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This worked for me yesterday. You turn off TAs in just the same way as with the “old fashioned” radios with push button station selectors, just switch to another station and then switch back again. Use the audio control buttons on the centre console that change stations, labelled “B” in the photo bottom left on page 124 of the UX Online Audio and Nav Manual. Press (say) the right hand one (which changes to another station), then press the left hand one to take you back to your original station.

Why? It's not a rubber fan belt, but a 99 segment steel push belt.

Thank you Zotto. Makes me feel more comfortable.

Can't help with the above I'm afraid, but under the same heading, do the rear brake lights come on when the dynamic cruise control puts the brakes on? Cannot find anything in the online manual and despite what I told the children years ago, I don't have eyes in the back of my head. Reason I ask is that I nearly got shunted yesterday when the car in front braked fairly heavily, mine reacted but the car behind left it very late to brake.

Another 1030 in March. Click on http://media.toyota.co.uk/wp-content/files_mf/1334218739SalesFigures2012PassengerVehicles.pdf

Another 601 sold in January & February 2012. Click on http://media.toyota.co.uk/wp-content/files_mf/1331043467LexusSalesFigures2012PassengerVehicles.pdf for the .pdf file.

Well done Alex! Your phone call to the warranty people has confirmed what I thought. I will use my local Toyota dealer for all servicing this time. And I agree with Glen-250, Toyota staff seem to be very helpful and friendly and it's Lexus who are difficult in my experience.

I had my IS200 SE serviced by my local Toyota dealer after it was out of warranty and it didn't affect the trade-in value at all. I got far better treatment, and it was much less expensive too. I'm unable to comment with certainty about whether it will affect the warranty but I now very much doubt it. When I first enquired about servicing I was told by Toyota, they can do all normal servicing but could not do warranty claims. Bear in mind, at the end of the day your car is a Toyota - a very superior one, but a Toyota nevertheless. Please read very carefully the conditions of the Lexus warranty in your warranty and service manual, and I’ll quote from my mine (now a CT200h but I’m sure they’re all the same). “You are responsible for ensuring that the vehicle is serviced and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s specifications and instructions, as set out in the Owner’s manual. Failure to do so may invalidate the warranty for maintenance-related items”. You’ll notice there is nothing there that states the work must by done by Lexus, indeed as far as I know this would constitute a restrictive practice and this was outlawed many years ago.

Success at last, I've joined Kylie Minogue's silent revolution at last - and now even in reverse gear. Took under 4 minutes. What really puzzles me is why can this only be done by the dealer and not the owner like so many other features. I've been driving now for 57 years, I think by now I've learned to know which gear I'm in without audible warnings.

Close. Wing Commander, three thick bands. Squadron Leader has a thin band in the middle of the two thick ones.

Andy. So if I dropped in sometime (by prior arrangement of course) you would do it for me? John

Looks like I am going to have to call in on your dealer in Derbyshire when I'm up that way, Steve. Clearly my dealer down here is not interested in after service. Wass. Snag with disconnecting the sounder, this disables the good sounds too.

Can someone please tell me how to turn off the constant "Gong" sound when the car is in reverse? According to the Owners Manual, (at the end of section 6-2, Customization, page 674 in my manual) it can only be altered by "Any authorized Lexus dealer or repairer, or another duly qualified and equipped professional". My dealer says it can't be done - "Safety Hazard"! The sound is really irritating and totally unnecessary, it drowns the sound of the reversing sensors - and that is a sound that I DO need to hear. It's probably aggravated in my case as it unfortunately seems to be a resonant frequency of my hearing aids.

4220 up until the end of December 2011 according to the Toyota Corporate media site. Click on http://media.toyota....figures2011.pdf for their chart of most Lexus models.

Yes,I entered by the front passenger door and followed the sequence outlined by GJD. Lights went out when I locked the car - using the remote.

I tried this yesterday evening - except I didn't remove a CD as there isn't one in the player, and didn't have a problem. All interior lights went out when I locked the car.

Hear Hear, well said. And as I have said in another topic, the dark and gloomy interior because of the awful "privacy glass" is the final nail in the coffin for me.

I have to agree that with air conditioning, a sunroof isn’t really needed and opening a window gives plenty of air movement when needed. My sole reason for wanting a sunroof is simply to let more light into a car which, let's be honest, has a very dark interior. Going back now to my original post. We actually had the demonstrator for a long weekend and thoroughly enjoyed the experience, especially when I noticed after nearly 400 miles of very mixed motoring I had averaged 58mpg. We spoke with the salesman and agreed on what the specification should be on our new CT200h and when it should be ready etc. But it was when we got back into our IS200 which we have had since new 9 years ago that we started to have doubts. Everything was so much lighter in the IS, the windows are larger than the CT, and of course the IS doesn’t have that dreadful “privacy glass” in the rear. I have cancelled my order, a nice enough car but too claustrophobic for us in its present form.

Having borrowed a demonstrator for the weekend, I think the CT200h is delightful and would be a worthy replacement for my IS200, but for one thing. Can someone please explain why a sunroof is not available on this car? A sunroof is available in most other countries but not in the UK it seems. Have a look at the UK brochure pages 16/17 and again page 24 – a sunroof is shown. I have also looked into having one fitted by a specialist firm and have so far been unsuccessful.

Any idea when the 2012 model will be available in the UK? The one feature I want, which is available on the 2012 model, is the two-way sunroof.

Thank you The Swede, I feel sure you are correct. The car hasn’t been used much for the last month and looking at it more closely the rust is just a bit more than the normal surface rust. I’m not a hard driver by nature but we went shopping this morning, about 16 miles round trip, and a lot more rust has come off the discs I’m glad to say. It also gave me the opportunity to have a good look at some of the cars in the supermarket car park and I saw quite a few cars with rusty rear discs, so I’m now more confident that I don’t have a problem. Many thanks again.

My car is a 2002 IS200 which I’ve owned from new, and about 2 years ago I fitted new (Mintex) discs and pads all round. At the weekend I noticed the rear discs were a bit rusty – not unusual at this time of the year, but the rust normally gets rubbed off very quickly. I took the car for a short run and applied the brakes hard several times, and when I stopped the rear discs were still rusty in parts and the rust was now polished. The discs were warm to touch but not hot. When I got home I checked the pads, plenty of wear left, and whilst the wheels were off checked that the rear brakes are in fact coming on. The pistons can be pushed back in their cylinders, and return to normal and lock the wheels when the brake pedal is pressed. It’s as if pressure is being applied, but at reduced pressure – is this possible? I know very little about ABS by the way. If anyone has any ideas what is wrong I would be grateful to hear from you.

Hi fluff34567. Can you elaborate a little please? Mine has been weeping a tiny amount for about 6 months now, so I doubt it will stop on its own. What parts are required to cure the leak, and can the rings be replaced without removing the water pump? (Added the following Tuesday 5th June). I've noticed elsewhere on this forum that a technical CD is available on Ebay. I have ordered this, so perhaps there is an exploded diagram of the water pump and the tube above it - hope so anyway, but for £5.99 incl. p&p can't go wrong.