How do I get into my LS430 with a key?

[PJD]

I'm preparing to feel stupid here, - but I cannot find a key lock to open my car, - should the Battery die on my remote-fob?  The only one i can find is for the boot?

 

[Verbout]

Not sure about your particular car but mine has a cap over the lock hiding it, many modern cars using proximity keys at like that.

[cruisermark]

The LS430 is an amazing car and when you buy one some things are omitted from your normal driving life such as:

• Ever hearing the engine running in normal driving
• Ever having the need to switch on your wipers
• Ever having the need to switch on your lights
• Ever having the need to look for the key hole or inserting the key in the ignition

and looking at other modern cars and thinking wish I had one of them - at least for me anyways.

Now back to the question - my ls430 does have a key hole next to the drivers door handle - hope this helps

[NemesisUK]

The lock on the RC is only visible on pulling the door handle, it hides behind the handle

[PJD]

58 minutes ago, cruisermark said:

Now back to the question - my ls430 does have a key hole next to the drivers door handle - hope this helps

 

LOL - I cannot see it... I have the same car as you - so it must be there, but I just cannot see it :D

[The-Acre]

Just checked mine, definitely nowhere to put a key that I can find.  I've pulled all the handles out as well, nothing there!

[Shiner]

These two photos might help...

 

[PJD]

Thank-you Shiner.

So in the event of needing the key, I've got to somehow "prise" it off?  Is there a particularly way of removing it?

[Shiner]

I just usemy finger nails...a small voin suvh as give penny piece ...or a thin screw driver....try it. Not difficult. But as Crusemark says,you will never really need to!

[Shiner]

Wow. Hows that for predictive text....

a small coin such as five penny.....

[The-Acre]

3 hours ago, PJD said:

Thank-you Shiner.

So in the event of needing the key, I've got to somehow "prise" it off?  Is there a particularly way of removing it

Doesn't that seem odd that a car as well built as a Lexus needs to have a piece prised off?  

[MLW]

I did mine on the driver's door when the Battery was out, but I needed to manually lock it. I find the simple plastic cover rather nice. You can get any of them out with a nail file or small electrical screwdriver. A simple finger nail can sometimes work.

 

[KentIS300]

Much better to have this protection, as the one on my old LS430, the lock was so stuck.... that when the Battery was flat, it would not unlock. I had to literally quad soak with with WD40 and 5 hours later it worked! :( ...

The trick via the light in the boot did not work for me :(

[Chris Skelton]

Carry spare Key Fob Battery in wallet. Then use THAT to prise open the cover........Oh, no, you could just change the Battery.....(-"

[Verbout]

Didn't I call this at post number 2.

[The-Acre]

15 hours ago, Verbout said:

Didn't I call this at post number 2.

I think we were probably expecting a colour coded hinged cap of some kind, which in all honesty would look a bit better than a piece of old kitchen foil like mine has.