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I just had the rear height sensors replaced on my 2004 430UL. $479 each for the part plus installation. Apparently it is a very common failure in the 430.

I discovered what the blinking LEDs are for. I appears to be a very stealthy installation of an after market LIDAR detector. I have had the car for 8 months without knowing about the detector and just accidentally activated the system by touching a hidden switch with my foot. The only visible parts are the two warning LEDs, which are not visible when inactive, and a power on light near the mirror adjustment pad. Very cool.

I have 2004 LS430 UL. On either side of the cowling on the instrument panel are two small LEDs without labels of any sort and nothing in the manual. Today they started to blink when the car starts and there is a chiming noise. Anybody know what these are for???

I also have a 2004 LS430 (UL) with about 40k miles. The air suspension behaves erratically. Sometimes the car will ride high and very stiff (every road bump is a jolt), other times ride very low and stiff (top 2 inches of tire hidden by wheel well). Yet other times the suspension will behave normally and the ride is as smooth as silk. ON occasion I can get the problem sorted out by restarting the engine but this does not always work. Often when riding high a few miles at highway speeds will result in the suspension "relaxing". Seems like a computer fault.

Does anyone know how to switch the electronic panel of the LS430 to display in metric ( Km and Celcius ) instead of miles and farenheit?