Mr_Groundhog

Exactly. It was partly my fault: I had quite a few questions and I got derailed after the "model dependent" excuse but they should not have dismissed me to begin with. Needless to say, of course I will be taking my car elsewhere next time. I'm thinking about (as you say) reporting this to Lexus. The latest episode of this lame series is I called in, told them it needed to be done and the guy on the phone was initially reluctant, and ended up saying "ok we'll do it free of charge this time" and I was like "What? this is something I paid for and you should have done" [I was thinking are you kidding me?] So that means they KNEW it had not been done, because they didn't even tried to argue that it had. Long story short, I was booked this morning and I demanded a video of the diff oil change. So it's finally done. It only cost me another trip and wasting half the morning on Satuday. 🤬 They kinda apologised and thanked me for understanding etc.... all bluff because they lost all credibility with me. I have been thinking and both alternatives are bad: They service cars all the time so: if they "didn't know" it means they don't know their own service books. If they did know it is even worse because it means there was ill will. Anyway, as said BE VIGILANT. I thin some Lexus dealerships ride the wave of the brand name knowing people trust them. And of course these people have disappointed me so much I'm never taking my car there again.

That's great info, thanks so much for even uploading pics and everything. All clear now. So the eyelet connector just stays on and then it's a plug-in-plug-out operation to use it. Neat!

that sounds great. You have any links?

They seem like the car version of iPhone power banks, no? Are there any I could plug in to a regular socket I have in the garage?

If it helps, I'm super happy with my Michelin Primacy 4 VOL

I had my service a few days ago and on the hybrid system check they said it was a bit low, and I know the battery was replaced in May, then the car was at the dealership until november when I bought it. But still, the battery isn't even one (full) year old and it came as "low" in the report. Hopefully being inside the garage helps with these frosty days because I'm not using the car as much

well I ordered the damn SD card just now.... let's see if it works and how it works. Do you know if the look of the map will change or is it only the map info that changes?

They kept clinging on to the tune of "oh it says model dependent" without saying what that meant and saying it's ok and due later on.... not happy with them to be honest.

Where do I find this @rayaans ? is it in the User Guide? I'm due for service tomorrow and I would not like them to miss it. I printed the screengrab from @ColinBarber 's post above.

But what is the correct sequence? I stop the car, then press the brake pedal to move the stick to N. Once in N, I press the handbrake (footbrake) and the last bit is move the stick to P Am I doing it wrong?

Not sure of sarcasm or you do mean it....... it is true that nowadays tyres and wheels are waaaaay oversized, for the sake of aesthetics. It's an arms race. The basic version of the IS300h, same engine and same weight, comes with 205/55/16 , which is more than enough to handle the car. The tyre size of the F-Sport version is just ludicrous and wasteful I investigated and that's orientative. It's not always the case, depends on the overall balancing job which is done with an accurate machine (or at least i hope so). I was ready to go to the garage and shout at them

Edit: I contacted Michelin CS, lessee what they say.

It's just the camera's native resolution

I'm impressed. Definitely good news

Look out for failure/replacement of the water pump. There was a recall back in the day.

So, I got the Primacy 4 on as of yesterday and rolled on the motorway for a few miles. Hard to tell given the state of the tarmac in this country but I'd say no weird noises or vibrations.... HOWEVER, I noticed the tyres have a white dot on the side (not yellow or red), and when asked at the garage, i was told "not to worry" about it. The position of the dots regarding the valves don't follow a pattern and when looking it up, I have found contradicting info (as to what the white dot actually mean). I might contact Michelin CS but.... does anyone know? Should I worry?

So I tried it yesterday and it works, only the wording of some of the menu options is different. I will leave it like this for peace of mind.

Thanks @ColinBarber 🤩 I went ahead and ordered the Michelin Primacy 4 ...I had them in my previous car and I was very happy with them. Like new after 12k miles.

That's very helpful, thank you.

That means on the 17-inch wheels you can swap fronts and rears after a few thousand miles, no?

I always wondered if my mud flaps are detrimental to aerodynamics, and if so, how much... does anyone know ?

Indeed. When I got my is300h it came with a Lexus invoice (FOC) for the replacement of the water pump. Fingers crossed that's all it takes.

I came across this video below (yesterday) and I was wondering whether anyone had tried it? I read about the signal-theft thing on the police website and been a bit worried about it since...

Soooo I was looking to replace the OEM yokohamas blue earth e51 (a bit cracked; got an MOT advisory) and I have seen that these are "XL" ? Do you perchance know whether that's accurate and hence any new tyre going into my 2018 IS300h HAS TO BE an XL tyre too? I like the figures on the Michelin Primacy 4 but those don't seem to be XL ....

Hi there, myname is Mr Groundhog and Kent is my habitat for now. I had several Hondas in the past, but for some time I had an eye on the IS300. I finally got one in good state and pretty low mileage. All things considered I'm super happy and I do turn around to look at it or several seconds every time I park it 😍 So... hello everyone !