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I live half way up a mountain in Scotland, nearest town 35 miles away. I decided to try driving my Seat leon home one day without touching the pedals. I did it successfully. Pretty chuffed. The Seat version was easier and more configurable than the Swace. I do miss that.

Hello Stuart - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

Hello Neil - welcome to Toyota Owners Club.

I have a MY24 Corolla and a Samsung smartphone. I have AA working both wired and wireless. Wired was easy. Wireless less so. I had already connected my phone by Bluetooth and I followed the instructions in the Multimedia manual (because it wasn't completely intuitive). At first I was getting 'connection failed' messages on the Multimedia screen. I was struggling to work out what I was doing wrong (I have never had wireless AA on a car before) but, for no apparent reason, it eventually connected. Since then it connects automatically without any problems every time I start the car.

hi all,i bought a 1992 starlet a few weeks ago & upon a sum night driving i noticed the dash lights & the clock were very dim,ive hunted high & low to find an ajustment knob but to no avail,can anyone help?

Hi im Neil,i live in new zealand & i own a 1992 toyota starlet 1.3 auto

Thanks, I'll give it a try tomorrow by putting in an address.

It's the seat sensor detecting weight on the seat with the seatbelt not being used. I first noticed this when i put some shopping on the passenger seat and like you the beeping started after i set off. So, as already suggested, if you place any weight on a seat, you have to buckle the seatbelt to avoid beeping.

Hi Stuart, welcome lots of good advice when you need it and always welcome when you give it.

What PSI do you recommend for the wheels? The bugs keep coming back(reapearring) fwho knows from where. Alarm going off couple times a week , few times per night. Frustrating. I am really getting tired of this car! Such nonsensical things.... Alarms shoulnt need disabling imo.

I've just serviced my Yaris (oil & filter) for £7, the price of a (Mann) filter. I'd enough 0W-20 left over from the four and five litre cans of previous changes. Must do the g/box!

I read, nearly all of those car-sharing clubs have died, through insurance problems.

Yes, the only time I’ve seen it activate very briefly on mine is occasionally nipping out of T junctions where you have the wheels turned and are accelerating quickly. until I got my seat position just right, I used to turn it off sometimes by hitting the button with my knee accidentally.

Not on my phone unfortunately, CarPlay takes over and no matter what you do with the phone volume it makes no difference to anything you get through CarPlay. the only thing that did make a difference was turning off the volume limiter on the phone. (The one that’s supposed to stop you damaging your hearing if you have headphones on.)

Likewise 👍. Even better once I’d lowered the tyre pressures from the ‘as supplied’ 39psi 😉

Hi all! worked for main dealer for 12 years, Gold Level Toyota Sales certified from TGB. Now with another Far Eastern manufacturer which isn’t really a patch on Toyota. Current 2021 RAV4 plug in owner, previously owned an Aygo Ice (2012) and Yaris Edition (2011) between wife and I. In-laws currently on a Corolla and gen1 Aygo - previously 2 Auris and Yaris and my own dad is in a 2019 RAV4. Prospectively looking to own a JDM Crown or MarkX. Stuart

well when I test drove the yaris before buying my excel it was not an excel model it was a lowest spec one that had a Key. Admittedly it was only a 30 min drive on the back roads but I really cant remember going "My god this excel ride is hard" when I got mine if that makes sense.

Hi, I have found a leak on the liquid pipe in my engine bay. Can anyone recommend a source of aftermarket pipes or is a main dealer the only option? I'm fairly certain the car is a NSP130 (2012 Yaris 1.3 5dr CVT) and part number 88706a. Thanks.

Hi Mac, welcome lots of good advice when you need it and always welcome when you give it .

IIRC, the PDA was the only part of the TSS that was turned off by default. Mine certainly was, and I've never felt inclined to turn it on.

Found this which relates much to private ramps but the profiles are probably applicable to public ones too In line with the Highways Regulations, speed bumps must be no less than 25mm high and no more than 100mm high. It is important speed bumps are not too steep to ensure vehicles can safely pass over them. The maximum gradient recommended for speed bumps is a 1:10 gradient. https://www.theramppeople.co.uk › ... Speed Bump Safety: Regulation Guide - The Ramp People

I didn't think I could find such interesting information on the internet, thanks for writing.

I'm really surprised by this. Was just talking about wading in an off-road post. I've driven through 25cm deep streams come rivers and at speed without any issues on my PHEV. Wading depth is 50cm I think as someone mentioned. But just thinking about it now it was in EV mode every time.

I have said this before. The app volume is set by the phone app not the headunit. Look at whatsapp volume.

Hi all, Picked up a 2008 Avensis which had a solid history, if not quite the looks to match. Hoping knowledgeable folk here can help me give it some love to carry on its life with me and look forward to sharing with you all. cheers!