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  1. 35 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

    30 mins will give you enough charge for it to be okay tomorrow but it wouldn't have charged it fully - that would take something around 3+ hours to achieve.

    The best thing is to charge the battery fully using a charger. Then aim to charge it for at least an hour every week (either via a charger or just using the vehicle) to put back in what is lost whilst the vehicle is sitting there unused.

     

    For the vehicle to charge the battery, you don't actually have to drive it. You can leave it in Park, in 'Ready' mode and let the hybrid system charge the battery. The petrol engine will turn itself on and off during that time but the 12v battery is always being charged.

    Thank you for your advice, I will start the car on a regular basis and let the hybrid charge the Battery. I like driving cars but removing batteries and charging them, that’s is not in my skill set. I was just pleased knew how to use the Jump starter, was nervous at first, but now I know how it works. . 

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  2. Hi guys thanks to this forum I was prepared today when my car wouldn’t start, I invested in a Tacklife jump starter when I bought the car as it’s parked in a garage that I have to drive into and don’t have access to another car to jump start it. Way back in the day, I expressed my concerns about this on here and I was told about jump starters, so thank you so much. My car is 3 years old and hasn’t  done 6000 miles yet, this was the first time it hasn’t started, drove it on Wednesday last week for a couple of miles, but the severe cold weather probably didn’t help. 

    My question is how long do you need to drive the car to put some charge back in ? I drove  it up and down a couple of duel carriageways for about 30 minutes would that be enough or should I expect another flat Battery tomorrow as I do need to go out. 
     

    Thanks Karen 
     

     

  3. Have you test driven another 2019 CT to see if that has the same problem your experiencing? This will let you know if it’s just your cars sound proofing or if the spec has changed from your previous  2014 CT model. 

     

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    In November last year I bought a CT200 F sport Premier, I was a little apprehensive about buying it, like you said the reviews were awful and and my previous car was a fiesta ST mark 7 it was a little pocket rocket but driving it round Bristol with the 20mile speed limits everywhere the car couldn’t be driven to its full potential and I was constantly changing gear, the suspension was so hard, in comparison the CT was like driving a bouncy castle. 

    I haven’t once regretted my decision, it’s nice getting out the car without a broken back, it’s so easy to drive, never driven an automatic until now, My ST was loaded with gadgets but my CT has more. I actually like driving again now, it is a different driving experience but one that I have come to love. Hope you enjoy your car as much as I do. 

     

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  5. Today my husband reversed my car out the garage and I noticed it only had a reversing light on the passengers side is this correct? or should there be reversing lights on both sides. Can’t find anything in the manual about this. 

    Thanks Karen 

  6. I don’t know about the two models you mentioned. My initial visit to Lexus Bristol was to just find out about the different models as I was getting very confused whilst looking online. I got them to tell me what was missing between the models, sometimes it’s easy to assume that things we think are standard aren’t. Once they explained the differences it was easy to decide which model best suited me,  Good luck with your search. 

    Karen 

  7. 3 hours ago, Britprius said:

    The CT does have the ability to show the state of charge by showing the 12 volt battery voltage. This information is given in the hidden menu's on the MFD screen.
    to show the hidden screen menu's press the start button without your foot on the brake then turn on and off the side lights three times. If you go to ready mode the reading will show the on charge voltage of around 14.2 volts.

    Thank you for that information would never have found that out, I now want to try it out 👍 

  8. Thank you for your replies, I won’t intentionally allow the Battery to go flat but these things happen, and I want to be prepared should it happen and know what to do, especially if it’s stuck in the garage. 

    It’s a shame that the car doesn’t tell you if the 12 volt Battery is going flat and not holding its charge.  My last car told me when the fob Battery was running low, brought up a warning on the screen telling me how much Battery I had left.  That was my first indication that it needed replacing as every thing still worked fine. 

  9. 38 minutes ago, Herbie said:

    You could push it out. Use the 'Shift Lock' button to get the gear selector lever out of P and put it into N, brakes off and push.

