Contemporary vehicles have an increasing number of features and despite the fact they bring us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time convenient to use. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Lexus ES, dependent on its features, it can be challenging to figure out how to start a Lexus ES? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. In this article we will teach you the several methods to start a Lexus ES with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Lexus ES with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Lexus ES with key?

So we start our article which aims to show you how to start a Lexus ES, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the different guidelines to be executed to turn on the engine of your Lexus ES:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is most of the time on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Lexus ES that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t hesitate to consult our article on orange lights on Lexus ES to learn the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Lexus ES starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Lexus ES,

How to start a Lexus ES with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Lexus ES with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Lexus ES equipped with a key card and not a key. The method is roughly alike, so don’t hesitate to get back to the previous part to get details on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the guidelines to stick to to start your Lexus ES with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Lexus ES is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is generally based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is generally positioned on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Lexus ES
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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Lexus ES

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How do I start a Lexus ES without a key?

And to finish, we will see, how to start a Lexus ES without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Lexus ES is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be hard to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the technique to carry out:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them together and separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Lexus ES).

There, you’ve found out all the techniques to start a Lexus ES.

To find more tips on the Lexus ES, take a look at the Lexus ES category.