Hello everyone,
I am a Lexus Master Technician and I am creating a series of maintenance/repair tutorial videos covering the 2019-2022 Lexus ES models.
Here is my video showing how to fully release the electric parking brake on all new ES models to be able to perform rear brake pad replacement.
All the videos you normally see advise to use a 12V or 9V battery and run power to the EPB electric motor, but you can actually do it without any of that.
Please hit me up with suggestion on what other things you would like to see in the video comments.
Cheers!
Viktor

You Tube

 

Very cool Viktor. Some threads on here had suggested you needed a special tool to perform this task. I guess that is not the case? I'm no mechanic but I do enjoy watching your videos so thanks for that.

 

Cheers, Viktor. There doesn't seem to be much gasoline in your demo car?

 

I think TCCN already has a video on this but cool. As a hybrid owner i'll likely never even touch the rear or even front brakes for that matter. Usually lifetime for most.

 

Is that because you own a hybrid or because you lease it for three years in which case who needs brakes within that period of time for the most part??

 

Thanks Viktor! Great video!

Does this also apply to 16-2022 RX?

 

Hybrids, specifically Toyota/Lexus hybrids are known to go 200-300k miles without needing pads. I've owned a 3G prius and two CT200hs all which still showed crosshatch marks on the rotors even at 60k. The pads were still near full.

The regen on the latest gen Toyota hybrid is even stronger so I suspect 600,000 miles is possible with the newest pads? When I come to a stop in the ES, I'm always well within the blue "regen meter" meaning friction brakes aren't engaged yet. But then again I'm a well practiced hybrid driver

 

200k miles is impressive, 600k perhaps insane but I keep a car maybe 100K so I'll be on my sixth by that time

 

Yep go on Prius forums, so many on original pads and rotors at 200k. you don't really use friction brakes all that much on a hybrid unless you have to stop really sudden.

On my 2016 IS200T F sport, i changed my first set of pads at 11k. LOL

 

I seem to get 50K or so out of pads (non-hybrid) which is fine for me because that basically equates to one brake job for the life of the car while I own it. But I get it if you're one to drive a car hundreds of thousands of miles, it's nice to rarely have to worry about the brakes. I just can't a car that long ever

 

The video is private, is there any way you can make it public again?

 

His Youtube channel is Viktor G Automotive: https://www.youtube.com/@Viktor_G/videos

A lot of his videos about Lexus repairs and tutorials have been flagged (either by Lexus/Toyota or YouTube) for probably "copy-right" (Toyota will be out of business if everyone start to DIY even just oil change and air filter LOL) so he had to either hide them or delete them.

But if you search "lexus rear brake service mode" on YouTube you will find plenty other videos...