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Reminds me, I somehow accidentally knocked one of my cars into B mode a long time ago, and it took me a minute or two to work out why Cruise Control wouldn't work!

Yeah - came here to say exactly that... B mode!

Maybe you pushed the lever to B instead of D?

well, I was really referring to it not stopping/being useless in winter but hey-ho ... 😛

I changed today to the Cross Climates. They do seem quieter and the steering feels sharper. Too soon to say if mpg will be adversely affected. Both the Toyo and the Michelin are 195/65 R15 91H. I feel we may be getting into the 17 vs 15 discussion again. The circumference of the tyres is the same it is just the depth/ width of the tyre that changes. From experience over 12 years and 4 hybrids I can assure you that tyres and tyre pressures make a huge difference to mpg. Even the brochure for the Gen 4 says Urban mpg 97.4 for 15 vs 85.6 for 17. My averages have never got near either of these but I regularly see 80+ on 20 mile trips. Summer was 62.7 winter maybe 61 but often trips are less than 5 miles and the long trips fast motorway, neither of which are ideal. I have never known what the correct pressure should be as the handbook is ambiguous It says 32 psi with a full spare and 36psi front 35 rear without. I have a spacesaver but thats not quoted.. I know that after a service my pressures were always down. and I put up to the label inside the door pressures again. 2.5 /2.4. maybe that is why I was not happy on the Toyo . In the past when I changed from the OEM tyre type I always consulted the manufacturer of the tyre for pressures and invariably found they were not the same as the manufacturer of the vehicle. Michelin say go by the label in the door. By the same token in the past I always went 4 psi over or the fast setting for better mpg and less wear (Pre Toyota). A friend just swapped his Rav diesel for a Rav Hybrid and was moaning about the fuel consumption. When I went out to look at it he had huge Black wheels with very low profile tyres. He was completely unaware of the affect wheel size had on mpg.. Style over substance.

solved lately my ct220 did not have the normal power, in hills, I had to lower the gears to be able to ascend. The code p1420 (intake constrictor ctrl) was still present. When I plugged in the scanner I noticed the turbo pressure that only gave 100, accelerating, in slow gear it was the same. In the end I realized that the tube from which I was taking the vacuum of the admission was locked with oil and charcoal. I cleaned it and all this rule and the code disappeared.

Get the correct battery from Toyota. I'm fairly certain that it is a gel battery, like the original. The battery for the Gen 2 is in the boot. So if the car is rear-ended and the battery cracks, then a conventional battery is likely to spray the occupants with battery acid. Not a nice thought.

I was on the M40 last summer and the motorway signs said obstruction on road lane 1. I slowed but some carried on regardless. A couple sitting on my tail. In the road was a pipe that looked like it was off a tanker. Flexible tube with brass screw on connectors about 6” diameter. I was able to swerve out into lane 2, a couple of cars that were almost tailgating me hit it and I saw bits of car flying off. Further down the road three other cars were on the hard shoulder, one looked like the radiator was holed water dumped behind it. You get a warning and people ignor it, too many sheep driving these days!

Have you emailed Superchips directly or googled any local mapping companies as they would be better that a tuning box in my humble opinion as I have always used the above with good results plus if you have any problems you have somewhere to go back too. It won't be a ball of fire but you should make some good gains but its the torque want 👍 Couple that with a good suspension setup and wheels and tyres should be awesome on the good old B roads 👍