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Good luck with your new car Paul. I look forward to reading your write-up on the Jag as a friend of mine swears they're the best. He's never had a Lexus and so cannot offer owner comparison whereas you will. Don't forget to do it will you Enjoy.

Lovely motor but I certainly do not like the grille one little bit. I could get used to it though if I could afford one

Well done!! looks pretty cool as the saying goes.

Hi again Michael, when I bought my IS300h I asked the dealer to fit my dascam (front and rear) as part of the deal. If you have purchased you dashcam before your car turns up, I would ask your dealer to fit it for you. i'm sure that they will oblige.

Thanks for the input chaps. I've got a better understanding now having read Peter's link. Seems i was not alone in my ignorance. Thanks again.

How can I tell if mine is AWD and, forgive my ignorance, is there a difference between AWD and Four Wheel Drive?

I'm fairly certain that I have mentioned this previously and, that someone provided an answer but, after doing a search I haven't yet found the item. On my previous car, an IS300h, I had a 'Snow Switch', there isn't one on my NX, does anyone know why this is and, those of you currently affected by this adverse weather, how is your car dealing with it? We are lucky down here, we haven't really seen any snow as yet, some on the moors but none where I live, although I understand that we may possibly get a hit tomorrow. Might have to miss out on my usual Thursday game of snooker!!! Oh dear, the trials and tribulations of being old and retired

Hello Michael, have a look here...................................https://dashcamtalk.com/ and here............................................. and here...............................................................

Further to my original post. I have contacted Lexus UK to see if they could help and i have just received their reply this morning. Yer tis then......................................... "Thank you for your reply including images of your MyLexus portal. I now understand that the details that are visible to you are the 'header' details of visits to Lexus Centres that are entered by the service technicians themselves. Occasionally the entry details given are less detailed - If you have any concerns regarding work carried out on any particular date I encourage you to contact the service manager at the Lexus Centre in particular so that the Centre may provide you more detailed information on the visit as the bulk of any service information is stored on the Centre's internal systems. I hope this information helps. Thank you for contacting Customer Support. Kind regards." It would seem from this response that what appears on the portal is very hit and miss and you're very lucky if you get lots of detail.

Well I never! Everyone seems to be getting what they should .........................all 'cept me. Is it worth me contacting Lexus UK to see if my service details can be uploaded to the system?

Just wondering exactly what I should be able to see when logged ito the Lexus Portal. I can see a couple of things such as a replacement tyre, done before I owned the car, I can also see mention of a recall and a loan car, again before I owned it but, I certainly can't see any mention of the 3 services that have been carried out. The most recent one being done on February 12th. It might be too soon for this one to appear on the system but surely the previous two should be there. Also when I look at 'Do you want to register your Multimedia System' there isn't a graphic there that is similar to my in-car screen. Does this only apply to Premier cars? I have entered all of my car's details such as registration number and VIN number etc.

So,isn't there a single NX owner on here who knows what the latest firmware/software version number is and where to find it? As I said earlier I would have thought that the number would be along the lines of the IS, i.e. VD12103A but I can't find anything that closely resembles. Do Lexus list the versions numbers for each model on their customer portal?

Yes I've been down that route but, I think that you may possibly have nailed it, I had the premium nav in my IS but only the standard in my NX. Is it possible to upgrade to the premium from standard. I suppose if it is it would cost £££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££££'s eh!

When I had my IS300h, I was able to see the firmware version that was installed and, before I parted with it the version number was something along the lines of VD12103A but, when I scan through pretty much everything on my NX, I can't find any number that looks anything like this. My car went in for service on Monday and they have told me that they did an update for me but I have no way of checking this. I could find numbers that relate to Model I.D. and Model Number, Gracenote Database versions but nothing even remotely similar to the number that I could see on my IS. I asked in my original post if anyone knows what the current version is but no one has responded yet. Does anyone know the detail? I don't want to ask the dealer as they may think that I don't trust them.

Does anyone know what the sidesteps cost and are they easy to fit as a DIY job?

My car is going in for a service tomorrow and I'm going to ask them to check the firmware version for me. Does anyone know what the latest version number is for the NX Luxury please? I can then check what I've got at the moment to see if it needs doing.

I am pretty certain that this is not something that you can do yourself anymore. I did mine on my IS quite some time ago but as I say, you can't anymore, I'm quite sure that I have read somewhere that it's a dealer only jobby.

That's very interesting. In that case, does anyone know what technology Volvo use that stops the car after a short distance if the key is not in the car? As far as I know with my Lexus, you could drive the car until it either stalled or ran out of petrol, by which time you could be many miles away. I will ask my friend to demonstrate for me the next time we use his car.

I was discussing this with a friend of mine the other day and he reckons it couldn't happen to his Volvo. He says that the other day he started his car up and then went indoors whilst the car was warming up. When he was ready to go he got into his car and before he was on the road the engine stopped. He couldn't understand why and the he realised that he had left the key in the house. It didn't cross my mind at the time but I'm almost certain that when I am in his car, there is a key in the ignition. I must check this the next time that he picks me up. Anyone have any knowledge of the Volvo system?

"For those that don't know, there's a key fob combination detailed in the manual to disable the spare fob broadcasting it's signal. You can then save your Faraday cage bag for the key you use day to day" This is very useful bit of information, thank you Matt, I will be making use of this. I have purchased one of them there pouches and so will use that for my everyday key.

There is a very comprehensive article on fitting a front and rear dashcam, which was produced by matt8 on the IS300h forum. I intend to make use of this quite soon when I get round to fitting mine in my NX. What I am wondering now is, has anyone fitted front and rears in their NX and, have removed the pillar trim/roof lining/door scuff plate trims in order to do so. I have seen a thread where someone has put the cables behind the door rubbers but I prefer not to do this. I am wondering if the pillar trim fixings are the same in the NX as they are in the IS (I imagine that they are very likely to be the same) and, how easily do these fixings break when doing the job and if they do, how easy is it to get replacements? Some time ago I purchased a set of plastic levers etc for removing the trim and so should be OK there. Any input will be much appreciated.

Is this of any help to you Clive.................................. Specification_2.pdf Specifications_1.pdf Specifications_3.pdf

Apart from visiting the local dealer, where is the best place to look for genuine Lexus Accessories please? Thank you.

Yep the car is still under the dealers warranty. I have informed them so will be hoping to get it sorted at the same time as the parking sensors.