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...You can open it from the driver's seat, with the key, or with the button to the right of the rear license plate. You can only close it by pressing the button on the lower edge of the trunk lid, not with the key or from inside the car.
Any speculation as to why Lexus limited this? I only ask because my minivan has a button on the key, the door, and inside the vehicle, and they all both open and close the 'trunk' of the van.
Any speculation as to why Lexus limited this? I only ask because my minivan has a button on the key, the door, and inside the vehicle, and they all both open and close the 'trunk' of the van.
Pure speculation: they're worried about getting sued if somebody gets their finger stuck in the trunk lid while it's closing, or something like that. With the button on the bottom of the lid you have to stand near the trunk to close it, which gives them the "dude, you were right there!" defense.
Lexus told me the issue is safety so someone does not get their heads chopped off while looking in the trunk and you are closing from inside the car even if buzzer lets you know trunk is closing.
Lexus told me the issue is safety so someone does not get their heads chopped off while looking in the trunk and you are closing from inside the car even if buzzer lets you know trunk is closing.
Cop out... the new BMW's close from the fob, the trunk and the button inside.
It works like the pinch resistance windows, if it meets resistance, it stops and reverses. Lexus is really late to the game on this.