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I have a 2008 Lexus RX400h which I bought in November 2023 to replace my 2003 Toyota Tacoma 4x4.  It's been an adjustment, but I am loving it. When I first got the car, it would beep and alert me as I drifted close to the lane marker, or side of the lane I was in, to let me know I had gotten too close.  I found it irritating at the time, and I was able to disable it without any trouble at all.     Now, seven months later, I'd like to turn it back on.  But I can't find anything about it in the book, or online, or anywhere.  The dealer can't even seem to help me.  Does anyone here know how to turn the lane assist back on?  Or was it all a figment of my imagination?

I thought at first I was having battery problems when I bought it (2.5 years ago) because it was not starting, and then I'd find that the little battery was somehow draining. Someone here suggested that maybe I was keeping my key in my house  too close to where  the car was parked and it was trying to connect and causing issues. Moving the location of the key solved my problem.  But now it sometimes won't start and I know the battery is not at fault. It just won't connect, if that's a way to say it.  I can sometimes hear a click under the hood when turing the key, but it won't "catch" or show "ready". When I replaced the batteries in the keys, the gentleman who did it said that there was a loose connection inside the key he had to fiddle with in order to get them to work properly, but all the lights come on and the doors immediately lock or unlock, so I think it's not from that. If it's the starter, would it act this way? Every now and then when I turn the key,  it will start, but I never know when it's just not going to.  I ask because it's really hard to find a place that understands hybrids near me and I'm so handicapped.  Thank you so much.    

What are the torque specs for 1997 Lexus ES300 engine oil pan bolt? I can't find it in the user manual. Web search gives different results.

I have this exact problem after replacing the dash.   I had one connector that I couldn’t for the life of me figure out where it went.  Any more info would really help.   

Le Mans finished today. Toyota did not win: Ferrari:   Hydrogen cars were promoted and expected to race no later than 2027: June 15 was a milestone for the H24, the first electric hydrogen racing car in the MissionH24 program run by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest and H24Project. The H24 opened an unprecedented hydrogen parade, before welcoming the official visit of starter Zinédine Zidane to the starting grid for a legendary photo, and completing its final lap of honor at the Le Mans 24 Hours. A historic day for hydrogen at Le Mans on June 15. Shortly after 9 a.m., the tuk tuk H2 from start-up Systemics completed a range test on the Alain Prost karting circuit. This particular vehicle completed 24 hours of driving, using 2 kilograms of hydrogen and covering a total of over 700 km. Shortly after midday, an unprecedented demonstration took place on the main circuit of the 24 Heures du Mans, with 4 hydrogen prototypes: the H24 from MissionH24, the Ligier Bosch JS2 RH2, the Foenix from Solution F, a subsidiary of GCK, and the Alpenglow Hy4 from Alpine. The latter carried a special passenger, Zinédine Zidane. The parade demonstrated the concrete deployment of hydrogen in endurance racing. All these cars are now on display in the Village Hydrogène. Finally, a few minutes before the start of the 92nd edition of the Manche classic, the H24, with Stéphane Richelmi at the wheel, completed a lap of honor, equipped with the latest evolution of Michelin 71% tires (these tires are made from 71% sustainable materials). This lap of honor was like a bow to the world. What shows efficiency of H2 is the micro delivery van: It is this equation with several unknowns that the French start-up Systemics will attempt to resolve during the week of the 24 Hours of Le Mans 2024. A specialist in soft mobility, the entity wishes to validate this autonomy: driving for 24 hours, with 2 kg of ‘H2 (hydrogen) in the tanks of a tuk tuk. The start will be given in 24 hours, Sunday June 9, at 8 p.m. The unique initiative aims to promote hydrogen as an energy vector for more environmentally friendly mobility. Systemics, a French start-up initiated by Antoine Abou, is taking on this challenge: driving for 24 hours with a full tank of 2 kg of Hydrogen in the tanks of its vehicle, a tuk tuk. The chosen location is symbolic: Le Mans, the Alain Prost karting circuit; The date as well, since this attempt will take place as part of the 24 Hours of Le Mans week. Indeed, the experience will take place in two stages, June 9 and June 14, in 12-hour sequences, on the famous Le Mans karting track. On June 9, meet at 8 p.m. for the launch of this pioneering experience. On June 10, shortly after 8 a.m., the tuk tuk will stop to reach the H2 village, within the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit, to be exposed to spectators. The team will thus be able to share the lessons learned from this first part of the challenge. Friday June 14, from 9 p.m., she will return to the Alain Prost karting track to complete her challenge, with success she hopes, on Saturday at 9 a.m., a few hours before the start of the 92nd edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Among the drivers in the tuk tuk cabin, we could recognize the pilots of MissionH24, a collaborative program between the ACO and H24Project for the creation of an H2 category in endurance, or even elements of the Sarthe Departmental Fire and Safety Service, concerned by the deployment of hydrogen.