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Thanks for that info--this is my first push-to-start/stop car. And sorry if I'm beating a dead horse, but the reason I posted the original note is that it took me a year to realize that when that "not ready to drive" message comes up along with "push brake to start", I could just push start...

We are saying the same thing. When in accessory mode (which took ONE press to enable), it takes TWO presses to shut everything down. Sorry if I wasn't clear.

I just double-checked in my Off-Road to make sure I wasn't lying. In accessory mode (i.e. engine off), pressing the ON/OFF switch (no brake) says "not ready to drive, blah blah blah". I have to hit the ON/OFF button a second time (no brake) to turn off the accessory mode.

Loved the post here of the video describing arcane "TOYOTA 3-second rules". Though not a 3-second rule, here's something simple I only just discovered randomly. After enabling "accessory mode" (press the Start button without your foot on the brake), it always bugged me that the only way I could...

Interesting. Does ripping to phone give all that same metadata indicated in my post? Note for e.g. Cyndi Lauper it even downloaded a picture of her. I should also have noted when playing the songs in the truck, it automatically moves on to the next song after each tune. "shuffle play" probably...

Thanks to Ross for posting about hooking up a CD player to his 6th gen 4runner. Others pointed out it might be better to rip the CDs to a medium such as a jump drive. Having never "ripped" anything in my life, it took maybe an hour to figure out how to do it right. I've now got 15 albums ripped...

Do they have lemon laws in Canada? I'd say you should be entitled to a new vehicle since this is a serious problem going all the way back to delivery (right?), and potentially permanent damage already done. To say nothing of the hassle factor already incurred with more to come. Please report...

Coming up on 1 year and 8K miles with the OR hybrid. Pros: o Power is awesome o Hybrid works great though it makes me wish for a bigger battery and traction motor. Stop/start feature is nice since the "start" part of the equation begins with traction motor and only after maybe 8mph the gas...

Yes I would say if anything, the "pulsing" is more pronounced when the traction battery is fully charged. Possibly tangential to your comments, but absolutely the truck IS causing unnecessary burning of brake leather whenever going downhill and downshifting. The electronics apply unwanted...

Yes by "instantaneous MPG meter" I meant the meter that's pegged at 60 in your example. I wonder if the "pulsing" requires a steeper downhill for a longer range than you've dealt with? I will say the pulsing isn't always consistent, sometimes it's there and sometimes it isn't, on the same hill...

If the pulsing is not noticeable by feel, try turning on the instantaneous MPG meter while going down a steep hill. The pulsing can be seen when the needle bounces back and forth rapidly between maybe 25 and 45 MPG. I would think to just keep the engine running the MPG meter should be pegged at...

Yes I see that pulsing too. It seems particularly pronounced when traction the battery is full (8 lit-up bars on the MAX meter). Annoying. Definitely prefer the behavior of my 3rd gen 4runner when manually downshifting immediately slows the car down, and no electronics adding unwanted power!

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I got my Off Road MAX in April for the $51,990. Based on comments here (e.g. no substantive changes for '26) and the fact that I've had no issues with the vehicle, I'm mostly happy with the decision to buy. Only consideration is perhaps ORP would have been worth the extra money due to added...

I had the same question as the OP, and you probably answered it. Normally I'd assume "green=ON=flow everywhere", but apparently it is "green=OFF=no flow to back seats". Very confusing. Also no idea what "S Flow" means.

Yes this theory makes sense. That's kind of why I was hoping there might be (or Toyota can come up with) a software fix that says effectively: "Traction battery is full. Disable regenerative braking completely until it's only 80% full". If what you says is correct, it's behaving like the...

To clarify, the problem is when going downhill and not applying ANY throttle inputs. What appears to be happening is the car itself is applying unwanted throttle inputs, rapidly on and off, thus the unwanted jerky behavior. The shift lever is in "S" to set a max gear, not a fixed gear. I...

I've encountered a very noticeable and bothersome jerking motion going downhill when the traction battery is fully charged, and shift lever is in "S" to help reduce speed. The attached pic shows the options I've enabled which helped diagnose the problem. The traction battery status (LHS panel 8...

Yes. In my case on the $1K deposit, I made sure they put down final price as part of the contract. Turned out there were still weasel words in there, such as still requires manager's OK. But when the car arrived they honored the contract to the letter. So, as Nodak suggests, find a different dealer.

Wow that's bad, sorry to hear. I said elsewhere my '25 off-road doesn't even have an alternator because it is hybrid with electricity generated that way. Wondering should the hybrid generation go belly-up, if remaining 12-volt juice can be used to drive to a nearby shop (like your situation) or...