Herbie

Keep your money in your wallet because let's face it, none of them are much good are they? You don't want LFA on the plate because the car isn't an LFA and that would just look silly and needy, and the first one just makes no sense whatsoever - too much of a stretch to make it say Lexus.

Usually somewhere close to the item you're trying to troubleshoot.

This has all the hallmarks of a bad earth so unbolt it and clean up both the bolt itself, any washers, and also where it bolts into the body, with wire wool or emery paper so that the connection is clean and shiny.

Definitely the RX all day long. I'm on my third one now and absolutely love them, my current one being a 2018.

If you can't find the info you need I highly recommend buying a multimeter. As you can see here you don't need to spend a lot of money on one but they are invaluable for sorting out electrical problems. All you need do is to use the meter to find one fuse that is permanently 'live' and has 12V on it all the time. Then find a second fuse that is only live and only has 12V on it when the car is in ACC (or is it READY mode, I can't remember). Finally you'll need a good earthing/grounding point (any unpainted and clean screw/nut/bolt/bracket will do). It doesn't matter what the fuse you're tapping into is rated at because the 'piggy-back add-a-fuse' (one of these things) you'll use for the camera will have it's own fuse.

Mine was fitted by Lexus Preston about 3 weeks ago but they haven't got the geofence device yet.

According to this that I also posted on the 7th, the phone app is only for the more expensive S5 version of the tracker and not the S7 version we get:

This is the text that I posted in my topic "Did anyone else realise..." on the 7th September: Seems to be down to the battery as I've just found this text: The Battery Powered Retrieve has a 5-year life span from the date of installation. The battery is designed as a one-time use operation, therefore, if your vehicle is ever stolen, the Tracker unit will need to be replaced*

Ronnie, it's also worth a mention that as we recently found out, these trackers are a 'one-shot' device. If you're unlucky enough to have your car stolen then if (when) it's recovered it'll need a new tracker fitting. The unused portion of the three-year monitoring subscription can be transferred to the new one, but the question is - who pays for the new tracking device and its installation?

Well, I have to say that that's very unusual. Truthfully, I've never had any issues with Preston at all and I've been a very happy customer of theirs since the day it opened. I was in a couple of weeks ago and they were struggling with staff shortages and they were all running around like headless chickens but they coped very well and provided their usual high standards. I honestly don't know what to say to you Paul......

I find this situation to be really weird. I bought one of these Rewire Security DB2 trackers for just under 35 quid (price varies as offers come and go) and the sheer wealth of information you get from it is astounding, including the ability to set geofence zones as well as real-time tracking maps, journey history, distance and speed travelled and lots of other stuff. The only thing missing is the central monitoring and police involvement. My point is, with regard to both the phone app and the geofence device, if the DB2 can do it for less than £35 and with no hassle, why is the Lexus 'solution' seemingly so hit-and-miss and complicated?

I can't abide the factory nav in my 2018 RX so I prefer Waze, with Google Maps as a second choice. I think the way to do it in either of those is to change the volume while there's an announcement happening. May be worth a try?

Far better to call them on 01772 911394, choose the 'Servicing' option and then Option 2 so that the system thinks that the car is currently in the workshop. You then get to speak to a real human in the real service dept. Phil Partington seems to be the main man so ask if he's available and he'll get you sorted.

Complete guess, but I'd say that's logical and is probably what happens. When starting the car the first thing in the chain (or at least one of the first) is that there are two 12V relays that work together as a safety interlock. If the 12V battery doesn't have enough power to operate those then the hybrid system is inaccessible. Maybe the interlock is set up to somehow operate as above as well, although I don't know how they'd achieve that.

Usually somewhere under the floor of the boot. However, if you go to https://www.lexus.co.uk/owners/about-my-lexus/manuals then you should be able to download the one for your car and it'll tell you in there.

The 12V battery doesn't have any charge indicator - the "bars" you're seeing refer to the high voltage traction battery. Sounds very much like the 12V battery has gone to that great scrapyard in the sky, although it may be worth giving it a full 24-hour charge with a proper battery charger to see if that helps. Even if it does, I'd still be looking at replacing the 12V battery sooner rather than later. I don't know the Ah rating of your battery but it won't make much difference in this case. As a rough rule of thumb, it would probably only take between maybe 4 to 5 weeks to go from fully charged to fully discharged if its not used, which means that its been stood in a completely depleted state for a long time and will no doubt be damaged by now.

It's not a hybrid.

Very good chance of that my friend. Heat is very much the nemesis of any computer system, which is one reason that I mentioned the thermal paste earlier - I'll bet next month's pension that it's all dried up and doing nothing.

Below are a couple of dirty ones that I personally didn't have to deal with (just photos from Google) but I have had more than my fair share of dirty ones to deal with during my days as a self-employed computer repair technician. Smokers are the worst ones for me. I've never wanted to even have a single drag of any tobacco product and I absolutely abhor cigarette smoke, finding it acrid and horrible. If it was really bad I would put up the price of the repair. I've even refused to take on the job if it's really, really bad, but assuming I took it home, the first thing for a smoker's machine would be out to the air compressor and a good blast with the gun. P.S. Stephen - I'll almost guarantee that it's been hot enough for the thermal compound between the CPU and its fan heatsink will have gone solid and is no longer doing its job. I'd recommend that you get a tube of something like Thermaltake MX4, remove the old stuff with Isopropyl Alcohol and reseat the heatsink on a blob of fresh compound.

I don't know specifically about the 2011 CT200h but yep, many cars from many manufacturers only have one reversing light and one rear fog light these days. Stupid idea but quite normal for many.

Safer for you maybe, but why do you think the MOT had to be changed to take account of lamp changes in the first place? You aren't the one facing your headlights and you may be pootling along oblivious to the dazzle you're causing to those who are. All those lines and pretty patterns on a halogen headlight housing aren't just there for decoration. Millions of pounds have been spent in research and development by people far better qualified than you and I to make sure that a halogen lamp fits and works correctly in a halogen housing. I'm sorry but I just cannot be doing with people who have the "I want to do it so I will do it and sod everybody else" mentality.

I don't think so. They often get confused when seeing speed limit signs on goods vehicles as well.

Never set your home address in any satnav. If your car is stolen away from home they can take the risk that there's no one in the house and rob that as well as your car.

Good question Paul - no one mentioned the Geofence device or related app so maybe I've not got it. I'll ring Lexus Preston on Monday to clarify. Cheers.

Seems to be down to the battery as I've just found this text: The Battery Powered Retrieve has a 5-year life span from the date of installation. The battery is designed as a one-time use operation, therefore, if your vehicle is ever stolen, the Tracker unit will need to be replaced*