Herbie

That same type of button appears on a lot of RX400h cars and is to switch the front parking sensors on/off. The sensors were a dealer option, not a factory fit, so the extra switch was needed. I doubt it'll be the same for a 2016 car but it's worth a check.

It's never happened (yet) on my 2013 RX450h Advance (48k miles) so I can't help there but you'll get a better response if you post in the RX forum rather than the GS forum

Yep, what Les said up there ^^^^

Doesn't have a rev needle, or at least my 2013 RX450h Advance doesn't.

Have you not got an old laptop that you could use Techstream on? A generic OBD reader will only catch generic stuff, nothing that's Lexus-specific such as hybrid codes etc. I've never experienced anything like what you're describing so I'm afraid I can't help there.

Thanks for posting Steve but if you search the forums you'll see that it's been covered dozens of times and is old news - one post on the RX forum is up to about 6 pages. Unfortunately there's absolutely nothing that can be done about it. As you've already seen from those videos you linked to, it takes less than two minutes for the scrotes to get under, get the cat off and get away. A call to the police would take longer than that - and that's even if anyone thinks to report it! One or two people may look out of their windows to see what the noise is but what do they see? A guy in overalls under a car, so the assumption is that it's a genuine mechanic doing a quick callout repair.

Under the boot floor on the left side. Got to be worth a try as a first step that costs nothing. I sincerely hope it's not the aircon debacle come back to bite you on the bum.

I'm sorry it's happened to you but, really, what do you expect people to do? The scrotes who do this have got it down to a fine art and can have the whole thing done in less than two minutes from start to finish, so they've gone before a call to the police can even be completed, and that's even if people know what's happening and know to call the police. Most people will hear a noise and may look out of the window to see what's going on, only to see a guy in overalls under a car, so the natural and normal assumption is that it's a mechanic doing legitimate work.

Indeed it would, but anyone who would take an 11-year old car to a main dealers for work like that needs their head wobbling anyway.

This guy has reviewed about 50 or 60 dash cams (as well as lots of other tech stuff) so I think he knows what he's on about. Out of those reviews, this is the cam that he chose to use in his own car, so if it's good enough for him.... If you don't want the rear-facing cam then I'm sure you should be able to get just the front one on its own. I should say that I use a Viofo A119S which is very similar, but I'd already bought and fitted mine before seeing his review so decided to stick with it.

Dodo Juice Supernatural Leather Cleaner and also their Leather Sealant.

I have no idea what you're ranting on about Alan but perhaps you've had more than a 'Lager Shandy' this afternoon? What you're suggesting is exactly what is happening in the car insurance industry with 'crash for cash' claims - something that supposedly adds about £50 per year on to the premiums we all pay. I have no desire to make my warranty payments suffer the same fate.

Are we not forgetting GDPR here? I would think there's zero chance of getting the former keeper's details.

Even a solid connection can fail to pass current if there's dirt on the contact surfaces, so take off the battery clamps and clean the inside with a metal scouring pad (not Brillo) or some steel wool, and also the battery posts too, so that the mating surfaces are bright.

Erm... Because that's fraud? I don't know of any warranty that would fix a pre-existing problem and to claim it wasn't pre-existing is folly when it's here in this forum for all to see.

Yes, due to higher ground clearance. There's also a misconception that hybrids will have 'better' precious metals due to the engine not running as much as a traditional car, but I really don't see that. It's more than 45 years since I did chemistry at school but I do remember that a catalyst speeds up a reaction but is not itself changed by said reaction, so whether from a brand new car or a 20-year old one, or whether from a hybrid or not, the precious metals should be the same.

Oh no! That is heart-wrenching 😭 Glad no one was hurt though.

You would really, REALLY be better off using a TomTom or something like Waze on your phone. Lexus nav systems are rubbish (my 2005 RX300 was and my 2013 RX450h still is) at the best of times, being very clunky and counter-intuitive. And because yours is DVD-based you can't even add in your own POIs.

Great to see that it's sorted Mark, excellent Also good to see proper fault-finding skills at work instead of "I've replaced x, y and z but it's still faulty" and just throwing parts and money at it willy-nilly.

It's a hybrid so the petrol engine doesn't run all the time. It's a hybrid so the petrol engine and the hybrid system have been finely tuned to work together as one coherent, superb, technological marvel, so enjoy it for what it is and don't mess with it.

I don't know for sure without testing, but as I repair computers for a living I would be suspecting that the hard drive is failing.

This is what I use to burn discs - it's completely free to download and use: https://www.ashampoo.com/en/usd/pin/7110/burning-software/burning-studio-free And this is what I use to rip CDs with: https://www.freac.org/

As with almost any fluid the lubricant will expand as it gets hot so there's usually a small vent hole or pipe to allow for this. I know there is one on the RX300 so I'm assuming this car will be the same and water got in by this route.

Definitely a situation where a jump start battery pack like this one would have saved a call to Lexus. These units really are superb little things!

Please explain in further detail.