HiTech

Thanks for this

You can program the ignition and door locking manually but the smart key end of things (using the key without placing it in the ignition slot) has to be done using the lexus Intelligent Tester 2

The Intelligent Park Assist works fine on level ground but what Lexus forgot to do is increase the idle speed when it is selected because if the car cannot climb the gradient on tick over it comes to a hault and when you touch the accelerator the park assist cancels completely .. I find it a bit of a gimmick really

There is now modified rear view mirrors available for the IS220 and there is also rear diff mounts available to cure the booming noise that you get at 75mph (120kmph) @ 1800 rpm in 6th gear ..If your dealer says other wise tell him it is number 2 diff mount and that there is insulation that has to be placed on the inside of the rear 1/4 panels to stiffen them up

Hi guys,

Fitted a Nokia CK7W bluetooth kit in my car yesterday with the help of a mate who fits them in police cars. We got everything working (didn't bother trying to put sound through stereo just tucked nokia speaker under the top of the dash.) but couldn't figure out the muting. Mate tested a few pins on the back of the stereo and found 2 that muted the sound but nothing came up on the display. He then rung a friend of his who installs car kits everyday, and he said that he never bothers muting toyota/lexus stereo because they're always hassle.

Has anyone got a definate answer to which wire does it.

My stereo is the top loading one.

Cheers guys

(PS hansfree is brilliant in such a quiet car like the Lexus)

The IS200 does not have a feature to display that the phone is been muted the *Tel-Mute* feature was only introduced with the launch of the IS220-IS250

Fuse you need is 15Amps! :D

How do I know? I've just blown mine!!!

are you sure its a 15amp, i'v looked at the diagram and the second from bottom in the middle column says 10amp

Fuses are colour coded

Smokey brown color - 7.5Amp

Red - 10Amp

Blue - 15Amp

Yellow - 20Amp

Green - 30Amp

Hiya peeps, well looks like my Lex shares the VSC light trait... ok VSC..abs..and Red brake warning light comes on ..then goes off...then comes on etc etc...its kinda strange because it is not constant..just when they feel like appearing or dissappearing :( . When the lights come on you can hear and feel the brake padal give a jerk, and yesterday there was a squealing type of sound that was in keeping with a sound like a compressor, now i have a very nasty suspicion that something will need replacing however what is the complete unit called (seems to be part of the master brake system with add ons), and any ideas as to costs.

1998 GS300SE (1st of the Series 2).

Your in big trouble here the whole brake motor system needs replacing (brake comes as all one unit about €2,500 in Ireland).. this is a common enough fault I have replaced about 10 of these over the yrs.

John

Top man! Thanks loads for confirming...

Just need to be sure of location now and I can go ahead and get it sorted.

Am reaaaaaaalllly annoyed that the VSC light comes on aswell as the CEL when there's nothing wrong with the VSC - been driving it like I was on ice since in case it was unstable, and now know that this isn't the case.

Cheers again.

Adam.

Your VSC light is on because it also detects a fault in the engine control, and because there is a fault there *it* is not sure weather *it* would be able to control trottle position/engine revs in the event of a skid so the VSC system goes in to fail safe and alerts the drive that it is no longer active.So inactual fact it did exactly what its surspose to do in this situation,as in make you drive with more caution

How can you tell if you have the master key? I have two keys, but no idea if either or both are master keys, I don't have the little tag with the number on if I lose them both. I wouldn't mind getting another 1 or 2 done so I have spares in Derby and Surrey.

The sub key has no boot opening button on it .. a master key does

This is a list from Lexus official on line workshop manuals from japan as you can see auto lock is unavailable. I know it is annoying that features like this are not available but I also know from being in the front line of things it is frustrating when car owners blame/get annoyed with the mechanic/sales man that Lexus have not included these features.

The mute should be done on the amp now anyway which is in the boot I believe, so they shouldn't have to take the stereo out. If in doubt ask for a fitter who has worked on an IS gen 2 before. I work for a certain coloured phone company and can help get the right bloke to you if you order it through us...

Pictures below of the install and one of the area where the last one was taken out to show the quality of the work. Apols for Extralargebigness of the pictures!

Cheers for the offer Rich but I'm in Ireland so don't think your certain coloured phone company will be of any benefit. Is it a definite that the mute needs wiring to the amp and not the head unit? I know in the IS200 I had it was on the head unit cos my base model didn't have a seperate amp? Just wondering does the base model IS220d have similar setup i.e. base model sound system has amp in head unit while upgraded audio has amp in boot? Anyone know?

I'm gonna have a closer look at the visor types now cos the thoughts of someone ripping apart my dash and my boot doesn't appeal to me............... with the best will in the world these thing NEVEr go back to the way they were originally.

Drummerboy

PS - Thanks for the welcomes back guys

The Mute wire is a brown wire in a plug at the back of the head unit .. you will know this plug because it has a orange wire in one corner and a white/black wire in the other .. I have fitted over 50 of these Lexus phone kits to the IS range