Harrier Man

Strava hides the start and end location by about 50m but I don't believe it is the case with Lexus. My location is invariably within a few metres. The address is wrong but that's just because of the way my drive and the surrounding estate are laid out. If your location is always out by a similar amount in a similar direction, try recentring it as follows: Go into Settings (in the car) and select 'Navigation', 'Other' and then 'Position/Direction'; does it show the position of your car accurately? If not you can move the map so that the correct position is shown (Press okay) and then do the same for Direction. Having reset the car's position, it would be interesting to know if your car then starts reporting the correct location more reliably.

I received my letter this morning and then watched the Toyota video on TSS3. After that, I've decided to wait until a time convenient to me to have the update done as a trip to the dealer is over 300 miles (although I have yet to try the new Aberdeen garage which would reduce this by about half). Is it just me or do others find these safety systems unnecessary and a pain? I drive my car with awareness and responsibility; I am quite capable of staying within my lane, not crashing into a car in front, maintaining a safe distance from the vehicle in front, and I have never mown down a pedestrian so if the front camera blanks out for 4 seconds whilst it reboots itself, should I worry? I'm not advocating that anyone ignores what Toyota/Lexus see as a safety issue but, for me, it is not a strong enough reason to make a 300+ mile round trip.

I've got the dark rose interior and would say that is a good description. It is not a 'bright red' and I really like it. Pictures do vary, as do the monitors they are viewed on, so I understand your concern. If there is any chance of viewing one at a dealer or elsewhere, that is by far the best way to judge if you will be happy with your choice.

The Lexus portal, accessed through a Web browser, is similar to the app but is different. In my experience, it is better to set things up in the portal in the first instance.

My post should have read two-way screwdriver. You can pull out and reverse the metal part to give you a Phillip's screwdriver.

As others have mentioned, you're not missing anything yet. There is an android app called Navibridge that scores 4.2 and is supposed to send a destination/route from your favourite mapping app to your car navigation unit. I don't know if the NX is one of the vehicles supported but it might be worth a look.

All I got was a two-screwdriver. No spanners, no torch, not even a jack!

My app updated last week. I haven't noticed any differences but I'm now at version 4.16.0

As I read it, the standard NX350H FWD will come with 'Black Tahara with silver inlay'. The premium pack says '13 extras' but I see icons for only 11 (not 10) and an option to have the Dark Rose Tahara with Silver Inlay. Therefore, I think it disingenuous and misleading of Lexus to say '13 extras'. With the AWD model it is even worse as the £8,050 Premium Plus Pack says '32 extras' but, in reality, four of those are interior trim options. Since you can have only one interior, the truth is that you get 28 extras + one enhanced 'smooth leather' trim.

I would ask again. Initially I was told by my (junior) salesman that he didn't think he could get this information but after pointing out that many on this forum had been given the ship by their dealer, he went away to check and came back a couple of days later with the ship name. Meanwhile, I looked up all the ships out of Nagoya for my 'Build Complete' date (the car can sit in the compound for several days after it has actually rolled off the production line; the app only changes from 'Build started' when the vehicle is on the ship). A long list of 204 vessels that I then whittled down to 12 that were listed as vehicle carriers. Some were quickly eliminated as I plotted their progress because they were going in the wrong direction, leaving 2 or 3 to follow. I then got the information from the dealer; which was just as well as it wasn't one of the ships I was tracking! A lot of detective work involved and I obviously failed the final exam (because 'my' ship was listed as a cargo carrier and I had erroneously eliminated it when I initially whittled the list down) but it was an interesting exercise/puzzle (if you like that sort of thing).

Mine reached the dealer 17 days after the ship docked. As this was in August last year, I had told them there was no rush as I would be waiting until 1st September to pick it up but I knew other customers were desperate to pick up their car as soon as possible. 2-3 weeks seemed the norm around that time.

You might be right but some features take a little time to percolate through the system and to show up. How long has it been since you added your vehicle? As I have my car, I no longer have the 'track my order' option but I don't remember having any trouble finding it. My beef was with the misleading wording Lexus uses during the process ( I think I've made a couple of posts on this, one on 25th February).

Mine took 5 weeks from the ship leaving Japan to arrive at Portbury. Allow another 2-3 weeks to get to the dealer. Lexus may have more detailed tracking than the App but if you ask the dealer for the name of the ship is on, then you can track it's progress using one of the marine tracking apps.

Another 'tool' that you will probably need is a wheel peg. For those not sure what this is, it's a peg about 10cm (4") long with a 14mm x 1.5mm thread at one end. When removing a wheel, one of the wheel bolts is temporarily replaced with the peg to help you locate the wheel and line up the rest of the wheel bolts. Of course, the peg is removed once the wheel is located and replaced with the final wheel bolt. The tyre/wheel combination is heavy and it would be very hard to locate the bolts without the peg.

I asked my dealer for the VIN number. They were able to give me this after the car had gone into build (or thereabouts).

