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  1. If you download the full manual here: https://www.toyota.co.uk/tme#/my-toyota/eManual there is a long list of customisations, including info on where to change them (dash, info screen or dealer). That's where I found out about the open/close windows (& moonroof if fitted) from the keyfob and was able to ask my dealer to enable this before delivery. On my copy the list starts on P588 of the main manual (beware, on the Gen 4 Prius, the pages numbers changed depending on when the manual was downloaded). Otherwise, you can search for "Customizable Features"). There is a entry in the "Door lock " section "Shift position linked door unlocking function" that unlocks the doors when the transmission "P" is selected, not quite what you seem to want but might work for you. (On my car, opening the drivers door, unlocking via the fob and keyless entry only does the driver's door, but I mostly travel alone). One thing some people might find useful if different people drive a car with the seat position memory, is the "Driving position memory" options, which includes linking each memory button to a key, so that if the first key unlocks the car the seat moves to position 1, and position 2 for the second key.
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  2. Very true Pete, I will use them for servicing and tweaks and also get mudflaps put on, shortly after collection, with them....
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  3. I'm counting down the hours till Monday now when my new Rav should appear!! The cyan with beige looks really nice though I'm hoping my regret at not ordering that combination myself will be assuaged when I get my own and give it a good mop to get it all nice and shiny... I've said I'm err "working from home" lol
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  4. One would hope it would occur to at least some dealers that if you're going to them for a test drive you might use them for servicing etc. if you get the car.
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  5. I had a 2hr test drive from a very helpful dealership that were fully aware I would be ordering through lease company as opposed to them... Which was good of them as demand was high.. I liked it enough on the basis of that and my daughters demands to get it.... Order in delivery due Monday.
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  6. Interesting - I've also had the impression sometimes that I've done better mpg-wise in normal mode than I have in Eco mode, although I have by no means tested that scientifically (and wondered if I was imagining it!). It'd be nice if Toyota could publish more info on how exactly it works as I can't help feeling there must be optimal conditions for when to use it, and crucially, when not to (I'd also love to know what some of the whirs and buzzes are all about, e.g. when unlocking and opening the driver's door or shortly after turning the power off - but that's an aside). The handbook just says, "Use Eco drive mode to help achieve low fuel consumption during trips that involve frequent accelerating and braking" - I can only imagine they're assuming everyone would be heavy-footed otherwise and maybe cause the ICE to kick in when a gentler approach would allow it to remain more in EV mode. I did also ask via the Toyota blog for more information on Eco mode and when to use it, and if I remember correctly they said something about using it for maximum efficiency during motorway journeys, but I'm not sure I really understand how that helps. I do like the relaxed feel of Eco when I'm not in a rush, but the rest of the time I appreciate the responsiveness of normal mode (all the more notable after using Eco for a while). I find hills very hard-going with Eco mode enabled, so that's one scenario where I make sure it's turned off. I rarely use loony (PWR) mode - just very occasional overtaking. As PeteB also noted, Eco can be useful in wintry conditions to avoid too much power delivery leading to wheel spin, but the other reason I use it more in winter is to minimise the engine kicking in for the sake of the heating, when it would otherwise be running on the HV battery (e.g. when sitting in queueing traffic). Call me old-fashioned but I don't like the car sipping fuel and chucking out fumes just for the sake of keeping me a few degrees warmer while I wait at a junction. 😄
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  7. Update on the facelift parts upgrade..
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  8. You've got to be pretty determined to discharge an HV battery to that extent. The only 2 ways I've heard of, is leaving it far too long in "N" or putting diesel fuel in and repeatedly trying to start SO many times it flattens it. I've heard of this once on a Gen 1 Prius, and once on a Gen 2 on a fleet I later managed. I'm told Gen 3 HSD (2009 onwards) warn if N is used too long and one or two people have suggested the car then enters a charge mode, but I've not experienced this so don't know how true it is. I certainly have no worries about depleting the HV battery (on a Toyota at least) because I've seen so many ways every part of the Hybrid System protects every other part in the 17 years and 320,000 miles I've been driving them.
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  9. I don't have a problem either, but love the "Hold" feature of the current RAV4 that keeps the service brakes (and lights) on when the foot is removed and releases it seamlessly when the accelerator is pressed. If the wait becomes protracted I select P which also applies the parkign brake, to get the brakes lights out of the following driver's face. To keep my membership of RoSPA's driving section I have to take a demanding test every three years, and left foot on the brake would almost certainly be a fail.
