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Old 02-06-12, 08:37 AM
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Default RX 300 rollover audio warning?

I had an interesting experience a while back. I was leaving a parking lot on a short, but somewhat steep, downward ramp. I was turning right to enter a frontage road. The approaching traffic was closing a little quicker than I estimated, so I “hit the gas” as I was turning. The combination of going down hill, making a hard right turn and accelerating all at the same time triggered some kind of warning alarm. I am assuming it was a “be careful, you are going to tip over” type of warning. I never heard it before or after.

Has anyone else experienced this or better yet, is this an unadvertised built in safety feature in my 2003 Lexus RX300?

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Old 02-06-12, 09:17 AM
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Its probably just the VSC chime...i know my old IS300 did that...in the AWD RX300 its probably MUCH harder to get it to go off though
Old 02-06-12, 11:49 AM
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X2, it's probably the VSC.
Old 02-06-12, 11:51 AM
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It's normal, i hear it all the time when having some fun in my dad's RX330... Slipping & sliding.
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I think the warning in mine was my daughter screaming in panic....
Old 02-07-12, 03:33 AM
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Originally Posted by trhs75
I think the warning in mine was my daughter screaming in panic....
love the image of that!
Old 02-07-12, 05:52 AM
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mine is when my wife slams a fist in my right shoulder....I know to straighten up right away...
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