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Update! I've just driven the car for 30 minutes and, with my surprise, I noticed that the noise is ALMOST gone with the parking brake trick. I drove on every pothole on the road at different speeds using all the drive settings from NORMAL to SPORT S+ and, where normally I would have heard the noise, this time it was gone. To be fair I heard the noise a couple of times when passing on some holes but it happened when passing on 2-3 of them which were very close each other but I'm not able to say if the volume was lower or the same. Now the car is in the garage with parking brake pulled and with a cardboard sheet under the left rear wheel, just to be sure there isn't any oil loss from the suspension. Do you think that could really be the parking brake cable doing the noise at this point?

Thank you Rayaan, very kind. One thing: I haven't seen nor oil residue under the car nor on the garage floor like they're saying in that discussion. I will check when I get back in the garage later. Also I'll keep you all updated about this issue, after the week end I'll phone the dealer, and now I'm going to write on the Lexus Italy facebook page (they always answer to customers questions) just to inform them about the problem and see what they're going to say.

I thought that Lexus service was better than the other brands...they even checked all 4 suspensions... Anyway let's see tomorrow if the parking brake trick miraculously has worked, then I'll come back to the dealer next week. Thanks. Ps. Any chance to retrieve a link to the American forum where they're discussing the problem? Just in case I'll need some extra information for the mechanics.

Good evening, Since the nice weather and the heat have come I started driving with the windows down, this made me realize just how good is the sound-proofing of the cockpit, but I noticed an annoying thing. Basically when driving over bumps, potholes and speedbumps, I can clearly hear (only with windows down) a noise coming from the left rear wheel and only that wheel. This happens at every imaginable speed, I hear a sort of metallic vibration, like something that is being shaken, and I guess it comes from the suspension or something connected. I took the car to the dealer wich reassured me that everything is ok and the car is safe to drive, also they checked all the suspensions and have a new grease smeared on the brakes (something that would have being done anyway with maintenance in the future). The chief mechanic and I went for a test drive and I let him hear that shaking noise but again he reassured me that it's normal. Frankly for me this isn't a normal thing because it's the first time ever I hear a noise like that on a car driven by me and I'm not comforted by the fact that the noise is not present with windows closed. Anyways, searching on google I found this: http://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-third-generation/700364-already-a-problem-with-my-new-2014-is-350f.html They're talking about a noise coming from the parking brake cable and honestly I think that makes sense as I rarely use the parking brake (I just let the car in P) so maybe the cable needs to settle with use. Yesterday I did the "trick" for about the 20 hours the car has been parked in the garage but I haven't noticed any difference so at the moment my IS will be in the garage, with the parking brake pulled, for another 2 days since I need it this saturday. --- Has anybody here experienced the same problem and can help me? Apart from this issue the car is amazing and with mileage (1430 miles / 2300 km on the clock) I'm feeling it become more reactive, in Sport S/S+ mode the car is very quick! Also the e-CVT transmission is a masterpiece, nothing to do with Audi's multitronic (tested on an A5). Thank you everybody.

I got the same range on the first run, full tank since I got the car from dealer. Circa 14 km per liter (38-40 mpg) but I got this result by calculating the level of fuel when refilling the tank to the max level (50 litres) and relating it to the distance traveled since the first day of use. The board computer showed autonomy for 180 more kilometers (111 miles) when I got 700 km (434 miles) on the clock. 700 km / 50 litres = 14 km per liter As the car and the engine are new I find this result very nice considering that the car is heavy and the F-sport has got low profile wheels with 18" alloys. Anyways I noticed that the mileages on the "travel diary" indicates that the average fuel consumption is 18 km per liter (50 mpg)...according to this, where are my 4 km per liter that are missing? The "pump" consumption says 14 km per liter while the onboard computer says 18 km per liter. Sure thing is I will got better consumption as I understood how to drive properly this car and the hybrid system. ;)

Since this car has been released, I've seen only ONE (a sonic titanium Executive) on the roads. As of today the situation has not changed and when driving around everybody look at my car wondering what kind of car is this. It's funny because the day when I got the car, a week ago, I saw the same Executive IS parked in the dealer's garage for maintenance! Here in Italy this car is very rare...but I'm ok with this as it means I'm driving an "exclusive" car.

Today I went to the dealer and finally I got the global opening setting fixed plus another customized setting about the doors unlock when turning off the engine while in P gear. They told me I can customize some other settings by myself going in the car settings, from the navigator screen, and entering the "CUSTOMIZE VEHICLE" menu but only when the ignition is on, otherwise the menu became inaccessible (gray text). Unfortunately the guy who did the work with the OBD socket told me that it's not possible to enable the mirrors automatic folding, when opening/closing with the remote key, as this feature is not available on the F-Sport model. I guess this function is relegated to the "Luxury" trim (the highest trim in Italy) and frankly I'm a bit disappointed because this is even standard/optional on many other less expensive cars like my son's 2012 Seat Ibiza FR with the 200€ electronic pack! Anyways the car is superb and it goes as expected, I'm satisfied...even if they could have done a more user friendly infotainment and navigation system! I hope in future updates from mylexus.com

I talked to my dealer and he said that usually they customize those settings when they prepare the car during the pre-delivery operations, but in this case they forgot to do it for some reason. Tomorrow or monday I'm going at my dealership in order to fix this and will see the changes! Also, looking at your car in the avatar I noticed that you have the "shark fin" on the roof and mine doesn't have it. It's very nice and sporty but in our market they decided not to put it on the cars. --- In the meantime I quickly arranged a photo gallery of the car if you're interested in seeing it: GALLERY

I have that button in the car, was wondering if there is a way to link that function at the key unlock/lock button. Maybe it is possible by programming as the same way I have to do for the power windows thing. Thanks, I'll try this.In the old Merc the lights (Auto position) stayed on for about 15-20 secs after leaving the car and closing it, only if I was in a dark place. Again, maybe I can even ask for "programming" this as I suppose is something related to the crepuscular sensor. I'm going to ask and let you know what Lexus dealer will tell me.

I see. I'll ask the dealer about this, thank you!

Hello, As of today, I finally am a member of the Lexus family with an F-Sport Nebula Gray IS. (just an image taken quickly in the garage) Before I start I just want to apologize for my English as I'm Italian, I'll try to be as clear as possible when writing. ;) As I was saying, in the afternoon I got my brand new F-Sport upgraded with the Navi Pack wich suprisingly added the electrically folding mirrors (no mention of this on any catalog) and I have yet to begin to know it well. I read the car's user manual but I found some things that are not clear: - How to open/close the power windows in comfort mode? I tried to keep pressed the unlock/lock button with the key pointed to the car but nothing happened. The user manual says that I may want to contact my dealer to "customize" this setting by reprogramming "something". Is it true or am I doing something wrong? - How to make the electrically folding windows close/open automatically when I open/close the car with the key or the keyless system? On my previous car it worked as standard just by pressing the buttons on my key. I haven't found such setting in the car's menu! - How to enable the "Follow-me-home" feature? By opening the car in the dark of my garage (lights on AUTO) I noticed that the LED daylights turned on but when I close the car there is no light! I have the standard Xenon HID lights. I think that's all I have to ask! In the next days I will surely be able to familiarize with the car, but for now one thing I have to say is: the whole thing on my previous Mercedes was more user friendly and immediate. Just saying. Thanks everybody for your help! Marco