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@wags-waggy cheers, there are lot of people suffering with this issue both LBX and Yaris, the main reason for these videos is to help owners understand some of the problem, especially when dealers fob them off as there's no issue, or blame the owners for the battery going flat, LBX owners who don't know how to use the emergency door open leaver or that it's there, often get locked in the car, recently had one owner call 999 because he couldn't get out of the car.

@@azerotha4531 My LBX should arrive in the next couple of weeks but I've already bought a lithium jump pack in preparation. I've also got the Sealey BT3000 but that's mainly for my campervan which sits on the drive for weeks on end. Thanks for the informative videos!

I forgot to include; when the 12 volt battery goes flat in an EV you are absolutely 'dead in the water', hence the AA callouts. But why should I have to buy a booster? Should Toyota include one with the sale?

@jonnyboi6342 correct on a few things, a warranty claim from most manufacturers is only accepted on bad cell test results caused by manufacturing defects. Anything else is classed as ware and tear, imagine buying 2 new tyres then doing a burn out till they exploded or lost all tread the manufacturer won't cover that as its your fault lol, when im dealing with battery issues there are various things that need to be taken into consideration such as amount of use, milage, vehicle condition such as electrical faults amongst other things, a battery that fails a test or in this case won't hold good voltage is down to ware and tear and not warranty accepted and is fully explained to the owner, With regards the toyota batteries it's more of a quality issue they are the smart price of the battery world. A better quality battery will give better performance and last longer, the older AGM batteries they used lasted years, some 10+ years. With regards the charger I've got 3 of them all different ones, remember if the plates are worn out or damaged they won't recover, yes there are people that claim to be able to fully recover damaged batteries by doing all sorts but they either take a lot of faffing to do or it don't work, end of the day we live in the real world and people just don't want the hassle, new battery and away they go, most that have upgraded the quality of the battery get less issues, no car and no battery is immune to going flat or failing early on unless they are looked after, and everyone I go out to that has a flat battery regardless if the battery is good or bad gets the same advice on how to look after a battery and they all get the options to charge it up and see how they get on buy one from the company i work for or go elsewhere for new batteries, everyone has a choice that's theirs to make. Most yaris owners tend to buy a new battery because they have been the dealers a few times and gave got fed up with going there not having the car for upto a few days to be told stupid things like you need to do 12k per year and getting fobbed off. A good quality battery is always the best option and take things from there.

Yes, 21s century engineering and yet motor manufacturers produce cars like this that aren't fit for purpose. Apparently various Toyota owner's clubs suggest turning off all sorts of mod cons on their cars to minimise this 12v drain. Absolute nonsense. And of course you must not leave the car undriven for a few days.

@zbigniewrichard8291 Most modern cars do monitor the state of charge and state of health them self's. You can use diagnostic computers to see it in live data. Like yourself, I believe that info should be accessible on the dash. Some cars will give you battery voltage and charge voltage, but don't give you a state of health which is the most important, if your car gave you that info or popped up a warning saying battery heath bellow minimum requirement please replace, it would prevent a lot of flat battery breakdowns lol

@@azerotha4531 That is exactly what I want to avoid since most modern cars (including my car) don't even alert you about the battery's state of health. You just find that bad news at the worst possibly moment. I am particulary annoyed about missing SOC value on the dashboard since the electrical system of my car has a Battery Monitoring System device near the negative pole of the battery. That is why I presumed BST360 can send continuous data to my compatible Launch X431 Pro5 tablet that will draw a graph under Battery Test section.

@stephenkellett7382 still going strong. I've put a larger capacity panasonic 18650 in it as the keepower isn't the best out there, lol

@Milsmek it was still under VW warranty, so I just gave it to them to fix for free lol

@charliegeorge. cranking amps are not needed on a hybrid as the battery doesn't start the engine, the hybrid battery starts the engine. However, there is usually a corelation with CCA and AH. The higher the CCA, the higher the AH. One of the main issues with these batteries is quality, it's just not great. Any decent quality battery will be an upgrade even if it's the same 35AH, but as they say bigger is better lol, and 45AH is probably the biggest you can get in a battery of that size, as you can't fit a physically larger battery in the space.

@simplywinning1170 I think the mk3 is the same as the mk3.5 and has a lift pump that automatically primes the filter, but if you're not sure? Then, just top up the filter with diesel before putting the top back on. It should be OK. Mk2 and mk1 probably don't have lift pumps and would need priming

This would be a huge help! Pretty please!

@theLavaLounge_a9e The only reason is curiosity, just to see the physical design difference, I've seen people think that the mann filter is wrong because its totally different to the ford oe filter and the bosch, both ford and bosch are the same design and to see if the mann filter affects the remap i have on it, which it doesn't, and I'll compare the 2 filters after 5000 miles, I still have the last bosch filter sealed up so I can compare how they look after 5k miles, the main point of the video is to show how to change the filter and that the new filter doesn't need to look exactly like the old one on design.

@davidjames7325 not yet. However, there was a comment yesterday saying they have changed the design and removed the white pivot arm. I'm surprised that it being a common issue no one on the vw channels have done a video. Maybe comment on some vw repair channels and ask if they want to do a video of it.