    However, pushing it out is too much like hard work so yes, buy yourself a jump start battery pack like the one you mention or I use an earlier version of this one by DB Power

    You are correct in that the leads of these devices aren't very long but they don't need to be. You said that you know where to connect the positive (red) lead but the negative (black) lead can go to any nearby bolt head, bracket, screw or any unpainted metal that you can get a good connection to.

    Or you could do what I did in my RX450h:

     

     

    Thank you for your reply, that helps, I think I will order a jump starter, now decisions decisions which one? 

    From what I have read the CT doesn’t have a shift lock button to over ride whilst in ‘Park’ mode when you can’t start the car as it is just a button you push. Not part of the gear shift. Previously I searched on You Tube, American Lexus sites etc and they said can’t be done on a Lexus CT.  If they are wrong can someone please tell me how to do this, you can never have too much information. 

    Thank you Karen 

  10. Since I got my CT 5 months ago I’m getting a little bit paranoid about the 12 volt Battery failing whilst parked in my garage, didn’t fully appreciate at the time of buying that it had 2 batteries. My concern is that if it ever failed I wouldn’t be able to jump start it as cables wouldn’t be long enough as the car has to be driven into the garage, and being automatic it couldn’t be pushed out. 

    I have been looking at getting a Tacklife T8 or something like that, but the jumper cables don’t appear to be that long. When I picked up my car the salesman showed me where to attach the cables should it ever need a jump start, but I don’t think the cables are long enough from a device like this. I know where the positive red cable goes is there any where else closer where the black lead can be attached? 

    If you use a device  ike this which one do you use? 

    It may never happen, but I do like my long holidays, so I just want to be prepared and have a quick fix without having to wait for the AA. 

    Thanks Karen 

     

     

  11. Thanks for the welcome, for years I had an MG TF and that was definitely like driving a go Kart. Loved being part of the MG forum where the owners there were very knowledgable and welcoming. I am sure the more I drive my car I will start thinking of questions to ask, as this was an impulse buy I didn’t know much about hybrid cars and how they worked, but by just reading old and new posts I have learnt a lot already. 

  12. I thought it was about time I joined this club, I have had my CT for 5 months.  I visited my Lexus showroom in November with the view of gaining as much information as I could about the CT it was really a fact finding mission, I didn’t know anything about hybrids and never driven an automatic before. I just knew that I wanted to change my car in the new year. I wanted a 4 door and a car that didn’t break my back and would fit in our garage as parking is a nightmare where I live. My car at the time was a fiesta ST a great car but boy was the suspension hard, and it was a nightmare trying to keep to the 20 mile speed limit constantly up and down the gears. 

    It was a quiet afternoon at the dealership, so I got a salesman to take me for a drive as a passenger in one of their demo cars I wanted to see what it sounded like and how It performed. 

    When we returned I started looking at the the pre owned cars with the view that I would know the differences between the car models and the  packs which were available should I order one in the new year. 

    Then I saw it, a CT200h F sport Premiere in Azure Blue, it looked amazing. The salesman asked if I wanted to sit in it at first I said no but could feel myself being drawn to the car so in the end agreed. I could see the differences compared to the demo car it had a sunroof, bigger screen etc It only had 2900 miles on the clock, it was a staff members car who left.  

    I went home and couldn’t get the car out of my mind, even though I hadn’t driven it. I love gadgets and this car had it all dipping wing mirrors when parallel parking (which I love)  Two days later I phoned for a test drive in this car as I wanted to check the suspension of the F sport,  didn’t want to make the same mistake as the ST after reading reviews on here about a hard suspension. 

    Ten minutes into the test drive I wanted this car, the suspension was like driving  a bouncy castle, I made sure I drove around the same streets for a fair comparison. After the test drive the deal was done. 

    For city driving the CT is great and so comfortable, which is probably 90% of my driving but it’s no slouch on a motor way, It’s slower picking up speed than my ST but a much more enjoyable journey. 

    5 months in on an impulse buy, I am still loving this car. 

    Here is a picture of when I first saw my car. 

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