Forgive me if this is not the correct forum to post this query. I have a 2006 RX400h, and I figured this question was generic enough for all RX's.

I've always been irked by the fact that I have to press "Unlock" twice on my FOB to open all the doors on my Lexus. This is also a mandatory prerequisite if I want to remotely open the back ("PWR") door, which bugs me too. And lastly, I don't like having to hold the "PWR" button for almost a full second for the command to kick in.

I'm sure these annoyances sound petty to some, but picture yourself rolling a full shopping cart into a busy parking lot with 3 kids in tow.....in the rain. Add to this the pathetic distance of the Lexus wireless FOB (1 meter), and you may, over time, become frustrated like me.

Fast forward to about an hour ago when I discovered that all of my petty annoyances have solutions covered in 16 customizable options referred to by Lexus as "Lexus Personalized Settings".

The "Personalized Options" are a range of settings with from 2-5 different choices each, depending on the setting. Examples include:"Unlocking driver's door/all passenger doors", "Delay for headlights to turn off" and "Automatic recirculation of air when using A/C".

The personalized options were supposed to have been presented to me at my 3K checkup, but never were. All the options are laid out in a clear manner (I have the PDF) with checkboxes for the owner to indicate his choices.

Anyway, back to my query. Does anyone know of a programming source so that I can set these options myself?

Thanks for taking the time to read and respond.

-Rick

 

If the personalized options were not presented to you at your 3K checkup, go back to the dealer and complain about it, They should do it for free.

 

Thanks for the reply G Man - My nearest Lexus dealer is ~80 miles away...farther than I have the time and/or inclination to drive. I do my own fluid checks and changes, rotate tires and change brakes when necessary, so other than the (free) 3K visit and the important 60K visit, I don't really do dealers.

That being said, this is a big enough annoyance for me to make the effort (drive) if I have no other options, but I was really hoping to find a DIY solution.

 

I had taken my 2008 RX350 in for the LPS and asked them to make the single click change - it didn't take for whatever reason. I live about 160 miles from the nearest Lexus dealer. When I called to ask them not to claim they had done the service since I was going to be near another dealer on a road trip, they told me that most dealers will do those types of changes free of charge.

We'll see....

 

I pretty sure you can do the doors and light settings on your own--it should be in the manual? But the rest of the settings need to be done by the dealer with their nifty little hand tool. It will take all of 15 minutes for tem to hook up and change whatever you wanted--its really quick

 

My RX past 10K already and I didn't notice there is LPS at all. Rick, if not too much of a trouble can you send me a PDF of the LPS please? Great thanks!

 

I can't remember which forum I got this from, but I think it's for the settings for an IS, so some may not apply.

This PDF is nice since it shows (highlighted in blue) which settings can be changed by the user.

I haven't had tried any of them yet since I don't really see any settings that I would change, but it may be helpful for you.

If you do try any of the settings that are marked in blue, please report back which worked so others can benefit.

 

Here is the link to the LPS for an RX400h - it's close enough to the RX350. I printed it an took it to the dealer.

http://www.lexus.com/pdf/service/RX400h_LPS.pdf

 

Plus your dealer should have a brochure right there in their office for you to look at

 

Given today's advancements in technology I get annoyed at the entire concept of having to go to a dealer to have this done. When I was searching for cars before buying the RX I test drove a GMC Acadia. Finally, a manufacturer got smart and put all of the programmable features in the hands of the owner. The Acadia's "Driver Information Center" has a setup function that allows you to change any and all functions at will.

 

it's about marketing and making money. There are reasons why Lexus wants you to visit them for every single detail, it's all about making an additional profit after a sale. And, since Lexus buyers are usually the crowd who're rather wealthy and don't spend time underneath the car, making profit on maintenance is a very profitable thing to do. Giving users access to exclusive settings means loosing money per customer.

GM, on the other hand, is trying to get back in the game and is doing everything to attract new customers. So giving options to customize everything, providing bells and wistles, airing anti-Lexus commercials is their way of doing business. Unfortunately, they still have a long way to go to make all those gadgets reliable and work every time...

-- Andrey

 

i want to change mine too. but no way am i paying the dealer to do it

 

I remember to change the doors auto unlock feature not to unlock when gear is set to Park is:
turn ignition to on(do not start the engine), close all doors, press and hold the central lock on the driver's door to lock for more than 5 seconds. When you release it, the auto unlock feature will disable. But unfortunately when I tried it on mine, it doesnt work, but surprisingly my colleague tried the same trick and it worked for him. Strange.

 

This is 08 RX350 LPS file for someone was looking for:

http://www.lexus.com/pdf/service/RX350_LPS.pdf

 

My 07 RX350 has only 8000 miles and already had one 1 oil change at 3000 miles. The light is currently on in the middle of a long trip, which has 5000 miles from last oil changes.

How I am supposed to get rid of the "maint required" signal away?

Thanks.

Charlesh