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Tell CAR GIANT to replace it for free under Statutory Law !!

"Another couple of years" takes you to 2021. You are looking too soon. Continue to enjoy the best performance saloon in the marketplace and in mid 2020 ask us all again.

Many thanks John. Had car ticking over for a couple or three hours and just been out for a run.Will see if it will start under own steam tomorrow.

Went to GS this morning and the 12v Battery was as flat as a fluke! Opened the car with the key and tried to open the Boot with the switch below and to the right of the steering wheel. No joy, so opened the Boot with the key . AA man arrived and started the car with his Battery Pack. He said that the voltage was low and did not look like rising and that a new Battery was probably required. The original had lasted 5 and a bit years, so I asked him to quote for a replacement with a 5 year warranty. While he was checking on his PC I called Lexus Chester who quoted £343 with a 3 year warranty. Ouch ! AA man could not obtain necessary Battery. Car was kept running while AA man inflated all tyres to necessary pressures and is still running to put some charge into the 12v Battery. I will take the car out for a good run after lunch and see if that rejuvinates the 12 v Battery. What have others replaced their GS 450h 12v Battery with at what cost please? And all because in a very senior moment I was unable to connect the Solar Charger in early September !!

Well said Simon ! If only we has Politicians who said it as it was !!

Please tell us more.

Much appreciated John. Many thanks.

This thread has been of significance to me as at the beginning of September and for the first time, due to what can only be described as a senior moment, I left home and drove here to Andalucia having left my GS unattached to my solar charger. I leave here on Friday and am due to arrive back on the Wirral on Monday where I expect to find my GS 12 volt battery as flat as a pancake! I now know not to have the engine running when ,I or the Lexus RECOVERY TEAM attempt to power up the 12 volt battery (my handbook reads as Shahpors), but what on earth happens if the computer does not start the engine running ? Will my Hybrid Battery have died a death? Watch this space !!

None of my three C class (W202 ) Mercs had illuminated light switches, but my (W210) E class has. In Stuart`s case I suppose that Lexus is still " in pursuit of perfection?"

cheeky remark Al!

My Merc is all wood/wood effect, so I have/ am still, satisfying my lust! Westminster was a tank in its day.Was it a Rolls Vanden Plas?

Get it back by midnight, lest it turns into a .................................... Fabulous vehicle.....wish I had a secretary again :):):))

Wood........................reminds me of; Rover Westminster Wolsey Riley,.........none of which I ever had, but which in memory/mind, I STILL LUST AFTER...............I cannot explain it!

Tucson,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Arizona ?

Which Lexus Dealership VLAD? THEY HAVE SOLD YOU "A BUM STEER" 35,000 miles cannot equate to "wear and tear" Let`s see what others think!

Ask them to show you the text in the Warranty which excludes seat deformation Vlad. If you have only covered 35,000 miles, then the seat could not have been fit for purpose ! My seat in my Merc has covered 230,000 miles and it is perfecto !!

The worst thing I could do too! I tried it once and nearly broke my nose on the windscreen. I know HJ has been a passionate advocate of left foot braking, but I could not do it anymore than I could cross a road without looking both ways.

fair point, thanks for info.

40 profile is far too low in my (senior) opinion.Why not raise to 50 at least ?

Yes Simon, Gen 4 is significantly more economical.

In my experience Vlad, OBC`s are typically between 5 and 8% too generous. What potential owners want to know is how many miles can one typically travel on one tank of fuel ? This will embrace all journeys long and short and a range of traffic and weather conditions. I know that I can typically cover at least 450 miles in my Gen 3 before I need to think about filling up and that is before the Reserve light comes on. I do not think it wise to let the fuel level drop too low. Lets see what others think/ and/ or do !

We need real brim to brim, on ,a full tank, figures please. I can get 99.9 in our Yaris!!

Thanks for being so caring Al. My comment was not meant to be taken literally.

Glad you are enjoying it Colin. My fuel gauge only rises after a glass or two of Rioja !!

Many thanks for the full response Chris. I agree with you that these avenues can now be closed. I will however keep a watching brief as to how this situation develops. Regards John