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Old 06-08-21, 05:19 AM
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I just purchased a new LC500. In the glove box I found an Allen key looking tool that was inside a plastic pouch. Can anyone tell me what this key is for?
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I found that under the passenger seat, wondering the same.
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It's used to crank closed the convertible top in the event of an electrical failure. See page 339 of the owner's manual. It's a difficult, multi-stage, two-person process best never to be used. (Just throw out the car and buy a new one - it will be much easier.) And now I have to go figure out where I stowed that tool.

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Originally Posted by redhot47fl
It's used to crank closed the convertible top in the event of an electrical failure. See page 339 of the owner's manual. It's a difficult, multi-stage, two-person process best never to be used. (Just throw out the car and buy a new one - it will be much easier.) And now I have to go figure out where I stowed that tool.

Thanks for your help on this one. I just read the procedure and it is not something I would want to attempt. If the roof ever did fail I guess I would be left crying in the rain.
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Originally Posted by redhot47fl
It's used to crank closed the convertible top in the event of an electrical failure. See page 339 of the owner's manual. It's a difficult, multi-stage, two-person process best never to be used. (Just throw out the car and buy a new one - it will be much easier.) And now I have to go figure out where I stowed that tool.
if you're going to throw the car out, save that Allen key then because if it's the same size, it can loosen a stuck garbage disposal

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