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I was invited to view both my new cars before they had undergone any dealer preparation. Each time the car was extensively covered in white film on the panels. The alloys were protected by hard plastic 'discs' and the seats and steering wheel had soft plastic covers. The floor was protected with paper covers. Attached is the PDS document for the RC (2015, not sure if anything will have changed for newer models). As the D/C Cut fuse is removed at the assembly plant I wonder how they move the cars around? A number of ECUs require initialisation when the fuse is replaced, seat ecu, parking guidance ecu. The TMPS has to be started as this is disabled at the plant as the radio wave frequency doesn't comply with Japan regs. So, apart from preparing the bodywork there's a fair bit to do... RC300H PDS instructions.pdf

Once the car arrives at the dealership it can take a week to prepare for the handover. Obviously depends on how busy they are. My first took 7 days, the second 3 days. Actual handover allow a couple of hours, depends on the paperwork and how detailed the salesman is in explaining the cars functions etc,.

https://www.lexus.co.uk/customer/manuals#/pdf/PZ471-33D01-EN

Page 427 in the online handbook

Yup, I can still see the 500h and the 450h Sport Design You have to scroll to the right when at the "Choose your engine" and CHOOSE YOUR GRADE: 9 Options

From the handbook Raising the wipers to the service position Within approximately 45 seconds of turning the power switch off, move the wiper lever to the ^ position and hold it for approximately 2 seconds or more. https://www.lexus.co.uk/customer/manuals#/pdf/PZ471-9A546-EN

A private sale?

Any help?

It can be very difficult to find, it took me ages to find the one in my RC!

It became a requirement from 2020, all new models sold after that date must have LKA enabled by default at each restart of the car. The function can only be temporarily disabled by the driver. Here's a good read ... https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/2144/oj

Shouldn't the car notify with a dash message when the fob battery gets low?

You would be happy paying 2 weeks short stay parking charges???? Another wind-up ...

At least Lexus supply and fit free of charge!

Lexus will do something, fit CANBUS protection plates, free of charge ...

Except will it start in the morning??

My word! They still publish that??

Must be far more difficult to gain access to the ES inner wheel arch, clearances are much smaller than on the RX and SUVs generally?

There must be more to it, as in other factors involved, as I have never experienced this problem. Just lucky perhaps?

The chilled air is dehumidified, so contains less moisture than ambient air and on a hot day surely any moisture would evaporate rather than condense? In fact driving ambient air into the chilled duct work is likely to do just that, the moisture in the ambient air will condense on the colder ductwork surfaces?

As the a/c second main function is to dehumidify the incoming air I don't see how switching it off and allowing 'unconditioned' air through the system can dry it any better? I never switch off the a/c and in all the years I've had cars with a/c I have never suffered from foul smells (well, not from the a/c anyway 😉 )

This is an interesting article regarding the insurance risk surrounding electric cars. There being no way currently to reliably diagnose if a battery has been compromised after even the smallest bump. Plus the requirement to quarantine EVs bringing extra storage costs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/net-zero/electric-cars-risk-becoming-uninsurable/

It's simply 'selling add-ons' and a very normal business practice in many markets. Stick with the scheduled maintenance and a polite "no thank you "

Keep the a/c on at all times and the seals will keep lubricated and the air ducts won't get bacteria growing in them.

Hankook tyres have a pretty good reputation, I'm sure they will perform admirably. When I had the RC and looked at winter tyres I was tempted to downsize to 18" rims and the tyres were significantly cheaper. Lexus wheels were ridiculously expensive though and I wasn't keen on 3rd party options. I just didn't drive when we had a couple of days snow!

Depends if the scrotes can read or not ...