nsghtbrwry

Hey guys, I am confused and with your help, would like to clear this issue up once and for all.

So I have three ES300's on the table and I am having trouble with the keyless entry programming. Bear with me, as it might get convoluted.

- 1999 ES300: I bought an eBay keyfob (FCC ID: HYQ1512P), and was able to program it. It has a black lexus master key with no buttons on the key.



- 2001 ES300: the PO gave me all his keys, comprised of two black master keys with keyless entry buttons on them and one gray valet key with no buttons. I have seen this same type of key on the 4ES.



- 2000 ES300: this is a friend's car, and he wants a keyfob so I'm trying to help him out. He has an aftermarket Jet (master) key, no buttons on the fob.

I followed this series of steps to put both the '99 and the '00 into fob programming mode (did not try on my '01):

1. Sit in the driver's seat, close and lock all doors.
2. Open the driver's door lock only by hand (no electric unlock, don't touch the master switch!) and open the driver's door.
3. Insert the key in the ignition, but do not turn it. Remove the key.
4. Manually lock and unlock the driver's door five times (five locks, five unlocks. End up at unlock).
5. Close the driver's door. Open the driver's door.
6. Step 4 again. Do not close the door after!
7. Insert key in ignition, turn to ON, then back to OFF, and remove the key.
8. The driver's door lock should cycle (LOCKED-UNLOCKED) to indicate it's in fob programming mode.
9. Press "LOCK" and "UNLOCK" on the keyfob and the driver's door lock will cycle to indicate successful pairing.

Thought I'd post again because there seems to be a lot of misinformation around.

Now I tried to pair my HYQ1512P from the '99 with the '00. It did not work.

Question for the '00: Is there a way for me to find out the FCC ID of the fob needed, somewhere on the car maybe?

Overarching question: What are the differences between the pre-facelift ('97-99) and post-facelift ('00-01) 3ES keyless entry systems?

A lot of Amazon sellers and keyless entry sellers are selling the wrong ones for a given car (the style for my '01...they said it fit my '99. Did not).

I'm going to take the '00's VIN to the dealer tomorrow and see if I can't clear it up, but any help is appreciated.

Thanks as usual.

VicSWFL

Greetings:I have a 2003 ES300 and the programming procedure for the keys was different than what you describe. When I bought my car 2 years ago I received only the master key with remote and the valet key. I purchased additional keys from 1010Keys in San Francisco on Ebay. They provided programming instructions that worked perfectly. I also found a page online that provides the programming instruction for keys and remotes for many Lexus models. It appears as follows:

LEXUS TRANSPONDER KEY PROGRAMMING TYPE A B C D E


ES300
1998 TYPE A
1999 TYPE A
2000 TYPE B
2001 TYPE B
2002 TYPE C
2003 TYPE C

ES330
2004 TYPE D
2005 TYPE D
2006 TYPE D

GS300
1998 TYPE B
1999 TYPE B
2000 TYPE B
2001 TYPE B
2002 TYPE B
2003 TYPE B
2004 TYPE B

GS400
1998 TYPE B
1999 TYPE B
2000 TYPE B

GS430
2001 TYPE B
2002 TYPE B
2003 TYPE B
2004 TYPE B

GX470
2003 TYPE D
2004 TYPE D

IS300
2001 TYPE B
2002 TYPE B
2003 TYPE B
2004 TYPE B

LS400
1997
1998 TYPE B
1999 TYPE B
2000 TYPE B

LS430
2001 TYPE E
2002 TYPE E
2003 TYPE E
2004 TYPE D

LX470

1998 TYPE B
1999 TYPE B
2000 TYPE B
2001 TYPE B
2002 TYPE B
2003 TYPE D
2004 TYPE D

RX300
1999 TYPE B
2000 TYPE B
2001 TYPE B
2002 TYPE B
2003 TYPE B

RX330
2004 TYPE D
2005 TYPE D

SC300
1998 TYPE B
1999 TYPE B
2000 TYPE B

SC400

1998 TYPE B
1999 TYPE B
2000 TYPE B

SC430
2002 TYPE E
2003 TYPE E
2004 TYPE E


TYPE A

1998-1999 ES300 Key Programming

Key Programming 1. Insert an already programmed master key into the ignition. Do not turn.
2. Press and release the gas pedal 5 times.
3. Press and release the brake pedal 6 times.
4. Remove the key from the ignition.
5. Insert the new key you want to program into the ignition.
6. Press and release the gas pedal one time.
7. Wait 1 minute. The security light will be blinking for this one minute. When it stops blinking your

key is programmed. To end programming step on brake one time.
NOTE: Look for your security light. This light will guide you during the programming procedure. The security light will go off at Step 1. It will remain off until Step 6. The security light will come on and start to blink after Step 6 until the key is programmed. If the security light comes on after Step 4 STOP the procedure and start over again.

