LXurious

Same with any hybrid yo pretty much do gown hill for very long breaking down,

riknchar

I have a related question. How much variation in charge level are other LS600 ownere experiencing while driving? My 2008 seems to very quickly go from fully charged (one bar short of the top), to fairly discharged (only a couple of bars showing). This may be normal, as the batteries are used to switch to pure battery mode while driving slowly or to augment accelleration at times. I'm just aware that my batteries are 6 years old and, while no one has reported battery failure on a 600 yet, I want to make sure to report any problems before the 8 year warranty is up. My thought is that if some of the individual cells failed, the car would exhibit this sort of behavior (quickly discharging).

So does your battery level roam from high to low and back again frequently while driving in town?

slimjimtel

Mine goes from almost full to purple fairly quickly, especially right now when I am running the AC, seat coolers (2-3), radio, 6 yr old watching a DVD in the back seat, DRL's. Everything you have turned in will drain that battery.

However, it will charge pretty quickly once you drive and/or coast down a long hill.

I think what you are seeing is somewhat normal. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

CJITTY

When I was in for service the Lexus Techs mentioned it was normal. I also asked them if it is normal for the hybrids to need a jump while doing alignments, they said it does happen often..and not just hybrids. I also asked if it was normal for the traction (hybrid battery) to get low enough during an automated car wash with the car on and in neutral.. They said yes as well. The hybrid system does not charge while the car is in neutral. So if you are going through a long car wash and your charge level is already low at two or three bars and you have the AC, NAV and Radio on..if your headlights are on whether DRL or in AutoMode..it will discharge even faster.