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36 minutes ago, stepheneric said:

Are not Lexus also owned by Toyota??

Presume some Lexus dealers are franchisees. The one I go to are owned by the Steven Eagell Group for example.

1 hour ago, wharfhouse said:

I don't quite understand your question but will try and answer best I can. If there are any outstanding issues on the car before the 10 Year Plus Extended Warranty is requested then these will need rectifying before you will be able to take out the 10 Year Plus Extended Warranty. After that the car must be serviced by Lexus as per the schedule (12 months or 10k miles whichever comes first) for the warranty to remain valid. AFAIK any other work doesn't have to be done by Lexus but if there is then an issue with that work I would expect any warranty claim to be turned down. 

Thanks. The latter part of your answer was what I was referring to. For example was quoted £250 for single TPMS sensor replacement as part of a service / MOT but got that done elsewhere for £90. I understand that this may not then be covered under warranty but not sure consumable parts such as tyres, brakes etc  would be covered anyway..

Does taking out the 10 year warranty plus obligate you to have any recommended works done by Lexus post mandatory service please? 

7 minutes ago, 200h said:

on the IS300h use the key hole in the boot lid to get to the 12v battery & hook up

another battery to the car & get yourself into ready mode straight away then

go for a drive

Thanks Colin and Mark. Will give that a try in the morning. Even the manual key is not opening the driver door so I cannot get to the bonnet/hood  - is it meant to be like that? Could be frozen lock etc

Have managed to open the boot with the manual key though (first time I have done that, was not aware the key slot was there until Mark mentioned it!)

Glad to hear it will make no difference which terminals I connect donor car to (under bonnet or back in the boot).

Thanks again!

On 1/17/2021 at 4:29 PM, Brechin Slate said:

Here you go Alan, made this earlier, hope it helps:

https://youtu.be/7K4HELfg3hw

Hi

Thanks for posting that video very useful.

Would like some clarification if anyone can help advise please. i have a flat Battery, no electrics etc. I am thinking about getting a NOCO GENIUS5UK Smart Battery Charger. Cannot leave it charging overnight as car on road outside home. Will this devise be OK to in effect charge for a short while to get car started so I can keep running for 60 mins etc?

Also, does this(NOCO charger terminals) connect to Battery in boot on IS300H and not under the hood? Would jump starting my car using another car need connecting under the hood (that's what it says in my manual). Just a bit confused about the terminals between hood and boot where I see the 12V Battery.

Many thanks in advance!

13 hours ago, paulrnx said:

 The IS is a very low car.

Sorry to hear of your woes. Would that be true for all IS models or just he sport version? I have a 2014 non sport model and I was once told 'your front part' is a bit low and now very careful not to drive on to certain kerbs (rather reverse onto it or avoid totally)

I'm sure Lexus will put a stop to that soon or take their franchise away [emoji20] They don't like people discounting.

Oh i just paid £700 for 50,60 & 70000 service 

Where do we use the spray please? Inside car width of screen where the door trim meets glass or just corner only? TIA

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Thanks to All from the prompt replies. I have topped it up by 500ml and will re-check later.

Not sure how the reminder works as last service was on 28/03/2018 and only done 6.5k miles since then.

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Some advise regarding engine oil please. Prior to purchase of my 2014 IS 300h it has always been serviced by Lexus main dealer. Just today I have a message popped up on the sat nav / media centre disply screen showing engine oil symbol and to contact original main dealer for maintenance (miles away from me).

I have checked oil level and it appears to be low. I need to top up at the very least. The dilema I have is that I do not know what type (make & viscosity of engine oil currently in the vehicle). The 40k service service is 2k away (in line with MOT due end of Mar-19) so I expect engine oil etc will be changed then.

I have read on the 'net that main dealers use oil grade of 0W-20. I do not have that at home but I do have Castrol Magnatec 5w-30 (A5) previously bought for a  Ford Focus. Can I use that and will this be a problem to mix and match oil grade here?

The manual gives multiple oil grades and not knowing what is in there currently is what is causing me confusion.

Any suggestions welcome.

Thanks in advance.

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On 8/11/2017 at 6:39 PM, winrris said:

Ok. Thanks. I thought that it's not going as it should because earlier someone mentioned that it's taking few minutes. There was a progress bar when the files where copying but then it stoped. 

It's over 1 hour now. I just hope that it will update successfully. 

Hi. Did you manage to resolve this? Thanks