Steve Oliver

I'll dig out the diagram of I can.

Thanks John, so one of the electric motors is the starter motor! How come it doesn't need such high current as a normal starter motor?! 🤔

I have to say the system intrigues me. I have a 2019 NX 300h - and I have an AA Car Genie fitted, which under normal circumstances monitors the car for faults - and on my previous car, a diesel Nissan X-Trail, it would happily tell me that my 12v battery had good charge for weeks on end. Now that the Genie is in my NX, it regularly a day or so after using the car, tells me that the 12v battery is low on charge and could do with a drive to charge it up. I have on a number of occasions now, ignored this warning and left it another week or so before getting in the car and driving it off quite normally. So now I don't know whether the Genie is misunderstanding the hybrid system and the role of the 12v battery and is a bit hypersensitive about it, or whether actually I should be charging the battery up far more than I am, and that I'm risking not being able to "start" the car...!? I read, on here, I think, that the cars don't have starter motors as such and the 12v has no possible way of providing the power required to start the engine - which begs the questions: is it true that there is no "starter motor" as such, does the 12v battery not matter much then if the charge is low, and is my Genie misunderstanding a hybrid 12v battery's role? Can anyone with hybrid knowledge explain, please? The answers could all be connected to your issue, I think.... Cheers

Thanks Timmon, spot on. 👍👍

Took the car out for the first time in a few weeks today (on an allowed journey, before anyone says anything!), I noticed that a message was displayed on the Infotainment screen that said "Service Gone". This message seems to be in place of the one that normally says it can't download from the database server due to no internet. Anyone know what the significance of this new message is?

For anyone interested in Android Auto in the NX and retrofitting, in the UK, I can confirm that Lexus UK are able to let you know if your car is suitable for retrofitting with Android Auto capability. I let them have my NX F Sport 2019 model registration and they confirmed I'll be able to have it fitted from May this year. Just wish I knew if it was going to cost me. Nevertheless I'm quite sure it'll be worth it.

Thanks 👍 I have to say I've been far more relaxed leaving my car places since I found this out. I seriously don't think a CatLoc is required for it... Cheers Steve

This is not my experience so far. Both my key fobs are still fine, 6 months in. I do keep them both in RFID safe pouches though.

Copy that, I'm a big Autoglim fan already. Off to Halfords I go. Cheers

Hmm... good point.... recommendations for the best stuff to wipe the leather with? I'm used to cleaning the trim with trim cleaner, not always best for leather....

Your car won't be connected via Bluetooth unless the ignition is on, so I don't think it's the car causing your problem.

I don't believe so, but the buzz you get should change according to the distance to the nearest object (not to mention a display indicating the distance in the centre of your console) so you should be able to tell if something is VERY close. Mine also buzzes as I pull into my drive, but I'm never blasé about it, and quite happy that the car is nervous about the gap its got! Makes me think every time. Good luck with the repair.

The 2019 NX F Sport and Takumi both have the Adaptive Headlights System.

Fascinating! I think this may transform the way we consider quoted consumption figures in the future...

I think you're spot on here. When I queried the change with the dealer (before I purchased) he played dumb as though he'd never heard that before.

Well, you said you're getting 33ish, which is a little low, but based on quoted figures of 37, it's not far off, especially for short journeys in the winter. So,I don't think there's a problem.

There was an anomoly in the quoted figures in the NX brochures last year - if you compare the two, one was c. 57mpg and the current brochure reads c.37mpg. The latter seems very accurate - I think the former was a mistake. Which figure are you working to?

Hiya, just rreading this- I came from a Nissan X-Trail - bigger than the Qashqai and I used to get high 40s from the X-Trail - but don't be under any illusions that either of those cars are similar and therefore directly comparable with the NX. The NX is almost 2 tons in weight (luxurious and a lot of heavy tech) - so if it wasn't a hybrid, you'd be looking at about 22 mpg from an all-petrol engine. The fact that you have a hybrid means it's a lot better mpg than a non-hybrid NX (other countries) - and hence - high 30s and low 40s - but only when driven in an optimal way... "hybrid-drive"... 🙂

Never had this. Perhaps the 2019 has an updated system...

I haven't had this AT ALL. The system has never caused anyone to flash me and seems to work perfectly. Other than only operating above too high a speed. Which is a pain.

Following!

I have a 2019 NX F Sport with the AHS system. As long as the Auto switch is on and the Main Beam stalk is pushed on, at 36mph or so, the main beam activates. If you've done all that then you may have a fault!

Hmm.... I take it they DO know they can't tow it?! 🤔

Am I right in saying that Lexus Breakdown Service wasn't engaged for this (I know they're the same thing), but that you went through 'normal' AA procedures? If so that may have had a play in this.

Er, how do you mute it? I always hit the power knob to shut it up.