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Thanks to everyone for the responses so far - very helpful. I'll wait to see if there are any other suggestions but am edging towards the Bouncers.

Hi all, I'm looking at purchasing a tyre shine product and wondered what people's recommendations would be. I would prefer a product that is applied with a sponge\applicator pad rather than a spray-on type. Obviously needs to leave a long-lasting shine and not all come off (leaving splats all over the paintwork) at the first sign of rain. I've seen "Bouncer's Dress to Impress" mentioned in a number of posts which seems quite good but happy to consider other products too. Any feedback greatly appreciated.

Hi Geoff, Taken from my manual:-

Hi Pete, I can't speak for the ES model but I have the same issue with the audio system in my NX and I believe that the problem exists in the majority, if not all, of the systems in other (recent) models - there are numerous threads about it in the various forums. The only way round this was to do as you did, i.e. prefix each track's Title tag with the correct track sequence number but, as you say, this isn't a very user-friendly or graceful solution. With regards to a software update potentially solving the problem, I wouldn't hold out much hope for that I'm afraid. I recently updated the system in my NX to the very latest software and the problem still exists. The reason I preferred to play music from USB was that it displayed the album's cover art much more consistently and accurately than when playing via Bluetooth (don't get me started on that damn Gracenote add-on!). Seems like you can't have everything working perfectly. Just another "quirk" of the Lexus infotainment system I'm afraid ☹️

Good news. May I ask what Lexus centres are reporting this please?. Just spoken to mine (Lexus Woodford) and they weren't aware of it ☹️

The following webpage would seem to confirm that Lexus Australia are now starting to rolll out Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to future models as well as retrofitting them to older ones where existing technology allows. https://www.carsguide.com.au/car-news/lexus-smartphone-mirroring-upgrade-will-cost-you-76878 Let's hope the UK isn't far behind.

I've owned my NX300h for 4 months now and have been monitoring my fuel consumption over that period. I'm currently averaging around 39.5 mpg which I'm quite happy with. My typical journeys are some motorway, some dual carriageway and some minor roads - so pretty mixed driving. I've found that some of my previous beliefs about driving patterns and fuel consumption are turned on their head slightly with a hybrid. For example, with a petrol or diesel car it is commonly believed that driving at 55 mph is the optimum for fuel consumption, whilst crawling along in heavy traffic has a bad effect on mpg. With the hybrid I've found that to be the reverse somewhat. Motorway runs at around 50 to 70 mph seem to bring the mpg figure down whilst stuck in slow-moving traffic improve the figure considerably (especially in EV mode of course). The best situation to achieve optimum mpg (in my experience) is a journey where you are able to drive at around 40 mph for the majority of the time.

Steve, Having also taken a look under my NX recently, Nicos' comments would appear to reinforce my ow,n, albeit unscientific, thoughts about the location of the catalytic converter. I'm by no means a mechanic but I couldn't see any part of the exhaust system (at least on the underside of the car that is accessible) that looked like the Cats I have seen pictured in related posts on this site's RX section and elsewhere. As Nicos stated, there is a box section visible but he says that it's not the Cat - something that I suspected too. Would be good to have this confirmed by a Lexus technician.

Thanks Phil - very helpful. As I have a few issues with the Infotainment system (Bluetooth mainly) I'm going to download the latest MEU and DCU updates. I feel that it's worth a few quid to give them a try.

Hi Phil, Can you point me in the direction of the new software version (1530) on the Lexus Tech website please? All I can see on there is the map update. Many thanks.

Thanks John. I will connect the car to Techstream again and have a more closer look.

Thanks Malcolm.

@Britprius Hi John, Wondered if I could ask a question please.... I recently invested in Techstream and a Mini-VCI cable. I connected to the car fine and can see all the information. With regards to TPMS, am I right in saying that it's possible to view the voltage (i.e. the remaining battery life) for each sensor? If so, where is this information held please? I looked at the TPMS readouts but couldn't see anything obvious. Also, the ID codes for each sensor are only labelled 1 through 4. Is it possible to work out which sensor relates to which wheel? Thanks in anticipation.

It seems to me that the vast majority, if not all, of the forum members posting about their Cats being stolen are RX (hybrid) owners. Just wondered why that might be when you consider the number of other Lexus hybrid models (NX; CT; etc.) that could be potential targets also. Could it be the larger ground clearance that makes access to the underside of the RX easier (although that doesn't seem to stop the Toyota Prius being a prime target). The NX also has a relatively large clearance but I haven't read about thefts from that model (on this forum at least). As an owner of a NX300h I won't deny having a vested interest in posing the above question 😉

No problem Steve - happy to help. Be careful with the setting of "no time-out" though as having the hotspot constantly on will have a big effect on battery drain.