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  10. I haven't noticed the door card draught on the Gen 4, but did on the Gen 3 and it was very uncomfortable on a cold day. The Last Ford I had, a 2008 Mk4 Ford Mondeo 2.0 Diesel, had extremely annoying tyre roar from the rear end. The quietest car I've had was a 2001 Mk4 Vauxhall Astra 1.6 petrol.
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  11. Toyota are well known for best hybrid drivetrains, but also known for a noisy cabins. Cars that are way quieter are VW Golf, Ford Focus, Volvo, Vauxhall Astra, even Corsa, etc I have access to many cars and the common between all above is that they have extra sound proof rubber strips around the door seals, actually the door gap is filled, this is major road roar way inside the passenger compartment. Toyota has similar on the front bonnet for aerodynamic purpose too. My car not only missing that but sometimes when outside is very windy and I am taking rest with all doors and windows closed I can feel some wind blowing through the door cards near the door opening handles, so there is another point to look for when looking to make the car quiet 🤫.
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  12. It seems ultra popular car especially estate one with PH license on the windscreen, almost all of them I have seen so far around and within M25, I also spotted a regular hatch as PHV. Waiting times obviously will be long, imo there is nothing better to drive in or around town that is different from the Prius and as good as a Prius, interestingly no one saloon on the roads., seems like Prius dominates here. There are plentiful adverts for ex demo Corollas on auto-trader if anyone in a rush for a nearly new car can get it straight away and save some cash too, I would probably consider going that way if I was about to change my current car. Good luck to all and look after your cars, I will need to buy one used from you in near future. 👍🙃
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  13. Hello, I've had my Corolla Touring Sports Icon Tech for about 2 months now. I ordered mine in blue and was told it'll be about a month for delivery, this soon increased to 6 weeks, then 2 months. In the end it took about 3 and a half months to be delivered. It was well worth the wait though, it's an amazing car to drive. I live in the south east close to London and I'm now starting to see more Corolla's on the road not many Touring Sports though.
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  14. The 2010-2012 Auris is just a facelift of the 2007-2010 Auris - so the doors should be the same. The body side moulding ( the black strip) is attached using the equivalent of 3M tape, so can be removed. However, not sure how successfully it may be re-attached to the new door. Would need to use new tape anyway.
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  15. The door should fit. It just a matter of swapping over the parts that work for your car. The door is just a shell that everything is bolted to. The part numbers are the same. You only need the shell of the door, then swap the key barrel, glass if the donor door is missing/broken, wrong tint or no tint, door card and controls. Best if the door shell is the same colour, saving on respray cost. The part numbers are the same for all the model range from start to end run - http://www.japan-parts.eu/toyota/eu/2008/auris-hybrid-ukp/zze150r-dhmnkw/2_166510_048_345W/body/6701_front-door-panel-glass/1 http://www.japan-parts.eu/toyota/eu/2011/auris-hybrid-ukp/zre151r-dhlnpw/2_166510_098_472W/body/6701_front-door-panel-glass/1 Just makes sure the donor car is the same body style as yours, ie 5 door, as there is the 3 door variant!
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  16. Long delivery times - I read recently that with the growth in demand for electric/hybrid vehicles the demand for metals that go into the batteries is outstripping supply. Some sources (countries) of these metals are hiking prices a lot. That could cause delays in vehicle supplies. The only car Toyota produces in the UK, (AFAIK) is the Corolla. Engines made in Deeside, North Wales, and assembly at Burnaston, Derbyshire.
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  17. Can also change key fob settings with Bluetooth obd device. Might be cheaper than going to dealer depending on how close you live to them.
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  18. One touch to unlock drivers door is configurable by you on the car settings. My fob came already programmed to put windows up and down.
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  19. Devon Aygo works for a Toyota dealer, so that should be the correct part no. and price.
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  20. 81570-0D152 is the later one but they all cross, i did say rrp, Some dealers make prices up as they go tbh The older numbers come in useful if looking at used parts
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  21. It's not pointless if you suffer from tinnitus (as a surprisingly large proportion of this forum appear to), because excessive continual roar can be a real impediment to the enjoyment of a vehicle. It's also not pointless when one of the greatest assets of our hybrid cars is that for a significant proportion of the time, they don't use a series of controlled explosions to propel themselves. Addressing road noise then becomes far more important than it would be when you've got a raucous diesel tractoring away up front.
