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  1. NemesisUK
    Take a look in section 6.2 Customisation. If your paper handbook is the same as the online version disabling the Smart Access system is the first in the list. Only settable by your friendly Lexus dealership. https://drivers.lexus.com/t3Portal/document/om-s/OM50738U/pdf/OM50738U.pdf
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    To my mind the 0-60 has little relevance in day to day driving on public roads It's an obvious and easy metric to quote regards sports cars but only as a benchmark for comparisons Quite often the biggest differentiator between cars is the driver...
  3. NemesisUK
    No alternator in the hybrid, the traction battery is charged via on of the electric motors driven by the ICE and the 12v battery is recharged from the traction battery.
  4. NemesisUK
    You're correct, a few years .. There will be some, perhaps as yet unknown technology, that will suddenly make it all possible and desirable. Until EVs can be driven and refuelled as we are accustomed to with fossil fuels, it'll be a tough sell That said that Fisker Emotion is one beautiful car..
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    It's a beautiful car but I don't imagine it will be anything other than a very limited manufacture, proof of concept perhaps. But that's the point, Fisker and Tesla are putting a spotlight on the emerging technologies surrounding EVs. VW are investing €100m in the development of 'solid state' batteries. Batteries with ultra-rapid recharge times. Potentially being able to add significant charge miles whilst the EV is stopped at traffic lights. We are rapidly approaching a turning point in EV development, bring it on!
  6. NemesisUK
    Press suggests approx $130,000
  7. NemesisUK
    Over in the States there is a contention that pattern 'screens are thinner than Lexus OEM. No idea if that's backed up in any way. As 'screens are pretty much structural these days, so I can't see how that could be true. Unless the Lexus part is vastly over-specc'd
  8. NemesisUK
    Boasting a 400 miles range and charge times of 1min or less! Still to be proven though. https://www.fiskerinc.com/emotion/
  9. NemesisUK
    An interesting document from Lexus-Tech EU, just for info. Dismantling the RC300h_AVC10.pdf
  10. NemesisUK
    Do you have legal cover?
  11. NemesisUK
    Dealers don't fit windscreens .. Autoglass Is a franchise, so local fitters will vary. try and go to your local depot for fitting.
  12. NemesisUK
    Autoglass were able to calibrate all Mercedes cameras etc.. I'd imagine they could do any marque?
  13. NemesisUK
    Check the a/c heat exchanger drain is clear? I've no idea where this would be on you model, guessing somewhere central, near the front of the transmission tunnel?
  14. NemesisUK
    Manual gearboxes are open to misuse/abuse though. Misuse can labour the engine, far worse than high revs. Auto boxes will always have the engine in the optimal rev range. Unless using the car for track days, I can't see why one would want to stir the cogs manually.. e-CVT even better, when one feels the need to 'go manual' one is rewarded with near instant 'gear' changes, almost PlayStation like.
  15. NemesisUK
    My advice is never turn the a/c off.. It adds an insignificant load and negligible mpg cost. Leaving the a/c on permanently ensures all the system seals are lubricated and ensures the air is dehumidified, bacteria can't grow in the dry environment in the heat exchanger and duct work.. There really is no downside to leaving it on, let the system operate as designed in Auto mode..
  16. NemesisUK
    Yes
  17. NemesisUK
    I just updated my Premium Nav unit with a micro-SD card from Toyota-EU, part number PZ445-US335-0P I paid approx 3x the price in your link but felt more comfortable to have the card from Toyota, less chance of corrupted data, or possible missing/incomplete data. I simply removed the original card and replaced with the update. When powered up it automatically updated the maps and then updated the software. My dealer wanted £640 for the card and £30 labour to perform the update ....
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    https://batteryuniversity.com/index.php/learn/article/absorbent_glass_mat_agm If the battery was leaking it would be pretty obvious with liquid or, now, caking on or around the battery? Has the interior been cleaned recently? it's a puzzle, please keep us updated?
  19. NemesisUK
    Any car can be a target for theft on demand. The C63 is particularly popular and relatively easily ringed as there are so many on the road. Get yourself a scrapyard dog .... a hungry one at that..
  20. NemesisUK
    How on earth did the battery acid get up there? Surely even AGM (gel) batteries are acidic?
  21. NemesisUK
    What about the extremely simple (mechanically) e-CVT transmission? All the benefits of an automatic with the robustness of the manual but in a smaller and lighter package. e-CVT (or versions thereof) will be the transmissions of the future.
  22. NemesisUK
    Also worth noting the Dynamic Cruise control will automatically cancel should the windshield wipers operate at high speed (when the wipers are in AUTO mode or the high speed wiper operation).
  23. NemesisUK
    This ^^^^^^^
  24. NemesisUK
    I preferred the baguette version 😁 A drive with more bite 😏
  25. NemesisUK
    Is it that the functionality changes when DRLs are also the positional/side lights?
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