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There are so many tips to optimize economy driving hybrids that it's difficult to tell all them, if you like to try hypermiler driving I suggest you to buy a BT interface and use it with Hybrid Assistant android app. Another interesting site where to learn basics of efficient eCVT vehicles is Hybrid Synergy Forum (in italian but you can read and translate with google translator ), or also try reading Priuschat forum too. The best tip I can give is to recover all energy you can avoiding hard braking so that you can stay in regenerative braking zone, you have to keep the instrument in "chg" zone without having it over totally down, that's the poine where brakes begin to work.

I made some experiments about it, and the main problem is that if you use the AUX plug it works fine (provided to make the right connections) but video disappears if car is moving. There is a solution (from some russian interfaces) but I suspect it is not legal because you can have on video screen some distractions: it' s the same reason for having only some selected apps on android auto and not a simple mirroring of all you have on cell phone or tablet. A simpler way to bypass problem is to use directly tablet and cell phone sending only audio to car audio system.

The first thing to try is a good cleaning of screen with some foam product, but if it does not solve the problem may be that inclination of wipers has changed, try to change it removing them and then using a plier on the top of leverage so the the surface of wipers slightly changes angle of contact with glass(on its lenght). Not sure of explanation, lol, easier to do than to explain.

My former Lexus was a full specced GS300h and I confirm it was a wonderful car, it had also night IR vision and Mark Levinson stereo was astounding, I traded it for RX to come back to a V6 engine and try a SUV (never had one before).

Win 7 64 bit? I use TS with Windows 10 64 bit, it needs proper drivers, ifyou need you can send a PM to me.

Techstream is substantially a diagnostic tool, but it can change all optional settings and , with proper CUW files, update ECUs.

AFAIK, Lexus offer 2 kind of leather seats, the "standard" ones and "semi-anylin", that is a bit more refined leather type. My answer was because sometimes I read that leather is not really leather, because some other manufacturers 😇 with ecology excuses use synthetic leather or other phantasy definitions to confuse buyers about what they use; when Lexus says "leather" it is leather.

Using hybrid in SPORT mode the priority is given to performance, thermal engine is kept ON and battery charge high even if this mean worse mpg. Besides, accelerator pedal setting has faster response (the opposite of ECO mode), and probably the same effect of "pedalbox". Normal mode is a good compromise for everyday use in city traffic, but if you like a spirited driving or everytime you need more power SPORT mode is the right choice. ECO mode is fine to me when driving in highway with adaptive cruise control to avoid excessive acceleration when a preceeding car disappears.

If you go to toyotamaps official site you can see the screens of various gen navigation systems .

Semi-aniline leather IS leather... https://www.signatureleather.com/blog/21-aniline-leather-semi-aniline-leather

Have you raised the center pin with a little screwdriver or something similar?

I suspect he was using the new IS in ECO mode because nobody told him there are other 2 modes.

Does it blow the adaptor instantly? If so, I suspect wrong polarity in connecting cables to plug.

MPG in hybrids are very sensitive to weather extreme conditions, in my experience the best MPG are in middle season weather, where there is no need for air conditioning, HV battery works at ideal temperature and thermal engine reaches relatively fast its working conditions; between winter and summer winter is worse, may be that in warmer climate zones the results are slightly different, as I am considering summer season with temperature over 30° C (and consequently AC on) and winter just around 0° C. Generally speaking, I found best results driving with dry weather at about 22° C. Another great difference is the lenght of journey, as short ones need to warm up thermal engine more time s and in this phase is used much more gasoline (it is the same for traditional cars too).

On my RX I use a wifi router with a SIM. To avoid keeping it always switched ON I found the solution to operate without battery so it goes ON only when I start car, but of course you can also keep it always on letting battery charge/discharge.

About 10 €

Just made a touch up to my RX, you can ask the kit to Lexus official dealer, giving your VIN number to have the right colour.

Techstream is the official Toyota software and it works on PC under Windows, besides it needs a licence and cable interface, so if you don't like cracked software or are unfamiliar with Windows may be it's better using Carista, working with BT interface and android phone. You can choose many proper interfaces, the main difference is in speed for real time readings, while for parameters programmings this is not a critical feature.

All these settings are available using Techstream or Carista with proper OBD interfaces; it sounds strange that they have changed without a particular reason.

News with prices for UX 300e that will be sold in Norway: https://www.electrive.net/2020/08/04/lexus-ux-300e-kann-in-norwegen-reserviert-werden/

A "old" link: https://ausdroid.net/2019/11/09/leuxs-will-now-update-select-older-models-to-googles-android-auto-and-apples-carplay/

Lexus manual suggests cleaning with water and neutral whool detergent. Many people I know use products like cream for hands care or even milk (!) to soften leather.

Remember that, as remaining with empty tank with a hybrid car is quite problematic, the range is calculated in a very conservative way, when fuel reserve lamp goes on I read on my RX just 50 km. left, but actually in tank there are at least 9 liters before going empty, and with my mpg I could make more than 100 km.

Happy to read you are satisfied with your IS. About cruise and too much acceleration, try it using ECO mode.