Can this be done? Yes, I did a search and found one thread, but could not follow what the person was doing, and whether they were disabling or enabling something.

My goal is to disable the function that locks the doors when after starting the car it's put into gear. If anyone has the procedure, I would appreciate it.

I also checked the manual. It says to "contact your Lexus dealer". My closest dealer is 90 miles away.

Thanks, in advance.

 

as i understand it, there is a list of options one can turn on and off, the downside is that it MUST be done be the dealer with there scan tool.

when you purchase the car new, you are entitled to one "free" option adjustment, after that they will charge, i would guess anywhere from .5 to 1.0 labour charge.

 

what vehicle do you have? i have a 2004 rx330 and i used the instructions from the owners manual. if you have the same i'll locate it for you.

 

There are instructions in the manual (at least for my 2006 400h there are). The only thing I found is you have to be really precise about the 5 seconds..

The directions in the manual work, but you have to be really really really precise about the 5 second count. Here's what I did (I take no credit for this though, I found the tip about the : somewhere on the web via google). Just follow the directions from the manual but use the method below to time the 5 seconds.

See pasted message below.

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I had been trying to do this on my 2006 RX400h with no success. I was getting quite frustrated till I found a post somewhere where someone advised that they counted the flashes of the : on the clock display.

I tried it and it worked!!! What I did was push the lock button to lock when the : was not displayed on the dash clock, held it, and counted 5 flashes of the : on the dash clock. After the fifth flash, I released the button, and the door locks cycled indicating the programming was successful.

Of course, depending on what you're trying to program, you may need to be in neutral and you may need to hold the button to unlock. The manual explains it all. In my case, I was trying to activate the autolock when moved out of Park.

By the way, to cancel whatever you've programmed, you just go through the procedure again.

 

I read my manual, and I've searched other posts. None of them was clear to me.

I want to DISABLE the auto-lock (when you put it into gear). Everything I've tried has no effect.

 

I followed the instruction on my 06RX400h manual and change the lock sequence to activate if driven above 10mph, works well

 

GS430 and it worked perfect, Thanks for the tip.

 

Can it be done on an 08 RX350? I don't see any instructions about that in my manual. BTW, can someone please post those intructions.

 

Not sure if it works for the RX350 but once I get a chance, I will copy down the instruction for you

 

This is direct quote from the RX400h owner's manual, I cannot be sure if this applies to the RX350 but you can try

"Automatic door locking and unlocking functions

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING
You can select the following functions:
- Locking linked with the shift position
All doors are automatically locked when the selector lever
is moved out of “P” position.

- Locking linked with vehicle speed
All doors are automatically locked when the vehicle speed
goes above about 20 km/h (12 mph).

You can set or cancel the automatic door locking
functions:

Be sure to apply the parking brake when performing the following operations.

To select the locking linked with the shift position:
1. Close all doors and turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
2. Shift the selector lever to the “P” position.
3. Within 10 seconds of turning the ignition switch to the “ON”
position, press and hold the driver’s side power door lock
switch in the lock position for 5 seconds and then release.
The doors will be locked and unlocked to indicate that the
function is set.


To cancel the function, do the above operation again.


To select the locking linked with the vehicle speed:
1. Close all doors and turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
2. Shift the selector lever from “P” to the ”N” position.
3. Within 10 seconds of turning the ignition switch to the “ON”
position, press and hold the driver’s side power door lock
switch in the lock position for 5 seconds and then release.
The doors will be locked and unlocked to indicate that the
function is set.
To cancel the function, do the above operation again.


AUTOMATIC DOOR UNLOCKING
You can select the following functions:

- Unlocking linked with the ignition switch
All doors are automatically unlocked when the driver’s door
is opened within 10 seconds after the ignition switch is
turned to the “ACC” or “LOCK” position, or the key is
removed.

- Unlocking linked with the shift position
All doors are automatically unlocked when the selector lever
is moved to “P” position.
You can set or cancel the automatic door unlocking

Be sure to apply the parking brake when performing the
following operations.

To select the unlocking linked with the ignition switch:
1. Close all doors and turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
2. Shift the selector lever from “P” to the “N” position.
3. Within 10 seconds of turning the ignition switch to the “ON”
position, press and hold the driver’s side power door lock
switch in the unlock position for 5 seconds and then release.
The doors will be locked and unlocked to indicate that the
function is set.
To cancel the function, do the above operation again.

To select the unlocking linked with the shift position:
1. Close all doors and turn the ignition switch to the “ON”
position.
2. Shift the selector lever to the “P” position.
3. Within 10 seconds of turning the ignition switch to the “ON”
position, press and hold the driver’s side power door lock
switch in the unlock position for 5 seconds and then release.
The doors will be locked and unlocked to indicate that the
function is set.

To cancel the function, do the above operation again.

 

Thank you very much!

 

MowMow, thank you so much! This worked great! We opted for the unlock when in park, and I can't tell you how much aggravation you have alleviated!

 

It's great that it worked for those of you who were looking for instructions. That's what the forum is for, but, seriously, this information IS in the owner's manual.

If you get time, (what else are you going to do while in the bathroom) you should really read the manual from front to back. It's full of somewhat important information.

 

Real men don't read manuals.

 

No problem, I'm glad the instruction works for you. That is what this forum is all about right ? helping one another with information.