I didn't buy the pieces as a kit. The wheel brace came from Lidl and the scissor jack came off the Internet after research. It is important to get one with the correct lifting capacity at the height of the vehicle (a scissor jack has a lower capacity when nearly folded). Obviously it also needs to have sufficient height to lift the wheel off the ground. I also wanted it small enough when folded to fit in the underfloor compartment. Be careful, there are many cheap, poorly engineered chinese jacks that i wouldnt trust my precious car on. Mine cost £40, I didn't price up a genuine Lexus one but that would have been a sensible thing to do.

My 450h+ has 18" wheels; these are not run flat but the car is supplied with a kit should I experience a puncture (I think it squirts a sealant into the tyre via the inflation valve to seal the puncture, and a gas to inflate the tyre). No jack or wheel brace was provided with the car, which I find extremely annoying. So much so that I bought myself one of each. A towing eye is provided; perhaps in case I need to tow someone else rather than be towed myself?

If you want to see what the thieves are tapping into, open your bonnet and look under the relay box on the near-side. You can see the wiring going to the left hand headlamp and below that you can see the black wheel-arch liner. All looks very vulnerable to me. You can also imagine that placing a plate over this area (there are even a couple of bolts securing other components readily available that could be utilised for securing the plate) would frustrate thieves access to the wiring. I have photos but I don't think it a good idea to post them here; I don't want to make the thieves job any easier. I think this is a simple solution that could be implemented very quickly and would provide some comfort. However, Lexus will want to make sure the materials are suitable and that the plate doesn't introduce a rattle to our lovely quiet cars. They will also need to consider the thieves next steps, a plate could lead to more destructive damage, either in this area or elsewhere. The pictures of holes cut in Range Rover tailgates to access wiring show that if the thieves really want your car, they will get it, given enough time.

For some general background ... the CAN bus (Controller Area Network) was introduced in 1986 for in-vehicle networks. It's aim was to reduce wiring and allow different microcontrollers to communicate over a simple bus. Laudable aims and effective more than 35 years ago, before the explosion in computers, sensors etc. Today's vehicles have multiple CAN bus networks that are linked through a common gateway that can be accessed through the OBD-II port. I believe a common standard for this was mandated by the EU several years back. Again, laudable at the time, but it has made it easier for thieves to exploit this bus across many vehicle types.

Another thought. Not ideal if a long lead is needed on a regular basis but a good reserve for occasional use but an appropriate extension lead is possible. Note there are warnings in the manual about using an extension cable. A typical extension lead from B&Q and the like is potentially dangerous to use as it does not have the current carrying capacity for car charging. Specialist extension cables are available if essential and when you see the price, you'll know why they are different to a household cable. I got one from toughleads.co.uk (£20 indoor only cable, £26 for outdoor use cable). They also sell complete leads and offer a nifty ModulEV adaptor system that allows you to connect leads and plugs to the different outlets across Europe. A good option to consider for trips to the continent. I am NOT an expert but Toughleads are and their website explains the issues better than I have; for example see their page at: toughleads.co.uk/pages/safely-charging-your-electric-vehicle (I have no connection with this company other than being a satisfied customer)

If the software is up to speed then I reckon that this will be a really useful feature to have (they have had it in parts of the States for a while).

I may have misunderstood your original post as I thought you were asking about the heavy duty fast charge cable that connects to a 7kW wall charger. If you mean the other, lighter weight, cable that connects to a domestic wall socket then the cable markings are different and stamped with "Dyden Corporation". The box is a Lexus/Toyota part called a "Cable assy, Electric vehicle charger, part Num: G9060-47442". Both cables that came with my car were 5m in length but when I looked on the Lexus website today, to review the 2024 Model Year spec, I noticed that it showed a 7.5m length for the domestic wall socket cable.

'Customer service' in UK from most of the big companies is generally pretty deplorable at the moment, especially if you need help and assistance (as opposed to Sales). Having said that, I was very happy with my handover from Lexus Edinburgh. I wasn't rushed, despite it being the first day of the new 72 plate registrations. The cakes and coffee weren't as luxurious as the Japanese ones in the video (but were nice enough) and my freebies were limited to a couple of bottles of Lexus labelled water and a Lexus pen. Not as generous as the hamper I got with my last new car but, hey, they're free extras and I now have a nice pen that I didn't have before. I was contacted after a week or so to see how things were going. Overall a very good. but not exceptional. experience.

There is a long set of characters stamped onto the cable. Begins: LEONI P EcoSense (R) DEKRA KEMA-KEUR EVC it gets a bit confusing after that to tell the difference between the letters and numbers.

If I had been given the option of a 5m or 10m cable before taking delivery of my car, I would have requested the 10m cable. With 6 months experience, I would take the 5m every time. This is because it is a thick, heavy cable that has a mind of its own. I imagine a 10m cable would be like wrestling a giant Anaconda! Unless my regular fast charging point was more than 5m away, I wouldn't go for a 10m cable.