Thanks Pete. Have got in with the manual key. Trouble is, have now set off the alarm. The battery obviously has just enough to keep the anti-theft alarm going.
Jane
Jane
Good news.... How old is your 430 and is it the original battery, my original gave up about two months ago at about 7 years old.... got a Bosch Silver with 4 year warantee for about £70 from a motor factor.
Luckily you don't have a Merc as you would have to reset everything when the battery goes flat, at least yours will remember most things, sometimes you have to reset the windows if the one touch has given up.... just open them all the way then shut them all the way with the button to train them again.......
Good Luck
Pete
Can he get in to open the bonnet John? Does the boot open and does the ls430 have a ski hatch type of thing like the is200's have? as most of the time the boot hasnt got a deadlock fitted so you can open it with the key? A couple of members have gone in through the boot with a bit of wire and opened the car by pulling the inner door handle? :)
Unfortunately the fridge is where your ski hole is ..... it is impossible to get in the car from the boot
Pete
Your just rubbing it in now Pete
Yeah I know just couldn't resist it.... I will have a cold one for you next time I'm out, will get it out of the fridge that is behind the massaging and electrically reclining rear seat, below the electric blind, and in front of the rear air con unit with air purifier.....
Pete
Thanks for the tips, Pete. The car's 2000 and we got it in 2005. The battery isn't the original as I know we replaced it, but I can't find my records at the moment. Have been reading an interesting LOC 5 page thread started by Rod on July 3, 2007: ‘Battery failure, Failed to start after holiday RX400H’. Someone there recommends a larger battery by TOYOTA, an Optifit 70 amp hour part no. 28800-YZZ.
Have been researching battery chargers but don't feel confident to use one myself at this stage. Will call the AA and see what the state of the current battery is.
Sorry, my mistake - the car is Sep 2001.