@morganmuffel2678 the 2019 yaris should have the AGM type battery in the batteries on those tend to be very hardy. But again, they are a very small battery and very short infrequent journeys will cause this issue. Pre 2020 yaris are no where near as bad as these new ones, if it does have the older AGM battery I think those can be upgraded do a bigger battery it just needs the clamp modifying with hacksaw or grinder. The dealer won't do this, but a good independent could. Most hybrids from other manufacturers suffer this issue with short infrequent drives

Hi, thanks. How did you find out about this? Have you spoken to a VW garage? Thanks

@Dara-jz9hl yaris pre 2020 had agm batteries and had very few issues compared to the ones from 2020 onwards. However, the new ones do seem to be getting better with the latest software but the batteries are still low power compared to other makes of battery. They come with 264 amp batteries which is small compared to the yuasa batteries. The rest of the car tends to be very reliable

@jackbell7193 the dealer changed this one as under warranty so couldn't say how easy it is maybe some one has and can let you know cheers

@Wolves1963 The last time I saw her was 2 months ago in her local supermarket and hadn't had any issues. I've not seen her since, so I can't comment if I do ill post up cheers

@Hasmilton spot on, that is a big contribution factor with having such a small 12v battery. If they had fitted a more powerful battery, these issues wouldn't be as bad, hence why I recommend fitting a more powerful and battery quality 202 battery

Someone else mentioned that. I no longer have the launch battery tester as it wouldn't work on my phone, so I sold it. 👍

@@azerotha4531 right on, thanks for the informational videos on these things. I can’t believe the difference they read from brand to brand. I would have thought they’d all have been much closer to the same

@TalkinTools it is crazy how much there is between Testers the tester that got me thinking was a topdon BT300P as it failed 90% of batteries, even brand new ones came back as a fail.

@@azerotha4531 yeah that’s pretty ridiculous, and to have both topdon’s be so close to each other make one believe that it’s not just a fluke but they design them to read like that. I ended up getting the launch because I have a launch scan tool already but I looked for the sealey and couldn’t find one readily available

@TalkinTools the launch is good just wouldn't work on my phone lol, the sealey seems to be UK only, it's also branded as DHC BTW300 both are the same tester just different App's

Hi, im assuming you mean the anti drill discs. Some locks have fitted? The epg can open those types of locks, however, depending on the quality of the lock and If it has security pins, it might not open the lock. EPG tools are not guaranteed to open all locks they are used as a quick attempt at opening locks. If it fails, then you will need to move on to traditional lock picks and do it by hand. If you have no lock picking experience, then you might struggle and have paid a lot of money for nothing. Hope that helps

@@azerotha4531 thank you. I have to start from somewhere

No I don't think so as once started the hv battery runs the 12v side of things, if you have the climate control set to cold with the air conditioning on this could cause the ev mode to be disabled untill the interior temperature is at the set value. If the ev mode is disabled with the AC off, it's most likely the hv battery is a bit low and needs the engine to top it up. If the hv battery is full, then it will need checking out. Without seeing the car, it's difficult to say exactly what causes it.

@@azerotha4531 hybrid battery is on 100%because engin turn of.

@@azerotha4531 thank you for answer

Not allowed to fit batterys to hybrids?? that's just funny. Well, they will struggle when all cars are either hybrid or EV🤣. The CHR is very, very easy to change 12mm bolt for the clamp and 2x10mm for the terminals just make sure its switched off keep the key away from the car and give it 5 min after switching it off before changing the battery. I've done around a hundred CHR batteries, and not once have I had a problem. If you have ever changed a battery before on a normal car, I'm sure you will be fine👍

Just came back from a Toyota dealership in Poland after our Yaris Cross died after 10 days. "Everything is fine, these things happen, get a 12V booster". That's what the "most reliable" carmaker has to say.

Just got new toya Yaris hybrid can u tell tell dealer replacement better one

You can ask for a better battery, but it will be up to you to pay for the new one unless it has failed, and if possible, I would fit a Yuasa YBX5202

I would suggest joining a Facebook lock picking group. You will then have plenty of members to help you out with hints and tips.

@@azerotha4531I tried that…not easy to get help in a big group…thank you aniway

No it doesn't matter at all cheers

I bumped into her last week in her local supermarket and has not had any issues since the battery was upgraded. If your buying one or thinking of it, I'd expect you to get a few flat batteries. But you might not it seems to be a lottery some people get a flat battery if left parked up for more than 3 or 4 days others tend to be ok up too 8 or 9 days it really is hit and miss

if you only drive few miles a week DEFINITELY don't buy a hybrid car. You will have battery issues and you won't save any meaningful amount of gas anyway and on top of that regular ICE cars are cheaper.

@@sten260interesting point - would I get the miles in to charge the hybrid battery?! Not concerned about a flat 12v battery so much.

@@paulcan58 hybrid battery will be fine probably even with low miles

So Much to learn re hybrids after having a diesel for 16 years!

Unfortunately, not horizontal keyways tend to be dimple locks. Some people have opened a dimple lock with modified needles, but the tool isn't designed to work on those lock types

2nd time..... that is ridiculous

What was the root cause? Solenoid faulty?

@@luciandinu1466 don't know I've not had it looked at yet

Yes mine has failed for second time as well, but it has just come out of warranty unfortunately. It was repaired at three months from new and now again at 3 years and one month old. It should be okay for lifetime of van surely 😡

​@@garygreaves6581yeah it's disgusting, I've now checked mine and the arm is definitely broken again, mines 4 years old this week gone twice now

Hi Adrian I've not got any Information on how successful the software update has been, but I do know that the original battery isn't the best quality, most people that have fitted a better battery, have not had any or as many battery problems, obviously no battery is imune to going flat but with the better battery it seems to be a big improvement