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They don't go completely off when on the timer - just go down from max to mid to low.

You can also change some of these settings with the standard (not Premium) too in the setup menus

Lower right of steering wheel there is a bank of switches - it's one of those with the P on it. The "fir tree" light on the dashboard shows whether the sensors are on or off. On mine you can only switch them all on or off and can't select between front and rear (to my knowledge). As above, yes all sensors should beep when close to an object with increasing speed until you get a constant tone. On the display you will see the bars.

I have three local petrol stations - Shell, BP and Sainsburys and use them all from time to time (only 95 RON standard fuel). The order I rate them in terms of smoothness/quietness and mpg are: 1. BP 2. Sainsburys 3. Shell As Sainsburys is usually a few pence cheaper than the other two that get's used the most so long as I am heading in that direction when I need to fill up. I find very little difference between BP and Sainsburys but don't find the car runs as smoothly on Shell.

RTFM... same procedure as any non-hybrid car...

To be fair any car over 10 years old and some 100,000 miles could end up with an expensive failure of eg engine or gearbox so I don't view hybrids much different in that respect - the cvt is simpler than a conventional autobox so may be more reliable and the normally aspirated engine has probably been less stressed than a small capacity turbo engine and a failure of the hybrid system (batteries) appears rare even on old cars going by Prius stats and isn't necessarily a write off situation even if there is an issue - at least no more than eg a replacement engine.

I went for a DBPower one - seemed to get good reviews and the power needed to start a hybrid is much less than a traditional starter. Haven't had to use it to date but check it every few months just in case and it holds the charge well. Keep it in the glove box just in case.

I read that all tyres filled with air lose some pressure over time. The reason was that oxygen molecules are small enough to be able to escape through tyre rubber (obviously very slowly) but the larger nitrogen molecules can not. As air is 20% oxygen the tyres will over time lose up to 20% naturally (for the same temperature). That was the rationale behond inflating tyres with pure nitrogen - more stable pressures and no pressure reduction over time. Sounds reasonable to me but don't shoot the messenger if it turns out to be BS though...!

Bit of a sweeping statement as even the most reliable cars can have problems. I took the 2 year extended warranty on mine for peace of mind (after the original warranty expired) - one year in the screenwash bottle sensor stopped working. Yes I could have lived without it but the extended warranty covered the fix. It did bring home to me about the cost of repairs when they are needed. It was £400 to replace the screenwash bottle sensor so I've had one years worth out of the extended warranty already for just a very minor fix. Everyone's appetite for risk is different so the OP should make his decision for his own peace of mind.

Mine is in a similar position to the photo whem warmed up - so about the 20 to position. I heard that some cars (BMW I believe and some others) fudge the temp gauge so that once it reaches a certain temperature the needle moves to a predetermined point (middle of normal) and stays there within given plus or minus temperature changes and so unless the temperature falls outside those values the needle simply reads middle of normal. So these sort don't really indicate the true temperature. The Lexus one does seem to move with temperature - so will fall a bit after running EV and rise once the engine kicks in again.

Yes it is - just touch the handle twice in quick succession and it double locks

The idea is good and probably works well in countries with clear clean road signs but over here with dirty, partly obscured and twisted road signs it is not all that useful. I had a courtesy IS 300h with this and like others found it only worked reliably some 60% of the time and threw up some very odd speed limits at other times - certainly not to be relied on...!

I use the CC a lot on motorways and have left it on for many miles of cruising. Usually have the car in Eco when travelling like this. Always totally smooth and extremely relaxing. If you are under warranty still, worth asking Lexus to investigate?

Had another play with this yesterday through some 50mph roadworks near us - it was a bit busier so couldn't use CC for as long as I would like but all the times I had it on 50mph was maintained and the car was perfectly smooth

Mine was a little longer than that one but I have a number of keys and tags with my car key fob and if it was much smaller it would be difficult to make sure it was closed properly

Yes that is my understanding too - and the top of the pouch velcros over and must be firmly shut otherwise the signal will "leak" at that point.

I just put my key fob in a signal blocking pouch (works for phones and keys) when in the house - <£10 and works well - tested the keys in the wallet next to the car and could not open it. A metal tin also works - I have my spare fob in a tin and again car cannot be opened this is put next to the door. A lot easier than adding something to the car.

I often use the CC through 50mph roadworks (just standard CC on mine like yours) and never had any problems like you describe. The car can be on the edge of running in EV at that speed and can drop in and out of EV with slight changes in incline - wonder if that was the problem?

IS 300h has under the arm rest 2x USB both of which can charge too although at a low rate and the cigarette socket too. I have a double fast phone charger plugged in the cigarette socket as it charges the phone much faster than the USB sockets. This sits horizontal under the arm rest. I have a USB memory stick in one of the USB ports with my music on it - you need one of the very small thumb size ones to close the arm rest though. There is a special position to bring the lead out from under he arm rest to plug your phone or other device into.

It was as per a previous part of this thread "Choose vehicle signal check, and a number of items will appear including the battery voltage" - I went through most of the menus to see what was there but couldn't find much else of any use...

I decided out of sheer curiosity to find the "hidden menu" - I have a 64 reg IS 300h Executive (so standard nav). The combination on mine is to hold the menu button down (on the centre console) and then do the lights on/off three times quickly - it then pops up the "hidden menu". I also had a look at the battery voltage - with the aux on but the engine off it was showing between 11.7V and 12V - seemed to fluctuate up and down in this range. Not sure what that tells me! As far as I know the car has the original battery (I bought it just under two years ago at 41,000 miles from Lexus - always serviced at Lexus and no battery replacement in the online service notes) and it's now done about 63,000 miles. It's used most days on short runs with longer runs on average once a week. Never had any sign of problems with the 12V battery. There didn't seem to be anything else of much use in the "hidden menu" unless someone knows what else can be accessed...

I used to have OEM run-flats on a BMW - I think the rims were designed differently to stop the tyre sliding off when deflated but I have also seen other info about run flats being ok for any rims so not sure. I would have though the TPMS would indicate when a puncture occurred ok though. Although there are obvious positives to run flat tyres the downside is that they have very stiff side walls (so they can run when flat) which can lead to a much harsher ride - cars designed with OEM run flats have this factor engineered into the suspension setup but even then a lot of people complain about the ride quality of BMWs on OEM run flats...

At the age and mileage of the car I would have thought a new engine and hybrid system will come to more than the insurance write off value so if the insurance cover this damage then I would not be surprised if they declare it a write off.

Yes - something to do with limiting the revs on the electric motors