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Actually everytime I buy a car it is my last one 😇

Luxury is most of cases "not necessary" , but Lexus is a luxury brand...

Me too, when you are accustomed to look at power meter it's better using normal mode.

Before starting with exotic experiments try driving gently in eco mode making long brakings when you see you have to stop using a predictive style: it's more than sufficient to achieve good mpg.

With some attention and light foot 42 mpg can be obtained. My average in summer is 38 and in winter time is 33.5

Welcome.

In Hybrids don't use N if not necessary. Use HOLD with D or P.

If so, changing oil after cleaning conducts with special cleaning oil could solve the problem.

Just to verify: sometimes they use standard 0W-30 oil for all models (not so professional if Lexus official service does). Another think to verify is the oil level that should NOT exceed the max level at WARM engine.

Just a doubt: are you sure about proper Toyota oil 0W-20 (or less) ?

Have you set dual temp mode? If so, separate temperature are for driver and passenger, and you have to set proper temperatures separately.

Got a LED torch with zoom , Lithium battery charged by USB. Lexustorch.jfif

Usually, simple warning are orange coloured, a red one is a severe warning, suggesting not to move the vehicle as it could be "dangerous" . It needs more investigation.

Just "pour parler" 🙂

In hybrid cars N has to be absolutely NOT used as in this mode HV battery can't be charged, so the choice is between D or P. Besides, in some models it's possible to set "hold" button to avoid keeping brake pedal depressed leavin gear selector in D that disengages brakes just decing to move car with pedal.

Usually when ACC disengages you hear a double beep. This occurs if car you are going back disappears from radar. ACC goes off when braking too (without beeps) and is overrided pressing right pedal.

Don't know if "much" but better for sure 🙂

Not a new found discovery, but if you have a moonroof or sunroof, pressing the center of opening/closing switch the roof opens till the position of tilt (or closes if already open).

Cold engine?

With same OBD bluetooth interfaces I remember Hybrid Assistant app I already told about here in LOC.

Actually black rubber buttons are two: the larger one, square shaped and larger, opens tailgate, the second one, round, engaging alarm and locking doors. I often use it.

??? Are you telling me that SDs offered in ebay are not from Lexus/Toyota?

Steve, if you have a PHEV your battery is much more bigger and you can store all energy from regenerative braking during long downhill that can be used AFTER to drive for free, in our hybrids battery soon gets full charge and at this point no more energy recovery. Obviously any car going downhill does not use fuel (or almost).

For what I can see, Lexus Relax is a warranty that Lexus gives, for FREE, to cars that are no more under warranty, at the condition to have a regular (one service at a year) official maintainance , and I appreciate very much this, as it is a"gift" from Lexus, while others, in best cases, make something similar under payment. Being a warranty covering fabrication defects, it is obviously limited to components that are not expected to break during normal use and are not subject to have expected faults in 10 years. In this perspective, there is no reason to complain. Just to talk about my problem with moon roof I reported here, if it had occurred before Lexus relax with standard warranty expired, I would had to pay the whole repair...

Actually not, because in "standard" hybrids the battery capacity is low, and when it is fully charged like in long downhill trips braking is made by thermal engine and brakes and energy is lost.