200h

its always a relief when your car comes back with her new 12 months ticket

black is a great colour as long as you are prepared to spend the time & affort

looking after the paintwork and making it gleam

in the overhead console there are 2 white lights

the holes they are in are about 4mm in diameter

so they can be missed i think they light the

centre console around the usb ports

these also change to red when in sport mode

9 minutes ago, Stompe said:

Don't put it in Sports mode!.... It will go into Hyper mode, Peel your face off your  Skull, and Rev up too 11,000 Rpm  and tear the tread off your Tyres!! you have been warned!! 😂 

a bit of wishful thinking here 😆

Hi Jon

there is no right or wrong time for using sport mode

some owners will have it in Sport mode all the time

some wont use it to help conserve fuel

others will flick it into Sport when then need to make progress

the choice is yours

 the main thing is to enjoy your car

nothing to reset

the random flashing lights on the dash and being asked to press the brake pedal

is a classic sign of a flat Battery

to prove it get another Battery and connect it to the Battery in the car

all your issues will go away and the car will start as normal

i've seen videos of the hand held dryers being used on cars

they look quiet powerfull blowing all traces of water off the car.

my last car a black IS300h F sport on a 17 plate is still for sale at Lexus Sheffield

its been a absolute gem of a car to own

could the 12v Battery trigger the alarm if it where low on charge

the RC and the GS both have individual tyre pressures

someone on here purchased a module to give you

this output on their cars screen but i cant for the life of me

remember the members name

after your cars been serviced at lexus if you look at the tyre report

regarding tyre wear you can tell if the pressures are correct as you

will have even wear across the tyre OR

tyres under inflated- more tread around the centre

tyres over inflated - less tread around the centre

i always kept my IS300h's tyre pressures at 36psi / 2.5bar

try this link

https://jp-carparts.com/lexus/partlist.php?maker=lexus&type=242120&cartype=4&fig=4103

if i have chosen the wrong model please navigate back a step and reselect your car variant

hi brian

check out this link as you can read the Battery voltage from the car screen

if you go into the vehicle signal menu

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-4th-gen-2013-present/674889-hidden-navi-menu-figured-out.html

HI Phil

i think as long as Lexus services the car back to where it should be for its milage it then

becomes a lexus approved car and comes with 1yr warranty and AA breakdown cover

just make sure the next car you look at has a full Lexus service history

just a thought have you thought of an IS300h considering the milage you will be driving each year

hi Paul

there is a button to turn the parking assist on & off please see image

finally found the time and had the weather to take some pictures of the repair to my car

the car looks fab now

good looking car Joe43

but thats not a surprise really as lexus make good looking saloon cars,

enjoy your new car the longer you own her the more you'll like her

go and have a nice long drive and get a good feel for the lexus

so John who's in the lead for lexus dealership of the year awards 2020

On 12/17/2020 at 4:22 PM, Knowlesy said:

Only annoying points I have so far... typical saloon and no rear wiper (why?!)

Would like a digital clock somewhere i can quickly glance at!

Anyway hiya, sure I will go back to lurking.

Vicky

welcome to the forum Vicky

if the car was a hatchback there would be room to place a motor in the

panelling on the rear door , but since the IS300h is a saloon with a proper boot

and a fixed rear shelf its a lot harder to locate a rear wiper

if your desparate to have a digital clock buy a phone holder and use your phone clock

or get one of these

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ALL-RIDE-JUMBO-SELF-ADHESIVE-QUARTZ-CLOCK-WITH-DATE-FUNCTION-DASHBOARD-DIGITAL/263101573097?hash=item3d421367e9:g:Q1YAAOSwJrpZcx74

having the analogue style of clock in a car shows the car has some Class

you wont find one in a vauxhall for instance

a couple of years ago i took our Auris hybrid to lexus liverpool to have its mot 

as it saved me £15, by the time the mot was done

i unexpectedly spent £29k on an 11 month old 17 plate IS300h F sport ,

i only asked what the options where on my pcp that would end in 6mth's

i think the purchace more than out weighed the £15 saving i would of been making.

Hi Joe

having the test drive was the worst thing you could of done 

as you know you'll be spending money afterwards 🙂,

buying the car you've just test driven

enjoy your new car when you collect it.

speedometers are allowed to over read by 10%

the difference between a new tyre and a worn out tyre

can be around 10.8mm on the diameter 

i.e. 7mm of tread new to 1.6mm of tread worn out = 5.4mm on the radius so 10.8 on the diameter

this will make the speedometer more accurate when the tyres are close to being worn out.

when you have a new set of tyres on your car the speedo will appear to under read

as your tyres are nearing their minimum tyre tread depth they will indicated a faster speed

a new tyre will travel further on one rotation of the tyre hence under reading on the speedo

if i where to guess at a lexus repair cost i

wouldn't be surprised with a cost of around £1500