Hopefully no one else has done this....but I would appreciate any constructive advice that you have:

It seems that if you hit the trunk release button while the top is in motion the entire unit freezes in place. I contacted Lexus and they said that it is designed this way specifically and that it takes a couple of hours for them to reset every motor running the hardtop.

Does anyone know if there is anything that I can to do fix this or am I at the mercy of Lexus on this one (at an outrageous labor rate).

Thanks!

 

I think your at thier mercy. Even if there was something that you could try, are you willing to take teh chance that something could go horribly wrong? Gotta imaggine MN is one of those places you don't want to spend the winter topless.

 

I' ve never thought of doing that, why did you need to do that or is it just by accident ???

 

Complete accident ...But one heckuva lesson learned!

 

it's not that hard to reset it, at least not hours...

read the faq, i believe there is a post about it and how to reset the whole thing

 

Thanks for the tip to the FAQ...but unfortuantely it leads me to a dead link

 

try unplugging the battery for like 10 minutes, it usually resets stuff

 

I believe the instructions are in the manual...it has something to do with pulling those cables on the side (top) inside the trunk.

good luck!

Jeff

 

You need to close the trunk. I did this before... just quickly and firmly push on the portion of the trunk that you would normally push on to close the trunk (just below the "L", or on the spoiler). That should latch the trunk closed, and allow you to operate the roof again. If it enters an error mode, follow the intstructions in the user manual to manually operate the roof.

 

atleast your not the only one

 

It's ridiculous to think you need a dealer for that. What if it happens on the road? It freezes to protect the system. And accident? What was your left hand doing down there? Admit it; you were curious about what happen <he he> Now we all know. And yes, I was curious about that too.
Just close the trunk and it should resume operation. Disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes would be my next step. The worst scenario is to close it manually (described in the manual), which should reset everything. If not, I'd try the battery trick one more time before heading for the dealer.
Good luck, and keep us posted.
JC

 

Somehow, I can't make a connection . . .

 

atleast now we know of a way to keep the hatch half way open or closed if we wanted to let people know we got a hard top LOL

 

WHY WOULDN'T LEXUS HAVE MADE IT SO THAT THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON IS DISABLED WHEN THE TOP IS IN MOTION????????

 

so there is a method discussed in the manual? nice, i guess i need to read more

now why don't they disable the trunk button when the top is in operation though, that's a good question