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Toyota iQ - Dashboard Reflection

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Today I had opportunity to try Toyota iQ for the third time. Like previously as a replacement car while mine was in the service. This time the car was purple. You can read my previous review of Toyota iQ here . I decided to make a note on a very important issue that this car has. The front mounted dashboard island console that really serves no particular purpose is painted in very shiny finish. This combined with horizontal orientation and curvy configuration produces very strong light reflections at almost any bright sun angle . This has really a blinding effect. I have seen notes on discussion groups of users asking how to matt the surface. Toyota should promptly address this problem. Two other issues that came back when driving this cute little car are: quite uncomfortable seats and poor radio controls . Seats are OK for a low budget car but iQ is in the rather high price category for it's class. The other issue is the little joystick mounted on the steering wheel...

Toyota Land Cruiser - power windows reset

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  This is a note about Toyota Land Cruiser 120 Prado model from 2005 - concerning power windows reset. It has happened to me twice that after disconnecting the battery automatic power windows would not function properly. I was looking at the fuses - without solution. Then I found a note on the web referring to the user manual. What happens is that after disconnecting the battery the power windows jam protection function will not function correctly after the battery is reconnected. The little lights on the power windows switches will blink indicating an error. The solution is quite simple so in order to save you some time here are instructions on how to reset the anti jam power windows feature: 1. Turn ignition key so the dashboard lights are on and you can operate the power windows. No need to start the engine. 2. Push down the power window switch and lower the window halfway. 3. Pull up the switch until the window closes and hold for a second . 4. Perform the procedure separately ...

Toyota iQ

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Today I took Toyota iQ as replacement for my car that I left for service. It was 1.0 L 3 cylinder benzine with manual transmission. I normally drive a 4x4 2005 Land Cruiser 3.0 L 4 cylinder diesel with automat. So it was quite interesting change for me. The reason was that I like the iQ concept: make it small on the outside and large on the inside . iQ is practically square. In white it looks like a washing-machine. But most of the time we spend sitting inside the car and not looking at it’s outside. In Europe the road tax for heavy, diesel cars is very high. A little and economic car seems really interesting nowadays. iQ is a perfect car for one person living in the city. It’s easy to park and not obtrusive. I like the looks of iQ. Inside it feels quite roomy (for one). Seats are a bit too hard, however allowing a comfortable adjustment. (After my second test a few weeks later I must admit that seats are not that comfortable. That is sad as the price of this car is rather high in ...