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  1. Zotto
    Io own a GS300h. Service is here every 15000 km (probably in UK every 10000 miles), alternatively complete and intermediate, and less expensive compared to a BMW or Mercedes; besides, brakes lasts twice and there are less components that may break. About motorway, it depends by the speed you go, respecting speed limits it's over 15 km/l , my overall results is more than 16 km/l without particular attention.
  2. Zotto
    The Hybrid eCVT system has 2 electric engines that have to reach high revs speed, and this is the reason of limitation, to not exeed 11000 rpm on electric engine. GS 450 h have 2 different gear ratios to bypass this limitation.
  3. Zotto

    For your search about 450h workshop manual give a look here:

    http://workshop-manuals.com/lexus/gs_450h/v6-3.5l_(2gr-fse)_hybrid/relays_and_modules/relays_and_modules_accessories_and_optional_equipment/alarm_module_(vehicle_antitheft)/component_information/locations/

    Sent here in pvt because of copyright.

    Else , give a look on Lexus tech portal (paying the time you need to download )

     

     

  4. Zotto
    Mine has, I leave seat warmer/cooler in AUTO and if needed the ventilation starts, nice feature but not so important like when seat are frozen in winter time and seats get warm; in my opinion it is more useful if you or your passenger don't mount over seat for some seconds, so air can flow trought little holes refreshing the leather. My seats are brown, may be with black ones the difference is more noticeable.
  5. Zotto
    Keep the settings in SPORT and enjoy your IS. Besides, I am not sure about the effects a turbo can have on An Atkinson engine.
  6. Zotto
    GS 450h is limited , but to 250 km/h , I think it's enough :)
  7. Zotto
    My only suggestion is to NOT use EV switch if not necessary, ie. to move car the most silently possible, to let the system keeping the proper charge of HV battery
  8. Zotto
    It's hybrid cars "purring", normal. A pump starting when needed.
  9. Zotto
    GS is a Hybrid vehicle, not an electric one, and this means that Thermal and electric engines work together: starting the car, Thermal engine has to raise working temperature as soon as possible to obtain low emissions so, even with charged HV battery, if cold Thermal engine is forced to start.
  10. Zotto
    I drive a GS 300h, and I am very satisfied with mpg; driving a NX (same engine) the point is aerodynamics, far worse , and the ultimate secret to have good mpg is to avoid driving over 70 mph (75 on meter), air resistance increases with square of speed.
  11. Zotto
    The led light is not a standard feature of this car, so it has benn added, my suggestion is to find where the wire goes and discover the attached circuit.
  12. Zotto
    If you had not the key it's normal, only key owner can close the car ;-)
  13. Zotto
    For basic use you can read the reduced version of manual; not sure if it's online also, but initially enjoy it driving cocooned.in quietness ;-) Don't try to stay too much in EV mode, and use NORMAL drive setting , you will experience the other settings later on, you will be surprised every day discovering new features and care for particulars Lexus has.
  14. Zotto
    Welcome, I love my GS300h, if you like to know something about it ask :)
  15. Zotto
    Women...
  16. Zotto
    In my experience with GS, self restoring paint works, even if Lexus at the moment is not organized for miracles :-) You can notice this in days with rain: other cars are opaque while Lexus has many little water bubbles on it, the same effect you can notice with cars with wax treatments.
  17. Zotto
    About paint, Lexus has a different one ... Here a link about it: http://chemicalguysforum.com/showthread.php?2069-Lexus-Self-Restoring-Clear-Coat
  18. Zotto
    Give a look to 12V battery voltage, and make your wife confess what she did :-). If car works fine I would write all err codes and then try a reset with OBD reader, hoping they don' t come back.
  19. Zotto
    Not found at the moment but it is a TSB of december 2015 (more or less), anyway found this as update procedure: http://www.revbase.com/BBBMotor/TSb/DownloadPdf?id=187021 Be aware that this is for USA navi systems, I don't know if it's the same for UK and UE versions.
  20. Zotto
    Uhm... may be they thought to put new maps too, while you need only firmware update: there is a TSB about it.
  21. Zotto
    Not sure you have inserted the device ID, you should find it in navigation menu. Besides, I did not succeeded in updating firmware, will make next service in Lexus.
  22. Zotto
    I made a similar decision when I changed my previous 2008 GS450h with a GS300h, and even if the GS300h is far better than older 450, I still sometimes miss the power of 450h, If you don't worry for fuel costs, GS 450h is quite a fast car.
  23. Zotto
    Probably the fault is on some sensor of wheel speed that you can find near brake disk, give a look to cables.
  24. Zotto
    I agree, hybrid driving is a unique experience. The difference from a diesel car is also given by the fact that power is given in a linear way, so you don't perceive it like a sudden impulse like in a diesel where the power is (more or less) the same for a large range of rpm. Besides, in diesel you fell the need to change gear, while in Lexus there are no gears to change :), and you can keep any speed witth engine at the right rpm, or off is speed is slow moving with only electric automatically, even at almost 0 speed up a hill.
  25. Zotto
    Air con uses till 2 kW of power, and power costs, while ruise control tends to reach set speed usually too fast, and this also uses more power compared to the use of a light feet.
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