Sticking Map button

[Ace8800]

Morning all, 

Been a while since getting back into a Lexus and so glad Im back in one too. Anyway i just bought a RX450H 2016 and the maps button and up/down arrows on the centre consol by the mouse pad is a somewhat sticky, it still works but need a bit of a press, now there might have been some drink spill behind it before i bought it i dont know. I wanted to take it out and give it a clean, but does anyone know if the wrist rest/mouse pad section will come off without taking off other panels etc? 

Also i might check out the climate seats buttons, so maybe some guidance on remive the whole top panel too.

Thanks in advance. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Spock66]

I'd suggest try squirting with electrical contact cleaner first before any disassembly.

[Ace8800]

Thanks.. i did try that and it was not effective at all. So i managed to do. 

 

If someone just wants the mouse pad/wrist support/infotainment section out. You do the following:

 

1. Take off both side leather trim. Pull towards yourself working from the armrest side.

 

2. Pull the wrist pad up from the armrest side sand it will all come up. Just unplug. Thes next is the cleaning.

 

3. Pull up the mouse pad to take iff and Unscrew 4 philps screws and take off the white module from under, lift slowly because there is a plug connected to a small motherboard. 

 

4. unscrew the 4 motherboard screws and unplug a small plug. Now you have the the buttons off to clean properly