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I've nearly always unlocked the boot on my IS300 by pressing the button on the key rather than inserting the key in the lock. Recently there has been a steadily increasing delay before the lock responds, which I assume may be because the key fob Battery is becoming flat. My problem is that when I insert the key in the boot barrel, the latter will not turn. I've tried lubricating it to no avail. Any ideas, please? I want to ensure that I can unlock the boot if the fob Battery fails completely. 

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Okay, if that's the case there is a distinct possibility that your boot lid my have been changed at some point and possibly that the lock wasn't swapped over(as this would explain why your key doesn't go all the way in nor turn).Out of curiosity does your key open manually open the drivers door?

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I know that the spring on the boot was replaced, by Lexus Swindon, about a year ago, but I'm not aware of the lid ever having been changed. The key does indeed open the driver's door. However, I very rarely open it other than via the fob, and when I tried it just now it set the alarm off. Nothing I pressed on the fob would stop it, but when it eventually stopped I re-inserted the key and it opened and locked the door with no problem.

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just been out to mine and put the key in the drivers door and alarm went off,opened door and pressed the fob and alarm stopped.Try inserting key in the boot lock with the car unlocked and turn the key clockwise slightly this should open your boot.

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that's strange because mine works,do you have a manual release level?have you tried inserting your key in the boot lock with the boot open(using the fob)and then try turning the key clockwise?

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