Remote Keyless Entry

[rexmiami]

A freind of mine went to a retreat some 800 miles from home in his GS-300AWD Lexus with "Remoteless Keyless Entry." Since this was a high security area all parking was valet ant the cars were put in a fenced area with 24 hour monitoring. The keys were left on the front seat with one window slightly open in case the car was accidentally locked.

After four days when my freind tried to start his car the battery was completely dead. After a jump start many of the accesories would not work. Within a few minutes accesories like the audio systems began working while accesories like his electric windows , with exception of the driver's window, would not function. The window left slightly open was non-operational.

It seems that the key was in constant contact with the car and thus drained the battery. Many of the computer functions had no memory and thus would not come online until the software was rebooted by a Lexus dealer.

Obviously if you are home and your car is locked safely in your garage, be sure your remote key is not in close proximity or you may have the same bad experience.