Hi Steve, I have an Android phone - not an Apple one - so not sure if the following would apply but it may help you. There may be a hotspot setting on your phone that is automatically turning off the hotspot if it detects no active connection after a certain period of time - for example, 5 minutes. This may explain why, when you returned to the car, the phone's hotspot was off. Might be worth checking your phone's settings for this. On a related note, there are apps (at least for Android phones) that automatically turn on the phone's hotspot when it detects that a bluetooth connection has been made to the car. Therefore no need to turn on the hotspot manually every time. Not sure if such apps exist for Apple phones as the operating system is a lot more restrictive. Hope this helps.

Not sure why me taking a few minutes to write a few paragraphs would tell you that, but hey ho.

As an owner of a NX300h, I am becoming increasingly concerned about this current spate of Cat thefts from hybrid cars. Not only due to the expense of getting a replacement of some type but also the inconvenience of having the car off the road whilst the replacement is sourced and fitted. My car is garaged overnight for at least 6 days a week so I'm hoping that this will protect it during those times but what about when I'm using it during the day? This got me thinking as how best to avoid this happening to my car in the first place. As they say "prevention is better than cure". To be clear, it's not something that is keeping me up at night (there are far worse things happening in the world at the moment) but I'd like to avoid the hassle if I can. Not sure how effective the aforementioned "catlock" device is to be honest as even Toyota don't seem to have much faith in it. What is the modus operandi of the thiefs? Are they constantly "kerb crawling" residential areas looking for hybrid cars parked on people's drives? Once they locate one, do they keep an eye on it's movements for a few days to ascertain the driver's travel habits and then pounce? Do they constantly monitor public car parks? Are most thefts at night or are they so brazen that they do it in full daylight? I believe the Cat section that is stolen is the one located under the driver's seat meaning that the thief would need to get under the car from that side. If so, one way of making it harder for them would be to minimise the access from the offside of the car, e.g. park close to a wall in a multi-storey car park (although you'd need to leave enough room to actually get out of the car of course). If parallel parking in a residential street, park with the driver's side of the car furthest from the pavement. That way the thief would have to do his "work" close to the traffic flow (and we wouldn't want a car to run over his legs, would we?). Or is all the above too simplistic? Would be interested to hear what others think about prevention.

I followed the instructions that @Steve Oliver kindly provided on my 2018 NX Luxury - to no avail. There is a setting on the NX that turns the "auto-dipping mirror" function on but unfortunately it is a dealer-only setting (unless you have the means to alter it yourself via an OBD2 adaptor). Having said that, I believe that the default setting is ON anyway. I would agree with comments made elsewhere on the forum saying that there needs to be some kind of memory function inbuilt to the car to allow the mirrors to revert to their main setting once the car is taken out of reverse.

Hi Ken. I used Lexus Woodford when purchasing my current NX and my previous 2 IS250s. I also use them for after-sale items such as servicing, parts, etc. I have had no problems with them at all and find them to be reliable, professional and courteous. I plan to continue using them going forward. I can't comment on their prices in comparison with other dealers though. Hope this helps.

Hi Steve, Thanks for clarifying. The downloading of contacts and messages are, I believe, being executed via your phone's standard Bluetooth connection to the car - not anything wifi related. Why you can't tether via Bluetooth is more likely to be due to a setting (or restriction) on the phone itself. What phone is it that you are using? iPhone or Android?

Hi Steve, I'm assuming that you are attempting to tether your phone to your car via Bluetooth and not via the phone's WiFi hotspot capability. You may find it better to use the WiFi hotspot (this is what I use in my NX). This setup allows your car to use the phone's 4G WiFi to connect to the internet (so therefore will have an impact on your phone's data usage, albeit very minor). When you are away from home, do you have the white WiFi icon appearing in the right hand corner of the infotainment screen? If not then this would indicate that you do not have an active internet connection. Apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs here 😄

The Luxury spec doesn't include the memory features unfortunately. Having just looked at the manual, it seems to confirm your theory. Saying that, I guess it's possible that it could still be enabled via a software override. Obviously the hardware is in place as you can manually dip the mirrors.

Many thanks to Ken R and Herbie for their responses. Although, as Ken R has stated, it is likely to be disabled on the NX Luxury spec I wonder if it is possible to enable it via the OBD2 interface and the Carista app. Only one way to find out I guess.

Thanks @Teshoo Lama for posting. It has got me thinking about getting an OBD2 adaptor and the Carista app for my 2018 NX300h Luxury. There's at least a couple of settings that I would like to amend on it, namely:- changing the "Lane-change turn signal auto-flasher count" from 3 to 5 (currently a dealer-only amendment - not sure why!) activating the "Lower passenger-side mirror when in reverse gear" option Before I proceed with the purchase, can any NX owners tell me whether the second option above is indeed available on my car (a 2018 NX300h Luxury Premium Navigation)? Many thanks.