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  1. 22 hours ago, Johnhodgo said:

    I've experienced this problem earlier today, waited for the beep before selecting reverse, only to see hybrid system not working on dashboard. Returned car to park, tried again, and everything was ok. My car frequently does 50 mile round trip commute, and appears to have no other issues at 5 years old and under  40k miles. 

    We had a similar problem a few weeks ago at 7 years and 50,000 miles. As we were due to be going on a week long road trip, for peace of mind I had a new 12v Battery fitted by Lexus Wolverhampton who charged £125 all in including fitting which I thought reasonable.

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  2. John, I beleive the dealer can get a manual but I downloaded them from Lexus UK here:

    https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/about-my-lexus/manuals/#hero

    and use the search tool as the UX doesn't appear on the list below.

    The UX does have deadlocking on the second press of the key or door handle.

    The door unlocking can be customised as per this extract from the manual, I left mine at all doors unlock so haven't tried it.

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  3. 22 minutes ago, lexian said:

    The "Sloppy Management" involved several issues and has been taken up with those concerned.    I would not publish them on an open forum.  

    The issue of the missing Manual was not the main concern but having had all previous new Lexus cars supplied with a hard copy of the guide it would have been nice to have been told that the 560 page book was no longer supplied as standard.  I, and my family, do head for the 'glove box' throughout our ownership of our cars.

    I have had 101% satisfaction with all my previous Lexus purchases,  so I've a good basis for my very mild criticism.  It seems I've opened a can of worms.

    Subject closed.

    Did you not get any manual at all? Mine came with an abridged hard copy manual (about 100 pages).

  4. 1 hour ago, route66 said:

    Disagree.

    For me the only negative with my IS300H is the laggy transmission. And I would not consider the type of driving I'm doing when I observe this as dangerous. My last car was a naturally aspirated petrol car with manual transmission and the difference in this area in comparison with the Lexus is huge. Even after almost 2 years of otherwise very enjoyable ownership, this annoys me regularly.

    I drove the new Toyota Corolla at the weekend and was impressed with its "next Gen" hybrid transmission. From what I understand, the new ES is also more responsive.

    The UX also has the same new 2 litre hybrid as the Corolla and there is virtually no 'lag'. We still have the IS and it's great for wafting but the UX is way better cutting through traffic.

  5. 7 hours ago, Malcolm P said:

    My UX didn’t come with a drivers manual although there is clearly room for one in the glovebox. Did anyone get one with their UX as I’d rather have a physical copy rather than having to look online 

    Mine came with two abreviated manuals in the glovebox, one for the car and one for the audio/nav but I also downloaded the full versions from the Lexus website.

  6. 1 hour ago, Dealkent said:

     

    really miss not having the reverse camera , my previous car , Jag XF had one and parking sensors all round .

    lexus told me it was one or the other , camera OR sensors , NOT both !? 

     

    Our 2014 Luxury with Premium Nav (mouse operated) has had both camera and sensors from new so I'm not sure why they said only one or the other. Possibly if the car has standard Nav (dial operated) it can only have camera or sensors.

     

  7. 9 hours ago, Tel said:

    Never ever turned A/c off .

    A gain in mpg in normal driving in D-Mode would be negligible & cabin climate less comfortable .

    Tel

    I get a dry throat from a/c if its on too long, either in the car or in work. As a result I only use it if its really hot or to demist in humid conditions.

  8. I'd noticed it appears that the only way to turn off the a/c is on the screen, pressing the auto button will turn it on but no button to turn it off.

    I've downloaded the full user manual as the car only came with a short version. Will have a search in there to see if there is another way.

  9. The 2 litre turbo is still available in other markets, such as the USA and Australia although it appears to have changed it's name from IS200t to IS300 recently. Not to be confused with the US market IS300 AWD which has a detuned 3.5 litre engine!

    The IS 250 and 200t were only ever a small percentage of Gen 3 IS sold in the UK, I suspect that the higher powered petrol versions of equivalent German cars are also a small percentage of the total but as their sales overall are so much larger its worthwhile keeping them on the price list. I recall once seeing that the BMW 320d outsold the 330d by a factor of 20 so I can imagine the 340i would sell even less.

  10. 1 hour ago, Richard1200 said:

    That’s good, are you happy with that?

    Yesterday i did about 60 miles on B roads and some A roads. Driving like the pensioner I am, in eco mode I am now on 51.8 over my first 600 miles. I am very happy with that.

    one thing I have noticed about my UX is all the noises when the ignition is put on and today I was standing by the rear door when my wife turned off the car what a strange noise from the battery in the boot. Between a screech and a scape.

    Yes, its not bad considering I like surprising people about how quick off the mark it is and the amount of stop start traffic I have to cope with. Would rather have a larger tank as I'm not used to visiting petrol stations so often but at least its only just over £40 a time rather than £70.

    Not noticed much in the way of noises on startup, seems to make less than the IS anyway.

  11. I do 10 miles each way in heavy traffic (23 sets of traffic lights!) and for the UX the individual trip comsumption meter reads about 45 mpg in the current weather. The IS gives that in summer, just over 40 when its cooler and sub 40 in winter. When I had an IS250 I was getting around 25.

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  12. 48 minutes ago, AA3751 said:

    Gary thanks for the reply

     

    what mode do you drive in? I do a mix of motorway and short commutes but seem to only get 40mpg. Can’t get any better and wondering where I am going wrong. I would be happy with 350 out of a tank but 275 is horrendous

    I always use normal mode and don't drive especially carefully. I had been driving the IS for 5 years before this so may have picked up the ways of getting the best from a hybrid.

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  13. On my first full tank I re-filled after 347 miles when it was showing about 60-70 miles range. It took 33.31 litres so that works out at 47.3 mpg. Am currently on 314 miles since that re-fill with 100 miles range showing. Driving has mainly been commuting in the Black Country with one trip to Nottingham on the first fill and one to Bristol on the second.

    Must admit I miss the 600 mile range of my IS300h but as the other half still has it we can use it for long journeys. Only had to fill up once a month if I only used it for my commute. Fuel consumption appears to be better than the IS around town, slightly worse on the motorway but the tank is only 2/3 the size.

  14. 6 hours ago, Richard1200 said:

    Folding mirrors on locking only on Takumi spec. 

    Dealers only allowed to put Takumi models in the showroom so you will only see the full spec.

    Anybody noticed a resonance type sound when cold in the mornings and the engine is running faster (like having the choke on in prehistoric days) goes after a very short distance and does not come back all day even if the engine is cold again. It’s just a morning thing for me.

    Wolverhampton have a UX Premium Plus in their showroom in addition to a Takumi.

    I've noticed that noise but hadn't really associated it with any particular time after starting, I'm sure it happened once after going back out in the evening to pick up my daughter. Will have to keep an ear out for it.

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