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  22. Part number is now 81570-0D152 £64.20 + vat from your local dealer
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  23. I understand what you say but 75dB for 6 hours on a motorway gives me a headache for a few hours - and tinnitus for days afterwards. It's not amusing! Cars might be silent when not moving, but dragging tyres over (say) a ribbed concrete surface at 60mph certainly swamps any noise of passengers breathing. I'm not remotely wishing for silence, just a cabin noise level that doesn't approach the (80dB) lower limit where (if I was at work) my employer would need to supply ear defenders.
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  24. Hello and welcome Ann 😄 enjoy the club.
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  25. if it is a mk3 (gen3) open the boot and you will seen a oblong plastic cover this just unclips and allows you access to the high level brake light 1 connector and 2 nuts New, there a dealer only part (if faulty) 81570-0D150 or 81570-0D151, rought rrp is £120-140
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  26. Moved to the Yaris club. The high level rear stop light (mounted at the top mid of the rear window) only acts as a stop light, and not with the hazard warning lights.
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  27. Toyota catalytic converters are being stolen at a staggering rate in London REPORTED LOCATIONS cars parked on the street, car parks, hospitals, on the driveways, both nighttime and during the day Reading (IKEA car park)* Backton (ASDA car park) Guildford Brentwood Essex Oxford Parkway train station Nottingham Alton Towers* Leicester University car park* North London (Middlesex hospital)* South East London South London East London* Rotherham hospital car park Royal Derby Hospital Car Park Cambridge park and ride carpark * - means more than one report YEAR / MODEL Affected 2004-2009 PRIUS (second-generation) 2009-2016 PRIUS (third-generation) 2016-2019 PRIUS (fourth-generation) 2010 AURIS (first-generation) 2012-2018 AURIS (second-generation) 2019 PRIUS+ The Black BMW and a Green Passat are the reported vehicles used by thieves. Toyota knows that but they are doing nothing. The new models are having the same design (easy to steal). There is a backlog of orders. Owners are waiting for ages to get CC replaced. Toyota blog say that replacement is cheaper now (£1200) but dealerships quotes are reaching £1700-2200 anyway. I am looking for solid protection and that design looks promising US http://www.catclamp.com/ UK http://www.catsafe.org.uk/index.html
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  28. I'm pretty happy with the setup in my car. It's very rare I have anyone in the back, and I don't remember having 3 in the back for 10-20 years or more! These pics show the position of the camera from the driver's eye level, the previous pic was taken low because the question was about the mounting of it. I think it would be ok MOT wise, but at worst it might have to be reattached 5 mm or so higher (the kit includes a spare 3M adhesive pad). The two people in the back are barely visible, and it gives a clear enough view out of the back window. My previous car had a dedicated rear camera (also fitted by my dealer), but wiring that in was tedious (and expensive), and when the front camera had problems would have been a nightmare had I chosen to replace with a different brand/model. For my purposes, this system is an acceptable compromise and better than having no rear camera at all. I visited a dealer in Bedfordshire yesterday with a friend's car and the was display of the Nextbase camera on the Service Counter so it does seem to confirm this is a Toyota (UK) wide offering (which I thought already based on the products being integrated into the car ordering screens). It's disappointing a manufacturer like Toyota hasn't long ago seized the opportunity to offer a built in dashcam system, especially now as they could utilise the camera already built into the front screen for the safety features and the excellent rear camera offered in other countries for a camera-based rear view mirror.
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  29. Just as an update:- I was working on another 13 plate Auris with the suspension creak. It was worse than the first one and was particularly prone to creaking whilst braking over bumps, even light braking caused it. No work had been carried out to cure this beforehand. The car had done 54,000 miles. I sprayed silicone oil over the suspension bushes located at the front of the suspension lower arms, one on each side of the car. This improved the situation but definitely did not stop it completely. A week or so later, I applied more spray to the front bushes, but the noise persisted. A week or more later I sprayed the silicone oil over the rearmost bushes on the front lower arms (these ones are a much more accessible rubber disc, lying horizontally). This has stopped the noise, I have not heard it at all in the last two weeks. I have not applied any oils or greases to the anti-roll bar rubbers or the rubber strut top-mounts. HTH.
    1 point
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