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Don't have a lot of knowledge on the 3 vehicles, but from what I have heard the GX is a better car overall in comparison to the Land Cruiser. The 4Runner is a totally different class and should be compared with the LX. What kind of comparison are you looking for?

@lsft was looking for something that is good in deep snow so I was looking for these bigger suv

If you are looking at deep snow, all 3 cars are capable. Only thing to look at is ground clearance and also a good set of snow tires.

@@lsft but the 4 runner is changing also for 2025. I know the old 4 runner was another class as you mentioned but this new one I was wondering where it falls now?

It should still fall with the LX. Does not make sense to have two cars in the same segment.

Glad you are enjoying the RX. Unfortunately, sedans are not selling and the Avalon is like the Lexus UX where sales are dropping year over year.

That's expected. But there is no law in Canada in relation to wait times

One benefit in South Africa

When did you order?

Thanks! 🙏🙏

I can still add home address in the app

@ TY. I had to change the under iPhone settings for Lexus app to change to Location allowed to “Never” and then the addresses showed up for selection. Now I can add my home address. Saw this on one of the forums. Hopefully this helps someone.

Agreed. I personally own the 2023 NX450h+ Fsport. One damn fine vehicle. Premium material inside, agressive handsome look outside. Smooth quiet ride, fun handling when I wanna go fast, and almost never have to pay for gas!!

Yes you have both very hard to find Lexus vehicles.

Totally agree with you.

Thank you

In the US, Go to the Gear, General, then Language and Units. Turn off Set Automatically, then choose MPG (US). To change back in Canada, same steps except choose km/L or L/100 km. There is no easy way and the Automatically set does not seem to work properly

@@lsft Thanks. In my Jeep it is a one button press to switch back and forth. No way to program one of the 'soft' buttons on the steering wheel?

@@Adventure.AS.25 Unfortunately no - they follow the 80/20 rule a lot. Most people wouldn't need to change from miles to km or km to miles on a daily basis and would just need to do it once in a while.

Glad you found it useful. Maybe I should edit the title to include the RAV4 as well

As long as the spare is in OK condition.. I think that is fair... You only need it for a short time (if you ever need it). I have had cars where the spare tire was brand new at disposal.

Yes - it shows well on the orange.

Haven't seen the AliExpress ones and the quality if they fit or not. But I agree $300 is a bit high for 12 ABS plastic covers

@@TechJunky777 definitely not for everybody. It's only when you want to do something to your car and you'll done everything already. Just for FSport they have darken all chrome except the badges and the side mirrors. So now the badges are done. Need to think about the side mirrors.

I do think the badge stands out more with the black.

@@lsft IMO against the Atomic Silver ...the BOLD RED "F"'s w/ black om edges looks so much better to me than the boring white w/ gray bkground ...... Atomic Silver NEEDS POP ...this is why I went with RED Calipers inside the Gloss black spoke mags...The black letters on Orange stands out ....what color are your " F's " on your badges...as BOLD RED is almost impossible to get especiallu the 3" ones on the Black Glossie Grill and carbon fiber side skirts!....... IMO you might consider more "F"'s on rear sides and Grill!

Need to save money to get the MGP calipers 😄

@@lsft Fantastic! Great stuff - can't wait! 😉

Technically the current NOCO will not supply any volage/current unless all the connections are correct. This is a manual "override" boost mode, but that is only needed if the battery voltage is very low (in the 3-4 volts range). And even when you do use it , it is no more risk then using cables, since they demand corrections also. Bottom line- one should never have a spark in normal use without the "override" on a NOCO. And most LI jump starters have similar protections also. Note: while discussing hybrid jump starting. One should never use the Toyota hybrid to jump start another car, it can damage the hybrid system, since the hybrid system is not designed to supply the 12v high current to start most ICE 12v starter motors. I think the current hybrid amp output limit is in the 100 amp max ballpark range.

Well said. Thanks for replying. Using Noco boosters they typically do not create any sparks.

I'll avoid providing my political views. Neutral it is. 😜😜

Yes - I agree. I saw the LBX in person during my visit in HK and it's nice inside, but too small for me.

@ most cars carry one person. Having 2 cars provides flexibility. We use the LBX when the NX is charging or we are going somewhere such as our exercise class or supermarket where parking is less than optimal. If we only had one car, it would be the NX for sure. We live on a hill 120 metres from the surrounding coastal suburbs. The hybrid system recovers about 60% of the energy going down the hill compared with coming up the hill. Over nearly 1,000 km we have averaged 4.8 l/100km. I am happy with that. The AWD model is a fraction more thirsty.

Yes, they are not on the list and I hope it stays that way.

I agree that both are excellent vehicles.

Yes - it was provided in either documents on Toyota vehicles, but I assume some people did jump with those bolts and caused the board to burn. Wow 16.4V is a very high. The GB20 seems to be good enough with 14.4V. I think you have made a good choice on the jump starter.

