[jinojohnt]

Originally Posted by jinojohnt

In fact the low fuel warning light goes off quite early in the Hycross. if you fill immediately after the low fuel warning light goes off, you will still be able to fill only around 42 liters. That means there was 10 liters left (given that the tank is 52 liters).

As per the printed user manual, there would be 7.8 liters of petrol when the fuel warning light first appears.

[Paritoshkalra]

https://www.youtube.com/live/N7F_oO-...nt_3HssTOoJGm5
This is why Sunroofs are dangerous. Please see this video. Hycross’s sunroof collapsed suddenly while moving on an open road.

[CEF_Beasts]

Originally Posted by Paritoshkalra

https://www.Youtube.com/live/N7F_oO-...nt_3HssTOoJGm5
This is why Sunroofs are dangerous. Please see this video. Hycross’s sunroof collapsed suddenly while moving on an open road.

The HyCross’ cabin is huge, when only one door is open and rest of the doors including windows and sunroof are closed, try closing the last door.

It’ll not close in one shot, is what I’ve noticed in my car, always needs a second attempt with a lot more force. I feel Toyota hasn’t provided a large enough vent for the air to escape from the car…

[santosh.s]

Originally Posted by CEF_Beasts

The HyCross’ cabin is huge, when only one door is open and rest of the doors including windows and sunroof are closed, try closing the last door.

It’ll not close in one shot, is what I’ve noticed in my car, always needs a second attempt with a lot more force. I feel Toyota hasn’t provided a large enough vent for the air to escape from the car…

Yeah, need to figure out the location of the vent and check that it is functioning properly Can someone post a picture if they know where it is?

I did notice this issue with difficulty in closing the last door, especially rear ones (they are quite big). Above case seem like the one in which a guy tried to get his Hector pulled by a donkey and publicized it to draw attention. There could be multiple reasons that I would suspect here- improper tempering of the glass panel/defective glass, excessive mechanical pressure due to alignment problem that he has mentioned (which indicates a defective sun roof assembly), or any other damage that might have caused cracks before the incident which was not noticed, along with possible issues with the vent. But it is true that we don't expect such quality issues from a Toyota.

[Thead]

Originally Posted by santosh.s

Yeah, need to figure out the location of the vent and check that it is functioning properly Can someone post a picture if they know where it is?

I did notice this issue with difficulty in closing the last door, especially rear ones (they are quite big). Above case seem like the one in which a guy tried to get his Hector pulled by a donkey and publicized it to draw attention. There could be multiple reasons that I would suspect here- improper tempering of the glass panel/defective glass, excessive mechanical pressure due to alignment problem that he has mentioned (which indicates a defective sun roof assembly), or any other damage that might have caused cracks before the incident which was not noticed, along with possible issues with the vent. But it is true that we don't expect such quality issues from a Toyota.

I would assume it is common with the hybrid battery fan vents

Originally Posted by Paritoshkalra

https://www.Youtube.com/live/N7F_oO-...nt_3HssTOoJGm5
This is why Sunroofs are dangerous. Please see this video. Hycross’s sunroof collapsed suddenly while moving on an open road.

My 2 cents:

We, the Indian consumers have blindly aped the western consumers when it comes to sunroofs, pretty much like the glass buildings we have aped. Glass is typically used in the external building façade in countries that see very cold temperatures in the winters and cool summers. This is to capture as much sunlight as possible for light and heating. Glass by it's nature is causes greenhouse effect, trapping heat that passes through it. Same is the logic why sun roofs are popular in the West.

Now, In India we see extreme temperatures and the summers in the North are brutal. Whilst the sun roof shattering may be a manufacturing defect, however, glass being glass when unevenly heated will shatter. My sense is that the trapped air between the sun roof and the blind got very hot that caused glass to heat up from the inward surface and shattered.

Originally Posted by bhandary

It is a GX(O) variant.

The utility tray is not available as an accessory either at Toyota nor at automotive shops outside.

Could you share the picture of the utility tray when possible?

I will need to think of something to support the tray.

See this video at 16:45:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AZf2HoKlPo

[santosh.s]

Originally Posted by Thead

I would assume it is common with the hybrid battery fan vents

Do you mean to say battery fan circulates air into or out of cabin? I doubt that because otherwise fresh/re-circulate modes of the AC would be meaningless.

Originally Posted by Thead

My 2 cents:

My sense is that the trapped air between the sun roof and the blind got very hot that caused glass to heat up from the inward surface and shattered.

