Parking IS300h on an incline

Maxz · June 17, 2020

Hi, unusual question. Anyone owned an is300h for a decent period and parks on an incline ( be it road or driveway)? Any water ingress/damaged caused by this?

Reason I ask is I used to own a VW, and if parked nose up water seeped in through the air filter down to the CCM and if I parked nose down water sat in the boot hinge channels and seized up the mechanisms.

I’m parking my IS300h nose down at the moment and all seems well, given the boot design means no water gets trapped around the boot (plus hinges are internal). Hoping this is the best way, or maybe by design there is no difference or risk of issues with this vehicle?

Thanks as always for any valuable advice.

Paul Brooksbank · June 17, 2020

The answer is simple, if not a bit cheeky. One is a VW, the other is a Lexus, so your worries are over mate.

ColinBarber · June 17, 2020

I'm not aware of anybody reporting water ingress issues on a current generation IS on these forums.

sheamus · June 18, 2020

Well, there's moisture or water coming from somewhere ,,,

Maxz · June 21, 2020

On 6/18/2020 at 9:32 PM, sheamus said:

Well, there's moisture or water coming from somewhere ,,,

Thanks, will definitely be taking a look at that!

Maxz · June 24, 2020

Ok, it’s decided, nose down for sure. Tried parking nose up today, with the 30 degree heat, this expanded the catch on the centre console (armrest) storage unit, so it flipped open of it’s own accord and set the alarm off! Looks like even a Lexus has its own set of design flaws, albeit a very small one 😂