If you happened to do this sort of thing, it would not completely discharge the battery as the Accessory Power has an automatic off after 30 minutes and when you returned to your car later there would be no evidence of that sort of mistake. The next time you have this happen check to see if the yellow light on the Start pushbutton is lit.

ehaze

this is starting to bug me more and more.

turn off the car.
make sure lights are off.
open the door.
ding
ding
ding

jmcraney

Do you wear your seatbelt?

Do you keep your seatbelt on until you kill the ignition?

Do you enable the HOLD feature?

Do you have a passenger with you when this occurs?

ehaze

parked car
turned car off
disconnected seatbelt
opened the door

NO DING DING

sorta stupid, but now i know to turn the car off, then disconnect the belt.

jgbackes

iTrader: (2)

You have to turn the car off before you open the door! There is no way I have found around this.

jeff

GregCon

I love warning bells. I wish Lexus would add more, and I also wish they would add a feature that cuts my steak for me in to little pieces and feeds it to me like a choo-choo train.

Mikey100

LOL> We should start a new thread entitled "Things I wish Lexus would add for us."

Then I could answer and give my input. Again .... this in only a thought IN CASE a thread like this <"Things I wish Lexus would add for us"> is ever started.

A) A No Start feature on a LS460 until you have read at least once the Owner's Manual. -

B) A total LS460 vehicle disabling feature unless you can PROVE you have used - and can use - and WILL use - a "Search engine" (like Google) on the web. -

I feel those two items ARE doable.

LOL - Happy Memorial Day Holiday to you.

Mikey Lulejian - Lake Oconee, GA

ehaze

Mike, thinking i'll leave the owners manual in my #2 bathroom. Anything is better than reading the wife's gossip mags!!!

Mikey100

LOL> Good one !!!! Agreed - Thanks for the good laugh !!

jpf5911

Uhh, well yes, I do occasionally open the door before turning off the car and that's when it beeps I actually figured it out even before I read some of the snarky responses.

jmcraney

If you interpreted my responses to be "snarky," I apologize. My only intention was to be helpful.

ehaze

while in my new reading chamber, i learned that the headrest pivot.