PatG

I did get a low battery message one of the times I pushed the EV button - the other times it said - Not Available. I'll test it some more.

That's what I thought - a reverse warning.

The car I purchased is a 2013 Lexus RX450H, don't think it has air suspension.

The READY light is on when I hear this noise - I'll attach a short video file where you can hear it (hopefully it will open). IMG_8773.mov

I just purchased a 2013 450h with 100k miles - we love it. I previously (and still do) owned a 2006 RX350 -185k miles and running strong, it's been a great car! I wanted to get something newer and a hybrid if possible and found this one - it's in excellent shape and love the color (dark red)! 1. I have worked on my own cars for years - but am a total newbie when it comes to the hybrid part. I've been reading the manual and online posts on hybrid/ev related items. So when we got the car home and put it in the garage, I heard this noise - like a whirring sound - goes on and off, coming from the front when I take it out of Park and put in Reverse/backup - I think it only makes this noise after the motor has shut off when it is still in Park and I back it up. I was told this is a normal sound when going in reverse but why don't I always hear it whenever I am backing up, instead of only some of the times? 2. There is a button to enable "EV" . Whenever I try it, I get a message "EV unavailable" . Is this normal and what is the purpose of the button? These are probably simple things, but being an EV newbie, I appreciate any thoughts/comments! Pat