New Lexus video added to our YouTube channel

New Lexus video

We’ve added a new Lexus video to our YouTube channel covering 2023 and newer Lexus NX, RX, RZ, and TX models whose key fob batteries have died. These models hide the key hole in a very awkward fashion but we demonstrate the back-up processes needed to open and start them.

There is a cap at the back of the driver’s door handle that needs to be removed (right). Lexus is one originators of the hidden key hole, and this cap is easily the most difficult we’ve worked with from the company.

A plastic card needs to be inserted into the small space in front of the cap to used to pry the cap upward (left). That part works as advertised, although it took more force than we expected. In fact, it hurt the edges of the card I used, so avoid using your AMEX card!

Then pushing on the back of the cap is supposed to release it. That didn’t seem to accomplish much at all. We pushed and prodded and pulled and massaged and it finally did come away exposing the key hole.

We did it twice with the same outcome. We can offer no guidance to as to what exactly prompted the cap to finally came away.

If you find yourself in need of the process, bring your patience!

Smart Keys or Intelligent Keys, or Access Keys — or whatever the manufacturer of your chooses to call them — that let you into your car and start it with just a touch use up their internal batteries at alarming rates, catching busy drivers unawares — even though the car had tried to warn you. Getting in your car with a dead key fob requires the work our posts and videos describe.

Our goal is to help you feel safe — and keep you moving or get you moving if at all possible — rather than leave you fretting whenever your key fob stops working. The instructions for getting into and starting most keyless start cars can be found on our pages — without roadside assistance.

You can see the latest video for Lexus vehicles below or on our Toyota, Lexus and Scion video page here. There are 10 available.

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