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23 hours ago, larryadler said:

I had the above fitted by my dealer from new when picking up my vehicle. That was almost two years ago, and not sure how long the SD card actually lasts?

The current card is obviously a Nextbase original, and 32gb, which gives 2 hours recording with front and rear cameras.

Whilst a replacement Nextbase SD card, 32gb is now about £20, I can get a Sandisk equivalent at 64 or 128 both cheaper than the Nextbase one.

So I ask the question, has anyone used an alternative card, and any comments on the results ?

I was advised to reformat mine on a regular basis, the card in my Nextbase (same as yours ) is working fine, so I try to do it monthly

On 5/12/2024 at 1:08 PM, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

My Current Car Insurance Is with LV But I would Anticipate This year will see a Substantial Increase.. My Question to Members is::: Which Insurance Company Would You Recommend Bearing In Mind some are Better and More Competitive than Others .. Obviously i will try the Go-Compare and Confused .com For Prices But Which one would you Put Forward.. It Is simply a Lottery out there at the Moment..Many Thanks..!!!

I've been with Saga for a few years now and they have consistently been cheaper than those on Go Compare and Confused

On 2/16/2024 at 6:29 PM, Ken R said:

Anybody willing to share what they are achieving in m/KwH and fuel consumption when using the ICE on their RX450h+ to see how it compares with the equivalent NX?

On 2/29/2024 at 10:24 AM, Andy B said:

The only slight issue with connecting to Lexus' suggested jump starter terminals under the bonnet (notably point D as referenced in the manual) is that the jump leads provided with most jump starter packs are notoriously short so may not stretch that far.

23 minutes ago, Hayzee said:

Michael....how often are you having to charge the battery?

Difficult to say, however during the winter months I do every few weeks due to poor Battery performance in cold weather. However it has just been serviced (last week) and as I have been complaining about it sice I had the car they had it in for a few days and whilst there reconditioned the 12v Battery. I recharged it yesterday as it was down to 50%. When I tested it the following morning it was up to 95%, so I can only conclude that reconditioning it does improve its capacity. CTEK do recommend it done annually, I have been reluctant to do it with my previous Mercedes, but I will be reconditioning this one in future.

14 hours ago, Hayzee said:

Ronnie.....I just checked mine using a Voltmeter across the battery terminals and it's at 12.2v which means about 60% charged. My NX is used every day spending at least 30-40 mins in ready mode so I expected the battery to be in a better charge state than that. I understand (correct me if anyone knows otherwise) that the vehicle will charge the 12v battery to a maximum of 80%. The car will be idle soon for at least 7 days so I've decided to charge the 12v battery using my CTEK charger beforehand.

I have just done to very same thing with my RX after finding yet again that my %age was down to 50 so using my CTEK charged it to 95%. Given that you also have a CTEK, I have installed the ring connectors that came with it permanently to the 12v Battery, so now I just plug it in when I want to charge it, much easier and guaranteed a better connection.

12 hours ago, Warthog001 said:

I'm a 3k miles a year driver and do all of the battery 'management' stuff like using 'ready' when cleaning etc. and, yes, I can keep the battery at about 12.5v with the help of a battery momitor - fantastic!!  The point is that why should we have to do this on a £60k car !!!!!!  Toyota/Lexus battery management system isn't fit for purpose.  Its's a shame as the car is brilliant in almost every other respect and I love the drive quality.

I do about 5k a year and totally agree with you. At the very least they should upgrade the software to monitor the 12v Battery and output to the App

On 10/2/2023 at 10:10 AM, JayWales said:

It really does seem to be a tiny battery! 😞
I've had issues with it from having the car valeted, doors open long enough drains it.
Also my Blackvue camera in parking mode killed it, even with the option to turn it off with low battery. I think it just drops too quick for the camera to sense it and turn it off.
So had to turn that feature off which is a shame.

I became an expert at the manual unlocking of the doors, and now have a battery pack in the glovebox just in case - Don't put it in the boot, can't get in if battery dead 😄

I have the same issues as you, I have a new RX450h+, the 12v Battery is only 345amps, I have also been locked out on 3 occasions and now carry a Battery pack. I have had several discussions with my local dealership about the problem, but Lexus aren't bothered, they keep their showroom cars on trickle charge and have suggested I do the same if leaving the car for any length of time. They also suggest when washing the car that I start it and leave it running on EV whilst doing so. I have a Nextbase camera, but do not use parking mode for that reason. I have just relocated my Battery pack from boot to glovebox - thank you.

On 2/16/2024 at 6:29 PM, Ken R said:

Anybody willing to share what they are achieving in m/KwH and fuel consumption when using the ICE on their RX450h+ to see how it compares with the equivalent NX?

I'm curently getting 2.5m/Kwh and because I mainly do relatively short journeys, I only tend to use it in EV.  My trip summary since last reset is 176.2 miles of which 172.3 is on EV (98%) which gives an impressive 649.3mpg!!

I have an RX450h+, I have the same issue that I have taken up with Lexus several times. I have had to buy a jump start unit to carry around with me.

I recently had it serviced (first service) and booked it in to check the 12v Battery and its capacity. They had it for 3 days. When I collected it I had a lenghthy discussion with the service manager about it. He said they had done a full discharge and recharge, how best to prevent it etc. I got home, put a bettery tester on it - 65% charge!

Since upgrading to the new App, I've started getting notifications.

Most of which are very useful, (charging scheduled, charging complete) but am getting the following:

2022 RX: Not Plugged [6]

Date and Time

I've asked at my dealership and no one knows what it is. Is anyone else getting this?

On 11/21/2023 at 4:08 AM, RONNIE W HODGEKINSON said:

Funny That Because Mine is doing the same..Does not show ANY trips i have done Like it used to..Dont know what the problem is !!!

My RX decides which trips it is going to log, drove all the way to Devon last week, but no record of it. There doesn't seem to be a pattern.

This morning, got a notification that charging was complete - great thanks. the App also showed that all the doors were unlocked, refreshed, no difference, got out of bed (04:00), looked out and sure enough - the car was locked!!

I've just switched from Mercedes, their App is absolutely brilliant - Lexus take a look, you could learn a lot.