Little Question

[RONNIE W HODGEKINSON]

Can Anyone tell me what the little square light directly at the base of the auto transmission lever is for ? lexus nx 300h Its a tiny little square box Very small.. Just wondered if it was some kind of warning light or to measure light in the cabin... ??

Ron

[royoftherovers]

28 minutes ago, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

Can Anyone tell me what the little square light directly at the base of the auto transmission lever is for ? lexus nx 300h Its a tiny little square box Very small.. Just wondered if it was some kind of warning light or to measure light in the cabin... ??

Ron

Anything within the Owners Handbook Ron ?

[NemesisUK]

Do you mean at the bottom of the selector indication panel? That slot is to manually release the shifter in event of malfunction in the shift lock system. If this isn't what you are referring to can you post an image?

[Herbie]

45 minutes ago, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

Can Anyone tell me what the little square light directly at the base of the auto transmission lever is for ? lexus nx 300h Its a tiny little square box Very small.. Just wondered if it was some kind of warning light or to measure light in the cabin... ??

Ron

Are you sure it's a light?

It may be the shift lock cap. Normally the gear shift won't move if the car is off, but if a situation arises where you do need to move it, you press the shift lock button and it allows the lever to be moved. It usually has a cap on the shift lock button, so it may be this you're looking at.

[Herbie]

Doh! Peter just beat me to it while I was still typing 

[royoftherovers]

11 minutes ago, NemesisUK said:

Do you mean at the bottom of the selector indication panel? That slot is to manually release the shifter in event of malfunction in the shift lock system. If this isn't what you are referring to can you post an image?

Had one with the Merc auto box and it was mentioned in its handbook,but I don`t have Handbook for his vehicle.

[Al D-Much]

Isn't that where the physical key goes in case of smart key failure?

[RONNIE W HODGEKINSON]

On 11/13/2022 at 11:49 AM, royoftherovers said:

Anything within the Owners Handbook Ron ?

John I,ve Went Over The Lexus nx300 Manual and can,t see Any reference to it..Maybe i,ve missed something..

 

On 11/13/2022 at 12:20 PM, royoftherovers said:

Had one with the Merc auto box and it was mentioned in its handbook,but I don`t have Handbook for his vehicle.

 

[RONNIE W HODGEKINSON]

Still no further forward about this tiny square box about a centimetre square which seems like it has a little bulb in it it has no cap that you can lift up Once again its situated at the bottom of the shift lever you could easily miss it.. It is so small but dont know what it is there for or the Purpose of it you certainly could not get a key in it...any one any ideas ? Ron

[RONNIE W HODGEKINSON]

Have not seen any reference to it in the Handbook But Will Check again

[PDM]

2 minutes ago, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

Still no further forward about this tiny square box about a centimetre square which seems like it has a little bulb in it it has no cap that you can lift up Once again its situated at the bottom of the shift lever you could easily miss it.. It is so small but dont know what it is there for or the Purpose of it you certainly could not get a key in it...any one any ideas ? Ron

Ronnie,

Is this it?

Paul

[PDM]

This is what Peter and Herbie were suggesting you might be referring to.  On our 2015 MY NX it's on page 624 of the manual under "If the shift leaver cannot be shifted from P".  Not sure how the page numbers may differ on a 2020 NX.

Paul

[RONNIE W HODGEKINSON]

Yes.... That,s it paul

[PDM]

2 minutes ago, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

Yes.... That,s it paul

Great.  Here's the Lexus explanation:

 

[RONNIE W HODGEKINSON]

Many Thanks for that Information Paul ..I thought it was some kind of warning light..So Sorry to have put you to so Much Trouble.. Once again Paul.. Many Thanks..Ron

[Harrier Man]

On 11/13/2022 at 11:20 AM, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

Can Anyone tell me what the little square light directly at the base of the auto transmission lever is for ? lexus nx 300h Its a tiny little square box Very small.. Just wondered if it was some kind of warning light or to measure light in the cabin... ??

Ron

I think your question has now been answered but I just came across The Car Wizard's 10 Essential Mechanic Tips (Part 2) on YouTube. Tip 3 explains all!