When locking the car the lights and horn do not go off letting me the car is locked

Tiny
BADEWOLE EMMANUEL
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  • 2004 LEXUS ES 330
  • V6
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 120,000 MILES
Hello, I just bought the car listed above used and whenever I lock the vehicle it doesn't flash the hazard lights or make sounds to let me know the car has been locked. No sounds or flashing lights when I open it too. I guess it must have been turned off. Is there anyway to turn those features back on?
Saturday, July 20th, 2019 AT 6:31 PM

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Tiny
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Hello,

Here is how you test and reset the system with diagrams below as well.

CHANGING METHOD OF PASSIVE MODE (ON or OFF)
Using hand- held tester, the mode can be changed to the passive mode.

ON-VEHICLE INSPECTION
THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM
When the system is set to the theft deterrent mode and any of the following conditions are met, the system sounds the horns and flashes the headlights and the taillights for approximately 1 minute. At the same time the system locks all doors (If all doors are not locked at once, the system repeats door locking operation every 0.38 seconds during the one minute alarming time).

There are 2 modes in this system; one is active mode and another is passive mode.

All initial settings are performed in the active mode. It can be switched to the passive mode by a specified operation. (See step 4)

Any of the doors (including the engine hood and luggage compartment door) is unlocked or opened without the key.*1
The battery terminal is disconnected and reconnected.
The system receives a panic signal from remote keyless entry.*2
*1: Only active arming mode.

*2: When the ignition key is not inserted in the key cylinder.

HINT:

There are 4 conditions in this system which are disarming condition, disarming preparation condition, arming condition and alarming condition.

Disarming condition:
When a user is near the vehicle.
When the alarming function does not operate.
When the theft deterrent function does not operate.
Disarming preparation condition:
Time from a user locks a door to be leaves the vehicle.
Time until transferring to the disarming condition.
When the theft deterrent function does not operate.
Arming condition:
When a user leaves the vehicle completely.
When the theft deterrent function operates.
Alarming condition:
In this condition, once a theft is detected, lights will flash and horns will sound to let people around the vehicle know about the theft.
Refer to Fig 2 for alarming method or time.

Fig 2: Alarming Method Or Time Table
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HINT:

In the arming condition, when either of doors is unlocked and no key is in the key cylinder, force lock signal is output.

HINT:

Even in the disarming condition, the indicator light flashes (due to a signal output from immobilizer system). The indicator always flashes by receiving a signal from the immobilizer system at any time in the arming condition.

Flashing frequency:

0.2 seconds (ON)

1.8 seconds (OFF)

PASSIVE ARMING MODE
This mode can be switched by the specified operation.
All initially set modes (when shipped from factory) are active mode. (No passive mode)

Check out the diagrams (Below). Please let us know what happens.
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Monday, July 22nd, 2019 AT 11:53 AM

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