​@@lsft There sare several things that make the current crop of LI jump starters not the best option for a Toyota hybrid. 1) There seems apparently a jump starter race to see how fast can one crank a dead ICE battery. (per UT reviews). This is why they added the extra LI cell (3.7v) to get into the 16+V range. Of course, for a a hybrid it does not have this high current requirement, so much less demand on a high powered jump starter. Best case, we just overbuy a jump starter. Worst case, we subject the ECU/hybrid system to an unneeded high voltage. 2) It is likely for a dead ICE battery's low state of charge causes a large voltage drop in the jump starter, since the current demand is so high. Note: The jump starter probably drops into a safe ECU volage range almost immediately for ICE. (a hybrid probably has a voltage drop also, but likely not quite as large of a drop- i.e. possible more risk for the ECU?). 3) Highly likely any ECU damage for most cars is long-term damage vs immediate burning out the ECU do to too much voltage,,so most would not blame a premature ECU failure on the jump starter. And maybe the risk is really low or just not noticed immediately in most situations. Hybrid risk? TBD. So what does that mean for our hybrids? Someone should make a hybrid jump starter. LOL. The risk above may just be small even for a hybrid, but the failures of a Toyota hybrid ECU just jump starting the hybrid raises for me lot of concern. I plan to keep the max jump starter vole in the below 15v range or even lower until this risk it better understood- just to be safe.

While Siri is talking and when you adjust the volume, you are adjusting Siri's volume and not the music. You are correct that your music will not lower when you activate Siri. It's a known issue with the infotainment and hopefully it will be fixed soon.

Have you reported it to the dealership so that they can look into it?

@@lsft They have looked into it. Head mechanic reports the lag is due to software issues. Software engineers in Japan are aware Of this. However, as of now, there is no fix. Engineers are trying to work on these issues. I’m very disappointed with the unpredictability of the lag.

@alexiskirkendall5964 it's a new powertrain that came out in the past few years. Most likely a software to the engine ECU would fix it, but they need to find where, fix it and test it before updating on your cars.

@@lsft disappointing to pay that much for a car and feel unsafe while driving.

@@alexiskirkendall5964 I'm with you on that.

Until it disappoints you.

It's referenced in this video: ua-cam.com/video/hyLu6WaprPU/v-deo.html COPBS-8497R is the part number from Lexus. Group 97R, CCA600, CA95RC Lexus Premium 84 battery. This seems to be a Lexus Canada branded battery.

Thanks for your detailed data, I believe anytime voltage is above 12.6v the car is charging the battery and the rate of charging depends on how much higher it is than 12.6v. Issue arises when driving the car is only maintaining the battery at current levels and we can see that sometimes when driving voltage only 12.8v and the car charging algorithm is not charging often enough and therefore leading to lower and lower overall state of charge until the battery eventually fails to start the vehicle.

@@Mike-ht1ou you are correct. It's a nominal rate which will maintain and overtime you will not have enough juice to start the car. When sitting idle it does a quick charge up to 14V. Which headlights are on its 13.xV which is normal charging.

Mine came with a package from the dealership.

What is not working?

The GX is very easy. The negative is just beside the 12V battery. You would notice that there is a metal piece that is bend 90 degrees between the engine and the battery. You clamp the negative there. s3.amazonaws.com/lexus.site.tci-prod/lexus/manuals/OM60R43U/OM60R43U.pdf Page 570 shows the place where you should clamp the negative.

That is right. There is nothing you need to do. Once you change the tires back to summer, drive it for about 30 mins above 40km/hr and it should recognize the tpms. You'll get a tire pressure malfunction from time to time with your winters with your winter set.

Great that you can do it yourself. I can do it myself, but too lazy to do it myself. I typically get another car while it's in service or get my wife to pick us up and we go somewhere while it gets done. I also time it with service so it gets inspected and understand the other work they offer and opt out on them. Lol

@seanh2390 curious, I am looking to rotate my tires on my NX350H. How do you do it? I have four Jack stands and two hydraulic floor jacks. Just not sure of the best method. Any tips appreciated.

@@MrUKokot I just jack up one wheel at a time with a jack, and then put a backup jack stand beside the jack. My second set of tires is marked so I know where they came off the car. Not sure if that helps? If I was rotating one set of tires only (e.g. front tire to back, and rear tire to front, and keeping both on the same side of the car) I think I would just put jackstands on both jacking points, and then rotate the tires. The other side of the car would stay on the ground. My winter tires are unidirectional so they stay on the same side of the car. For simplicity, I also keep my all seasons on the same side of the car when doing the rotation. Everything else being equal, I think the majority of the wear happens on the front tires because of the extra engine weight, but I could be wrong.

@@lsft My situation may be slightly different too in that I am newly retired and have a fair amount of free time now :-)

@seanh2390 enjoy your retirement. 👍👍

You'll get use to it. It's similar shifters across Toyota/Lexus products

@lsft But is there a benefit to this compared to a traditional automatic shifter besides the novelty? No, and customers are paying a premium to get used to these bells and whistles that are not necessary.

