jkplatt

So last month ,when locking my 2016 rx450 i noticed my drivers mirror was not auto nor manually folding back. Getting back inside i fold that my drivers door rest multifuntional control unit no longer operated my drivers door. However switching over to the passenger side, i was still able to fully control the mirror in tilt and fold. (Surprisingly both mirrors still displayed the orange Blind spot monitoring warning). I had also lost all functions of the 3 memory set buttons. I could manually move the drivers seat in all directions to where i wanted it, but not from memory switches. The drivers mirror offerred no resistance, like it had suffered terminal damage from being snapped fully back going thru automatic car washes. Looking on this forumn i tried all the resets of the seats like fully back, fully forward, up,down etc but made no difference. I even took the full door panel off (easy) and re-pushed together every visible connection, but made no difference. Was even lent a full multi function control unit from a friends rx and still made no difference. So this weekend in the glorious sunshine i crawled underneath my dash to access the narrow rectangular fuseboard. Using a pair of long nose pliers rather than the official supplied Lexus plastic fuse removal cramp (grip failed so quickly) i proceeded to remove every single fuse then refit, pushed home firmly. Upon getting out of my car after finding NO Blown fuses i gave up. Pushed the locking keyfob and both mirrors folded back. Jumped back inside and all controls to mirrors and seat memories were back to as good as new. Dont know what/fuse it actually was, but just wanted to share my experience if may help somebody sometime.

lexus switches 03.pdflexus switch 3.pdflexus switch 02.pdf Hopefully these images will be visible, if not please let me know. 1st thing to say, removing the end panel of the dashboard only requires either a plastic spatula or even the rounded end of a spoons handle. There are no screws , or glues to remove. The panel is simply clipped and held in place by 8 red plastic push in clips. Apart from the pulling out the clips, there is no need to lift the panel up and off anything its just pull away. The rubber door edging can be pushed to the side by your fingers whilst releasing the panel. Start the removal of the panel in the furthest point of this panel at the bottom as this easily starts the popping out of the lugs then just work your way around.Then you can see the switch fallen back in the space. Take 30 seconds to pull the switch out to you so you can view the design fault of 4 little locating lugs that are so easily pushed in backwards. This will also explain that your pushing the unit back into these lug receivers. Then just simply pop the panel back in place whilst pushing the rubber seal back to the side. The whole procedure takes 2 minutes shorter than it takes to type this . Any questions please just ask.

will do later today

Further update to bank of switches, messing with side/end of dash trim, found it unclipped in 2 mins and then switches simply clip in. Happy to send over 5 pics of easy process if anyone wants them.

Got mine out using two bent pieces of thin tin, but already pushed them back in again. Such a bad design.

Help, Managed for the 1st time in 40 years to put my knee against the lower bank of 4 buttons (just above the small cubby box) on my rhd 450h 66 model year. These are the lower group of 4 buttons but only two used for heated st/wheel and sway warning but now they have fallen back into the dash. Does anyway know if i remove the dash, cubby box or vent above to access these to pop back forwards please?