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OK. Will the vehicle be on your drive, or on private land ? I have a vague recollection, that I read somewhere, that if you do this on a public road, or public place you will be committing an offence. I have an earlier vehicle with the smart fob option. If I walk away with the smart key fob all the doors will lock. I have never tried this with the engine running ! If I use the normal remote key for the ignition, and have the smart key with me; it could be possible, but I have not tried this either. However, these vehicles are so smart (pun intended), it would not surprise me if the vehicle would 'intervene'. Somewhere in this forum there is a thread regarding 'remote starting' which, it would appear, is what you are trying to achieve. The search box is on your home page, top right corner. Good Luck.

I don't really understand your question. Can you rephrase it please to clarify. Is your vehicle fitted with a remote start option ? Is your key a remote key or a smart key fob ?

How long have you had the vehicle ?

Recommended , on a Gen 1 vehicle, is 95.

A trickle charger is a great idea if you park on your drive. On the road, not so great.

Hi Mick, I have an earlier model than you. My Owners Handbook does not specify XL tyres. As I have rear conversion I have XL fitted at the rear. XL tyres will harden the ride slightly.. Imho, you do not need XL tyres, unless you have several children with mountains of gear ! Perhaps a Gen 2 owner can refer to their Owners Manual and advise us. My guess is, XL not required.

IMHO this is not the way to go . Are we talking starter battery or leisure battery ? Either way, I believe Lithium batteries need a different charging regime than Lead Acid or Gel. A starter battery needs to deliver very high current without damaging itself. I believe the properties and discharge characteristics of the three technologies are quite different. Not sure the Toyota alternators are suitable for Lithium technology. Interesting though, I need to research this.

Thank you for the compliment, but I am not an expert. We do have Club Members that are far more knowledgeable than I. I won't name them here, but they know who they are. We are all learning from each other. Isn't that the reason we all contribute to this Forum ?

Hello Gary, Welcome to the Forum.

Most official Toyota Dealers will not support grey imports. However, some do; so contact your local dealer and ask. Other Forum members will tell you, for the most part, any competent mechanic should be able to perform a routine service, and some of the more major part replacements.

I love the Physics: but different materials have different temperature coefficients ! Some positive, some negative ! I agree that the effect of the temp coeff is insignificant. Sam, you need your battery testing, under load; sooner rather than later, as Geralt suggests. If your battery is failing, slow door action is likely to be the last of your problems.

Tanya Batteries provide a mail order service.

Yes it can. It appears your alternator is OK. Sounds like your starter battery is on the way out. It needs to be tested under load (Kwik Fit, or Halfords; you don't have to buy from them). Tanya Batteries offers a good mail order service. You will soon discover whether it is your battery, or not, as the cold winter mornings are almost upon us all. You must maintain your battery at full charge otherwise all sorts of Gremlins start appearing.

Problem appears solved.

OK, so we have some Gremlins here ! The file is .docx not .docs as stated above. I have now been able to open it, by double clicking. On my aged PC, the file opens as a tab (top right in my case). Clicking on that opens it into my Word processor, an equally ancient Word 2010 ! I will unlock this thread and try again from outside the hold environment. If the file is reachable fine, if not it will be locked again. Note to Gazza, You should be able to copy and paste from the Word file to this editor (below, attach, or choose files).

I agree, the file does not open; it did when I tried it before. Poster has been notified to correct or risk deletion under the info required for sales rules.

Hello Paul, Welcome to the Forum. There is a comprehensive list within the forum, try the technical section, of all light bulbs. The list was provided by Alphard Club or MonsterS

Hello Robin, Welcome to the Forum. This thread isn't really pertinent to your issue. I respectfully suggest you use the search box on your home page (top right). Search for heater flap valve or heater problems. From memory, you are not the first to experience this problem. I am sure there is a fix within this forum. Good Luck

Hello Louise, Welcome to the Forum. I asked my local official Toyota Dealer for a quote two years ago. But I have a V6 with a cam belt ! Most Toyota dealers will not work on your Import; fortunately, mine will. From memory, they quoted me about 600 pounds. (I'll try and find the quote).

Interested parties should open the .pdf file to view the required information.

If you haven't already, read what Chris.ac has to say in this thread. It depends on whether you have a mechanical throttle, or not; if you need the upgrade to be easy and inexpensive.

Hello Marco, Welcome to the Forum. As 2005 is a crossover year from Gen 1 to Gen 1 facelift, you need to inform us which model you have. From memory, the facelift will take a retrofit cruise control, the earlier model won't.

Cheapest fix I can think of !

Hello Tony, Welcome to the Forum.

Hello Danny, Welcome to the Forum..