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6-3. Do-it-yourself maintenance

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Take out the mechanical key.

2

Remove the cover.

To prevent damage to the key, wrap the tip 

of the screwdriver with tape.

3

Remove the depleted battery.

Insert a new battery with the “+” terminal 

facing up.

Replacing the battery

WARNING

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Battery precautions

Observe the following precautions. Fail-

ure to do so may result in death or seri-

ous injury.

●

Do not swallow the battery. Doing so 

may cause chemical burns.

●

A coin battery or button battery is 

used in the electronic key. If a battery is 

swallowed, it may cause severe chemi-

cal burns in as little as 2 hours and may 

result in death or serious injury.

●

Keep away new and removed batteries 

from children.

●

If the cover cannot be firmly closed, 

stop using the electronic key and stow 

the key in the place where children 

cannot reach, and then contact your 

Lexus dealer.

●

If you accidentally swallow a battery or 

put a battery into a part of your body, 

get emergency medical attention 

immediately.

■

To prevent battery explosion or leak-

age of flammable liquid or gas

●

Replace the battery with a new battery 

of the same type. If a wrong type of 

battery is used, it may explode.

●

Do not expose batteries to extremely 

low pressure due to high altitude or 

extremely high temperatures.

●

Do not burn, break or cut a battery.

NOTICE

■

For normal operation after replacing 

the battery

Observe the following precautions to 

prevent accidents:

●

Always work with dry hands.

Moisture may cause the battery to 

rust.

●

Do not touch or move any other com-

ponent inside the remote control.

●

Do not bend either of the battery ter-

minals.