@@LifeIsAwesome-d5h This shifter was first introduce for hybrid vehicles allowing it to reduce in space to allow other components to fit in the center console. It's more of a design benefit over staying with traditional shifters. In the NX200 in Taiwan they kept the traditional shifter since that car had the extra space to allow them to put the traditional shifter. Unfortunately, this shifter is showing up in a lot of vehicles and this is not the first car with this type of shifter. The LC and LS has the same style of shifter, but with a much bigger knob since the car is wider and has more space in the center console. I still prefer this over the knob shifter or button shifter or even the on screen shifters we see from other manufacturers.

It is because you just go to the screen and change it from set 1 to set 2 and it's $60?

@@lsft The car is booked in, handled by reception, handled by the technician. $60 is cheap, but if the owner can do it themselves then even better.

@aussie8114 $60 is just that one thing. There is additional cost to other work to do.

I don't know because these are winter tires which are more grippy and it's colder in the winter.

I was talking about wheel sizes,not tyres.The RZ EV also updated software for longer range.Cheers.

@@s2ooo Yes - I know you are talking about wheel size, but I can only compare if I change to 18" RFT all seasons and not winter tires. The winter tires would negate the potential gains with down sizing.

Yes you can. You need a Bluetooth one port and software. ua-cam.com/video/B-kXXVFtp4o/v-deo.html You can use this reference

Thanks for your feedback. You should look at the wear of that tire to see if there are any issues

@@lsft Will do

If you follow the manual and clamp the engine, it won't be long enough

Is there anyway to get an extension cable for the Noco?

@RickA-Z I have not found any extension for the booster. It comes with a 23" cable as part of the booster.

Depends on what model you own. If you have the NX250/350 the 12V battery is in the front. If you are driving a hybrid it's in the trunk. There is no harm to clam the negative if it's in the trunk, not for a hybrid under the hood you only have a positive and don't have a negative.

The $60 CAD is not for the swap, but for the programming of the tpms. The cost of the swap is additional.

@ Right that is why they only charged me $50. But only if I’m doing the oil change at the same time. Otherwise it’s like $110. So they waive that $60 with the oil change which I would do at that time anyways.

@@TechJunky777 when I do service, the tire swap is free.

@ I’ll bring that up next tire swap. Who is your dealer? But why did they charge $50 and not $60? 🤔

$60 is just for programming tpms. Tire swapping is $110. Not sure how your dealership does it. The reason why they don't charge is because during the service they have to take off the tires to inspect the brakes and putting on another set costs nothing as it's the same job. I go to Don Valley North Lexus.

You will need to open up the trunk or claw in to access it. it's easier to open up the hood to boost. But if you can do it from the trunk, that would work as well.

@@lsft Thank you.

@kamcg1049 my pleasure

Well said. The biggest one is to not park outside overnight. That would minimize the chances a lot.

I totally agree

@@thisduderockz You wouldn't need to trickle charge every night. Maybe once every 2-3 weeks would be ok. Plus if you drive a lot of longer distances it should be ok. I don't know if they have fixed the issue yet, but really need to see if other ppl report issues or not. I know that they have recently updated the mobile app to pull the car less and that definitely would help, but I don't have a definite answer to your question.

@@koyamamoto5933 Mmm… That’s deep! For me if the cars dead and in my case even the doors wouldn’t open (stupidly I’d left it on all night!). Mechanically opening them with the manual key, crawling in to the back seat and in to the trunk, removing the battery cover and connecting the leads and voila! A ready state, then turned the engine on to best charge the 12v battery. (There’s a shortcut battery connection under the bonnet but even with Lexus instructions over the phone it wouldn’t work) 3 days ago I returned from a 5 week trip away where the vehicle wasn’t started or touched and it started seamlessly first try!

This is the 4th generation hybrid system which was not designed to power the DC to DC converter first. My understanding is the 5th generation changes it and will start the DC to DC before anything else so that the 12V need is less. They do need to find ways to charge the 12V from the traction battery to reduce the 12V dead battery issue. But they don't tell us much about what is happening unfortunately.

that's what i have been doing to my 2022 nx 450h+ and it works perfect

I had to jumpstart my 450 a couple of months ago. The roadside service guy was in contact with Lexus and they said the safest way to jumpstart is to open the trunk and attach directly to the battery terminals in the battery under the floor. It started straight away.

@@wwdd83 i did this with my 2024 nx 450 and it worked as well

​@@mikebedford4362How do you open the trunk when the battery is dead?

Yes that would be ok. That was what I did the first time.

I assume you own a 2023 and 2025 NX. The proactive driving assist clips come from Lexus and it could be coming from an RX or other vehicles that have such feature. As with DRCC, the proactive driving assist is in fact a feature within DRCC where it would slow down the car and center the car while driving, which is features is the Proactive driving assist. You may have misunderstood.

Thanks for your feedback

It is frustrating, hopefully there are some solutions on the horizon and all parties do their part to combat this type of crime.