If you perform this procedure too slowly your car will not go into programming mode. If you can not get your car to go into programming mode make sure you are using a master key and not a valet key.

If you have a master key then you will probably need to perform this procedure more quickly.




TYPE B

Lexus Key and Remote Programming


Key Programming 1. Insert an already programmed master key into the ignition. Do not turn.
2. Press and release the gas pedal 5 times.
3. Press and release the brake pedal 6 times.
4. Remove the key from the ignition.
5. Insert the new key you want to program into the ignition.
6. Press and release the gas pedal one time.
7. Wait 1 minute. The security light will be blinking for this one minute. When it stops blinking your

key is programmed. To end programming step on brake one time.
NOTE: Look for your security light. This light will guide you during the programming procedure. The security light will go off at Step 1. It will remain off until Step 6. The security light will come on and start to blink after Step 6 until the key is programmed. If the security light comes on after Step 4 STOP the procedure and start over again.

If you perform this procedure too slowly your car will not go into programming mode. If you can not get your car to go into programming mode make sure you are using a master key and not a valet key.

If you have a master key then you will probably need to perform this procedure more quickly.




Remote Programming 1. Close and lock all doors. Unlock and open drivers door.
2. Put key into ignition and remove. Do not turn it on.
3. Using the electric lock switch. Lock and unlock 5 times. (Lock, Unlock, Lock, Unlock, Lock, Unlock, Lock, Unlock, Lock, Unlock)
4. Close and open drivers door.
5. Using the electric lock switch. Lock and unlock 5 times. (Lock, Unlock, Lock, Unlock, Lock, Unlock,Lock, Unlock, Lock, Unlock)
6. Put key into ignition. Turn to "ON" , turn off and remove.
7. You will see the door locks cycle by themselves.

If the door locks do not cycle (lock and unlock) by themselves then the car isn’t in programming mode and you must start over.

8. On the remote, press and hold the LOCK and the UNLOCK button at the same time for no more than 2 seconds.
9. On the remote, press the LOCK button for no more than 1 second.

AT THIS POINT, the locks should cycle by themselves ONE time. This means the procedure was accepted.

IF the locks cycle twice it has failed.

The most common reason for programming failure is because the car didn’t receive a good signal from the remote. To fix this problem try these tips. 1) Stand outside of the car while you are performing steps 8 and 9. 2) Don’t hold the remote buttons down as long.

As long as the car is still in programming mode you can keep trying steps 8 and 9 until you complete the programming. If you wait too long and the car exits the programming mode then you must start over.

After you get the remote to program then continue on with step 10.

10. Close and open door to end programming procedure.

TYPE C

Lexus Key and Remote Programming Instructions

Key Programming
1. Insert an already programmed master key into the ignition. Do not turn.
2. Press and release the gas pedal 5 times.
3. Press and release the brake pedal 6 times.
4. Remove the key from the ignition.
5. Insert the new key you want to program into the ignition.
6. Press and release the gas pedal one time.
7. Wait 1 minute. The security light will be blinking for this one minute. When it stops blinking your

key is programmed. To end programming step on brake one time.

NOTE: Look for your security light. This light will guide you during the programming procedure. The security light will go off at Step 1. It will remain off until Step 6. The security light will come on and start to blink after Step 6 until the key is programmed. If the security light comes on after Step 4 STOP the procedure and start over again.

If you perform this procedure too slowly your car will not go into programming mode. If you can not get your car to go into programming mode make sure you are using a master key and not a valet key.

If you have a master key then you will probably need to perform this procedure more quickly.


