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I found the 4 hours of cheap electricity wasn't enough to fully charge the battery overnight using the 13A charger which was a pain. If you factor in the lower cost power overnight for domestic use as well like running the dishwasher etc. the cost of a charger doesn't seem so onerous. I do find it strange that the Lexus doesn't provide both a start and stop time for charging.

You can get on it but you would need to instal an Octopus compatible charger like an Ohme.

It's a conventional lead/acid battery.

Hi Tom, No, I don't need to touch the start button, just unlock and open a door or the boot. This also unlocks the charge socket but it locks again when the car is locked? Cheers, Alex.

Hi, I'm using an Ohme charger on Intelligent Octopus Go to charge my RX450h+ at the cheapest tariff rate, generally between 23:30 and 5:30. The charger is set to only charge when the cheapest tariff reaches the lowest rate and stop charging when it rises. When I plug in the car, the charger reads "delayed charging" and usually works fine. I recently discovered if I return to the car after plugging it in and unlock it to retrieve something then lock it again somehow disables the charging without any indication this has happened. Anyone else seeing this and have a possible solution because it's annoying to find the car didn't charge overnight!

Towing capacity is 2000kg. I used to get about 20mpg on a long run towing a 1500kg van.

Sonic platinum, best colour IMHO?

It may be linked to the key used if she uses the other fob?

Could be the network is so slow it takes ages to download all your data, possibly leaving it longer between resets would have been successful?

Sounds like it's picking up the second unregistered key rather than the one you normally used.

It's not an issue really, the rear box heat shield fell off on my 2008 RX400h and the mechanic said the rear box never gets hot enough for it to be needed. The front box heat shield is a different matter though!

This video shows you how to do it from 38:50.

It's pretty useless basically if you want to use cheap rate electricity, I ended up setting it start at the beginning of the cheap rate and just hope it finishes before it ends. Got fed up with it after a few weeks and bought an Ohme charger so charging was fully controlled.

That's spot on, the only way to get rid of it!

I found the QR code totally useless as well and ended up loging in using text boxes for username and password.

Currently the central display reports between 2.1 m/kWh and 2.2 m/kWh but when I first got the car it was reporting 2.5 m/kWh. Total average combined milage is 48 mpg over the 2300 miles it's been driven. On a 102 mile trip last weekend I got an average fuel economy of 62.5 mpg starting with a fully charged battery and getting 44.7 miles in EV mode.

I just followed the on-screen instructions but whether that would make any difference is anyone's guess. I suppose it could be model dependent?

Did the update this morning, only took 13 mins including the reboot and a quick look at the results. I don't see any significant changes but all my favourites and trip data are still there so I'm happy!

My dealer took my car in for investigation of the intermittent wiper issue, they did end up replacing the wiper linkage which apparently has the wiper motor as an integral component. Had a 2 hour drive to Bristol this weekend in continual rain and the intermittent wipers worked faultlessly all the way without needing to reset them, even the wipe rate control now seems to be a lot better in terms of range and usefulness. I guess there must be a bad batch of wiper motors out there in the new models!

Just received a letter from Lexus telling me the second key fob was now available but my dealer phoned three weeks ago to say it was available and wanted to book me in for fitting. Looks like I have a proactive dealer compared to others!

Ah, hadn't noticed those, when did they appear? Will give them a go!

Yep, I've used both the unlock and lock features and the start climate to defrost the car. These features were pretty flakey when the app was first introduced but now seem to be working properly.

I think they are coming through in volume now so wait will not be so long for later purchasers.

Update on the intermittent wiper issue, spoke to the service guys at my local Lexus about this issue expecting them to be totally ignorant on the subject. To my surprise they said they had another customer driving a RZ who complained of the same issue, Lexus UK techs told them to replace the wiper linkage which apparently solved the problem. They are going to talk to Lexus Uk about my RX to see if the same fix will work and get back to me for a call back. Seems strange that would be a mechanical issue but I will live in hope!

Yep, I've noticed this as well! Will ask the service department about it when I go in for the new key and wheel bolts on Tuesday.