I don't think the blind is airtight enough to cause such a burst. I can give a benefit of doubt to uneven heating theory, but even then glasses are a common part of Indian cars for ages, whether sunroof or not, and those should have bursted like this very often if that was the case.

[Thead]

Originally Posted by santosh.s

Do you mean to say battery fan circulates air into or out of cabin? I doubt that because otherwise fresh/re-circulate modes of the AC would be meaningless.

The batteries are cooled by the cabin air, the vents are on the sides of the casing. I could be wrong but I would assume a part of the air is/should be vented out

[Cresterk]

Originally Posted by Thead

We, the Indian consumers have blindly aped the western consumers when it comes to sunroofs, pretty much like the glass buildings we have aped. Glass is typically used in the external building façade in countries that see very cold temperatures in the winters and cool summers. This is to capture as much sunlight as possible for light and heating. Glass by it's nature is causes greenhouse effect, trapping heat that passes through it. Same is the logic why sun roofs are popular in the West.

Now, In India we see extreme temperatures and the summers in the North are brutal. Whilst the sun roof shattering may be a manufacturing defect, however, glass being glass when unevenly heated will shatter. My sense is that the trapped air between the sun roof and the blind got very hot that caused glass to heat up from the inward surface and shattered.

Personally had a sunroof in our last car in the middle east where the temperatures used to soar to a staggering 47-50C in the summer and a car parked in direct sunlight could heat up much higher than the ambient temp. https://www.researchgate.net/publica..._dry_climates#

Measured values in a study in Egypt had temperatures hit 120C on the front and rear dashboards and 60C on the seats with an outside temperature of 40C.

Our car was also black which accentuated the effect. Despite this, never had any issues with the sunroof in all 7 years of ownership. Sunroofs were pretty common and them exploding was not at a common issue at all. If glass would just explode like this from being heated unevely, even our windshields would all be shattering left and right.

Your theory was a reasonable one but sunroofs are designed to shatter outwards as a safety feature, even when something impacts it. This has less to do with air pressure and more with the temper and curvature of the glass. In some cases, you can even find the object that caused it to break inside the sunshade, despite the glass shattering outward. Now I don't know happened in this case as I wasn't there but blaming sunroofs as a whole based on our climate is conjecture.

[ferokan]

Originally Posted by jinojohnt

As per the printed user manual, there would be 7.8 liters of petrol when the fuel warning light first appears.

Do they provide a printed user manual these days? If toyota does provide then can you let me know how to get one?

[jinojohnt]

Originally Posted by ferokan

Do they provide a printed user manual these days? If toyota does provide then can you let me know how to get one?

A small printed User Manual comes along with the Hycross, however it has very limited info and nothing much about how to use the features.

[Crystafan]

Hi all, has anyone added 360 cam to GX. Dealer is quoting 36k and wanted to know if it is really worth it.

[RSaishere]

Hello,

Did anyone else notice the white smoke during the first start of the day? Mine is a brand new gx(o) and I see white smoke from exhaust for 3-4 seconds before it vanishes and then no sign of it through out the day.

Please advise if it is a cause for concern.

[White bird]

Despite paying so much for a hycross and there is no way we can get a printed user manual or even a complete PDF manual. The one we get from the app is at times usless. It's a shame that toyota is refusing to provide a useful user manual. I am still not aware of what all are there in my car and how to use certain things that I am aware of. All I do is get in and drive and fill petrol.

[Smashd]

Originally Posted by abhishek0303

There was a minor metal to metal clinking sound audible when the car moved from standstill. Initially I did not pay much attention to this, but then the sound became more intense and frequent. It started to sound like something is going to fall from beneath the car below the hood.

The car was due to for its first annual service as it had run about 10,200 km. I thought this would be a good time to get the car serviced and simultaneously checked for this issue. The servicing went smoothly however the issue was diagnosed by the service team at Lakozy Toyota at Mumbai. They identified the issue to be a faulty axle and for which they need to replace the entire driveshaft assembly.

Abhishek0303, any update. I have also hit the same issue. I’m being told that they have ordered the part but can’t give an eta as there are 3-4 vehicles which are also awaiting the pay for the past 2 odd months. As understood this is not a one off issue although not a recall level of issue

[blogslogger]

Originally Posted by RSaishere

Hello,

Did anyone else notice the white smoke during the first start of the day? Mine is a brand new gx(o) and I see white smoke from exhaust for 3-4 seconds before it vanishes and then no sign of it through out the day.

Please advise if it is a cause for concern.

That is probably the moisture/dew in the exhaust pipes being burned. If it happens only at the first start of the day after being left overnight, there is no cause for concern.