Remote Programming
1. Close and lock all doors. Unlock and open drivers door.
2. Put key into ignition and remove TWO TIMES.
3. Close and open the drivers door TWO TIMES.
4. Put key into the ignition and remove.
5. Close and open the drivers door two times.
6. Put key into the ignition. Close the drivers door.
7. Turn ignition ON then OFF ONE TIME- this will put the car in ADD mode for your remote. (Turning

the ignition ON then OFF TWO TIMES will ADD the remote but will erase all existing remotes.)
8. Remove the key from the ignition. The door locks will cycle one time (or two if you are erasing) .

On the REMOTE press and hold the LOCK and the UNLOCK button for 2 seconds. On the REMOTE press the LOCK button for one second.

AT THIS POINT, the locks should cycle by themselves ONE time. This means the procedure was accepted. IF the locks cycle twice it has failed. IF this happens you must start over. Hold the remotes higher up for better reception

9. Open and close the drivers door. Put key in ignition and pull out. This will end programming.



TYPE D

Lexus Key and Remote Programming Instructions


Key Programming

You can not program this key yourself. You will need to take your car and key to either the dealer or to a local locksmith that has the Lexus programming software




TYPE E

Lexus Key and Remote Programming Instructions

Key Programming
1. Close all doors.
2. Insert an already programmed master key into the ignition.
3. Turn the key in the ignition ON and OFF FIVE (5) times.
4. Open and close the drivers door SIX (6) times.
5. Remove the key from the ignition.
6. Insert the new key you want to program into the ignition.
7. Wait up to 2 minutes. The security light will be blinking for up to 2 minutes. When it stops blinking your key is programmed. To end programming step on the brake one time.

NOTE: You have 35 seconds to complete steps 1-5 and 10 seconds to complete step 6. If you do not do this procedure fast enough the car will not go into programming mode and your key will not program.

If the security light does not go out after 2 minutes start the procedure over again.


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Erase Key Procedure

If you need to erase existing keys, in the case of stolen or missing keys, follow the procedure below. This will erase all keys except for the master key you use during this procedure.

1. Close all doors.
2. Insert an already programmed master key into the ignition.
3. Turn the key in the ignition ON and OFF SIX (6) times.
4. Open and close the drivers door SEVEN (7) times.
5. Remove the key from the ignition.

I recommend doing this procedure a couple of times to make sure it takes.


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Remote Programming
1. Close and lock all doors. Unlock and open drivers door.
2. Put key into ignition and remove TWO TIMES.
3. Close and open the drivers door TWO TIMES.
4. Put key into the ignition and remove.
5. Close and open the drivers door two times.
6. Put key into the ignition. Close the drivers door.
7. Turn ignition ON then OFF ONE TIME- this will put the car in ADD mode for your remote. (Turning the ignition ON then OFF TWO TIMES will ADD the remote but will erase all existing remotes.)
8. Remove the key from the ignition. The door locks will cycle one time (or two if you are erasing) . On the REMOTE press and hold the LOCK and the UNLOCK button for 2 seconds. On the REMOTE press the LOCK button for one second.

AT THIS POINT, the locks should cycle by themselves ONE time. This means the procedure was accepted. IF the locks cycle twice it has failed. IF this happens you must start over. Hold the remotes higher up for better reception

9. Open and close the drivers door. Put key in ignition and pull out. This will end programming.


I hope this is helpful to you.

Vic
Fort Myers, Florida
2003 ES300 Millennium Silver w/110K miles

nsghtbrwry

Thanks! Oh, the procedure I posted was just for the remote entry keyfob, not for programming a key. Can you link to the ebay seller so I can contact them and get the right keys?

EDIT: Never mind, found them! Will see if they can't get the right key to me.

nsghtbrwry

That key from 1010keys worked great, thanks. Their instructions were wrong though; yours were correct (Type B). I'll send them a message and see if they'll update the instructions.

Ricktrout

To whoever posted this, thank you. I found a key fob at my local junk yard and have been trying to reprogram it to no avail until I found this post. At first I was trying the lock-unlock sequence using the electronic door switch, then once I found out that you're suppose to use the manual lock on this model I saw another video that showed that you start with the door closed, lock the doors then manually unlock the driver side door, I was able to get through the sequence until I programmed it and got the single lock-unlock confirming that it received the signal and had been programmed but then the fob would not work. I was missing step 10 which was to close and open the door to end the programming sequence. It now works like a charm. Thank you thank you thank you!

kavi

I have a 2014 ES 300h and have only one key, so picked another key with the same FCC ID from a friend and need to program the key fob. Anybody have instructions for it without going to a dealer?