kitlz

Left = lock
Right = open

nightdiff

it a lease and dont feel like spending 600$ on remote start.I am going to try other suggestions here and get back to you guys

nightdiff

thats interesting will try

nightdiff

I try this it worked perfectly

raylor4

nightlife said it worked, but how do you raise the window from the outside with the door locked?
Ray

dctex99

Window crank on the outside, of course................

ThChinaman

You would leave the window open when you step out of the car so you can reach in to lock the door and close the window.

finik

lol i was looking for solution thats stupid that you cant leave the car locked and running if you have to leave it for 1 minute

nightdiff

exactly. great for warming up car without remote start

kitlz

But remember anyone can drive off with the RX if they manage to unlock the doors. The key fob isn't needed once it's turned on. They just won't be able to restart it. And make sure you're not violating any laws. In some areas it's illegal to leave an idling vehicle in the driveway. Just saying...

LexRexBlue

Cars left running to warm up even for a minute were stolen including an RX. Rash of carjackings and stolen cars. People complained that the Lexus Remote Start shuts off when you touch the door handle, but it eliminates those stolen cars.

RX330inFL

This is true in more places than one might think.

Woodrow

It's called "puffing", and it's illegal in Colorado due in part to excessive pollution from the idling car. Thieves look for the condensation coming out of the exhaust on a cold morning (when people want to preheat the car), break a window to get in, and drive away. My sister's '70 Mustang Mach 1 was stolen this way. So sad!

kitlz

Woody, at least Colorado has their laws to help mitigate the pollution, and not just from cars. I wish we had something like that here. Oh and don't get me started on mass transit or lack thereof. Plenty of options traveling to the city but anywhere else requires a car. I used to enjoy taking the bus when I lived in Denver years ago. The bus station was across the street from work in LoDo and dropped me off two blocks from my apartment in Cherry Creek. I'm glad to see they expanded the light rail system when I visited last September. You bet I used it too. There's a lot more traffic now.

Back on topic (somewhat), while I agree idling a vehicle is not good, it's sometimes necessary to defrost windows and take the edge off. It's a matter of doing it wisely for safety and the environment's sake.

EMSLEXUSRX

I've always taken the the "actual key" out of the fob and used that on the outside driver's door to lock the car while it's running. I've done this while traveling with my pets in the summer so I can leave the A/C on at a rest area, for example. Then when you return to the car you use the "real key" to unlock the door. You can even leave the fob in the vehicle. I usually put it on the bottom console. That's the only way I know of to lock the RX while the engine is running.