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Old 01-16-14, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by magne
Found something new today.
Lots of snow outside, and as I was driving in heavy traffic the speed was approching 0.
Then the car started beeping, the yellow warning light came on and i got a message in the diplay that said "clean parking sonar" with a picture of the car seen from above and three snow crystals in the front and rear of the car.

The message dissapeared before i could get a picture of it with my phone

Pretty obious what it meant tho.
Wow, nice one. Very proactive warning system.
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Old 01-16-14, 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by LexusFsprt
Don't know if this is the right thread, but behind the headrest of the backseat, the trunk or where the sub is, rattles when the music is on. Could there be something lose? something not tight enough under there? I usually listen to Rap and stuff, and the bass level is 2 below max (no ML). It's getting really annoying. Has anyone tried looking into it?
Open a separate thread on this as this one is not the right one. You'll also get better visibility.
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Old 01-16-14, 07:42 PM
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If you need to reset your radio simply press the on/off button for about 4 seconds.

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Old 01-22-14, 10:12 AM
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Noticed that if you are in 'D' and use the paddle shifters, it'll change to "D4" or whichever gear you're in.
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Old 01-22-14, 10:17 AM
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yea you can downshift directly from the paddles in D without having to to to manual mode on the shifter. Thats what was really annoying about the 2IS
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Old 01-22-14, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
yea you can downshift directly from the paddles in D without having to to to manual mode on the shifter. Thats what was really annoying about the 2IS
2IS does the same
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Old 01-22-14, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by timmy0tool
why do i have to push to the gas tank cover to open? i can see the convenience aspect of it, but being slightly OCD i'd rather not touch the paint and leave a fingerprint behind.
don't use your finger, or rather the inside portion of your finger (where your fingerprints are). thats where you hold the dirt, grime, oil, instead use a knuckle from one of your fingers to push down.

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how are you going to close it without touching it, regardless if its push to open or not
lol very true, how clever
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this isn't really something cool or not cool, but just an observation... i noticed my F Sport doesn't have the 'LEXUS' badge on the left rear of the trunk. went through CL and saw some ppl's car have them and others don't. wonder why that is?
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Originally Posted by AdvanSLF
this isn't really something cool or not cool, but just an observation... i noticed my F Sport doesn't have the 'LEXUS' badge on the left rear of the trunk. went through CL and saw some ppl's car have them and others don't. wonder why that is?
US models no longer have the "Lexus" on them. I think Canadian models too. I believe the reason was that Lexus feels they have now achieved enough brand recognition here with just the "L" badge that the full name is no longer necessary.
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Originally Posted by keyframe13
2IS does the same
only in the later years, mine didnt, paddles shifters were worthless almost. Im still getting used to having paddles that would downshift instead of just mashing the gas.
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Originally Posted by 4TehNguyen
only in the later years, mine didnt, paddles shifters were worthless almost. Im still getting used to having paddles that would downshift instead of just mashing the gas.
I have the 2010 model and does that. They are still worthless tho. Cannot believe how lexus got away with that.
They did fix it in 3is but it took them one long generation.
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i think 09+ had that feature, they finally got rid of that top gear limiter selection craziness as well. No BS now its just heres the gear your in.
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Old 01-22-14, 02:10 PM
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Manually shifting while in D isn't always reliable - the transmission isn't as willing to shift as it is in full manual mode. While accelerating, if you upshift two or three times quickly the LCD screen will show D3->D4->D5 like it's shifting but the transmission clearly isn't following along. Down shifting seems to be pretty reliable, though.
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Old 01-22-14, 02:17 PM
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Here's a trick that might be in 3IS as well. If you use your shifters while in D you can go back in automatic mode by holding the + pedal for few seconds.
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Originally Posted by keyframe13
Here's a trick that might be in 3IS as well. If you use your shifters while in D you can go back in automatic mode by holding the + pedal for few seconds.
Good find.
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