GR Yaris 👎 Negatives - what annoys, disappoints, puzzles and generally irks you about the GR Yaris?
- Thread starter kinboshi
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Sadly the auto hi beam function is not the best and can often get confused which makes it flash oncoming vehicles much to their annoyance
Generally works well for me, except on dual carriageways. In that case, you press the button to disable it for a bit?
I guess this might be a "no way to turn the lights off completely" argument.
In auto mode you have DRL in daylight but sidelights, number plate lights, rear lights and dash lights when dark
In sidelights mode you have those, number plate lights, rear lights and dash lights on all the time
In headlights mode you have headlights, sidelights, number plate lights, rear lights and dash lights on all the time
There's no "off" or "just DRL" setting.
I'm happy with auto
There is no off option tho, I've driven in perfectly good light and the lights have insisted on coming on. There is no way to stop that
Have you got a book or something sat on the dash?
When we test drove one the dealer popped the trade plate on the dash covering the sensor so the head lights kept coming on
But you're right. There's no off.
The nearest to off is to turn the side lights on
The DRL are on, that's a legal requirement for new cars. But you can always put your sidelights on if you don't want your headlights to come on at all.
foxspeed
Totally Hooked
GRunt
Obsessed member
Whifbiz, isn't it? Sounds great. Close to Remus. Plenty of three pot character there
I'm going to add the hands-free experience with the phone. In my Skoda I can have an easy relaxed conversation but the Yaris isn't clear, so I end up taking the volume to max, when it's still not clear but is slightly louder.
And how come telephone max is (numerically and sonically) quieter than the stereo? The conv speaker system is ok, but it's dreadful making a call.
And while I'm at it... cruise control. It will happily slow down/brake when coming up behind a slower vehicle, but it can't be arsed to slow when going down a hill. All it does is beep and beep to tell me that it's exceeding the cruise speed I've set. The rollercoaster of the A68 was dreadful for it last week.
If I can't persuade it to do as I've asked, I'll have to see if I can at least turn off the beeping.
And how come telephone max is (numerically and sonically) quieter than the stereo? The conv speaker system is ok, but it's dreadful making a call.
And while I'm at it... cruise control. It will happily slow down/brake when coming up behind a slower vehicle, but it can't be arsed to slow when going down a hill. All it does is beep and beep to tell me that it's exceeding the cruise speed I've set. The rollercoaster of the A68 was dreadful for it last week.
If I can't persuade it to do as I've asked, I'll have to see if I can at least turn off the beeping.
Michael Knight
Totally Hooked
I'd like to drive it more, especially on gravel roads. Toyota Should provide a subscription service (rally experience) where they keep the car's parts as new even though you trash it on the gravel stages. Rally driver -subscription.
Here. Did some gravel today. Only 20 odd km. And you can induce power oversteer in normal mode. Found that out on the way back. Bloody brilliant little thing.
With added camber front it becomes very aggressive on throttle, rotating the car, but running in Normal mode makes it manageable again. Should be posting in positives really, brilliant with adjustable power split...
GRandemakina
Dedicated member
Maybe it's just me.. but I found annoying that if you use the start-button ACC (listening some music, powering dash-cam, etc) you always need to cycle thru the RUN position before leaving the car. Or is there any other way?
