[rajshenoy]

Originally Posted by SafeDrive0107

3) Still not sure if I am at an incline, is there a chance of the car rolling back (of course not when in reverse but in drive)? What is the best thing to do if that happens? Any inputs from the group to handle the situation will be helpful.

Sorry to see this, I can understand your pain as I too ended up scratching my rear few days ago at a parking lot. Even though I had the 360 cam, there was a thin pole(multi level parking system) which I could not spot. Rear part which houses the toyota logo(area between the lights) seem to be plastic, so I did not have any dent but bad scratch and the black plastic visible.

Car will not rollback. You can also engage auto hold which works fine on both flat as well as inclines (provided you are in drive model). However we need to press this button every time we start the car.

If auto hold is not engaged, then car will creep forward(in D) but definitely not backward.

[SafeDrive0107]

Originally Posted by rajshenoy

Sorry to see this, I can understand your pain as I too ended up scratching my rear few days ago at a parking lot.

Certainly a horrible feeling.

Insurance surveyor has visited and approved replacement of rear trunk door. The request to change the bumper has been rejected considering the damage was less, will live with it as a reminder to be careful. Hopefully the vehicle gets delivered as promised by the dealership.

It's quite funny how the alerts on the Toyota MyConnect app keeps you wondering what they are doing with the car. This was a scheduled first service plus body work visit to the service center. The first two days when the alerts kept popping up - door opened, vehicle started, trunk opened, hood opened I thought it was the service. Now that service is over, see the same alerts popping up randomly through the day. The vehicle has not moved out of the service center, I just wonder what these folks are up to

[dkaile]

Just wanted to inquire from our tyre experts whether the R17 diamond cut alloys from the Grand Vitara can be a direct fit on the Hycross, as OE tyre profile on both (VX in case of Hycross) is 215/60/R17 and I feel that is the best compromise size of comfort and handling. And also the centre bore/hub bore is similar at 60.1mm, as is the bolt pattern - 5x114.3 and thread size too is M12x1.5 in both.

If so, has anyone on the team tried the same. And if not, why so?

Cheers...

[Cresterk]

Originally Posted by rajshenoy

If auto hold is not engaged, then car will creep forward(in D) but definitely not backward.

It actually can if you don't press the brakes until you come to a full stop. My car rolls back on slightly steep inclines if I just let go of the accelerator to come to a stop instead of brakes. It will keep rolling backwards in D until I press either the brake or accelerator. The battery display shows that it is even recharging the hybrid battery!

[car_guy1998]

Originally Posted by dkaile

Just wanted to inquire from our tyre experts whether the R17 diamond cut alloys from the Grand Vitara can be a direct fit on the Hycross, as OE tyre profile on both (VX in case of Hycross) is 215/60/R17 and I feel that is the best compromise size of comfort and handling. And also the centre bore/hub bore is similar at 60.1mm, as is the bolt pattern - 5x114.3 and thread size too is M12x1.5 in both.

If so, has anyone on the team tried the same. And if not, why so?

Cheers...

I'd suggest you get the diamond cut alloys that is available on the Crysta facelift version.

IMO, the one on the Crysta suits much better on the Hycross and I don't think Grand Vitara's alloys will gel well on the Hycross considering its stance.

[dkaile]

Originally Posted by car_guy1998

I'd suggest you get the diamond cut alloys that is available on the Crysta facelift version.

IMO, the one on the Crysta suits much better on the Hycross and I don't think Grand Vitara's alloys will gel well on the Hycross considering its stance.

Looks are a personal matter and everyone interprets it differently.

This is what I could find online -

Innova Alloy



Grand Vitara alloy



More importantly I was looking for information on any technical issues in fitting either of these on Hycross, if any?

Cheers...

[jinojohnt]

Originally Posted by dkaile

For all those looking to upgrade the lights, Hella 2" LED projectors are now available, specifically Hella Knight Street M60 Bi-led module set at a MRP of 13k and street price of 9.5k -

These are headlights or foglamps? What are the wattages and color temperatures available? Hope these are available at the toyota dealer even if priced a bit higher.

Originally Posted by SafeDrive0107

End result, a dent on my trunk door and a bit of damage to the front grill of the Ford Ecosport parked behind me.

Just a reminder that the trunk and rear bumper of the hycross are almost in line (bumper does not protrude out much), hence most accidents will damage the trunk as well.

[dkaile]

Originally Posted by jinojohnt

These are headlights or foglamps? What are the wattages and color temperatures available? Hope these are available at the toyota dealer even if priced a bit higher.

As I mentioned 2" LED projectors, so obviously they are fog lamps of OE hycross size. Headlight upgrade is much costlier affair, though that too is now available aftermarket from Malaysia/Indonesia/Thailand markets. Though it mentions 4300K, 5000K & 6000K on the package options, it is usually available in 6000K i.e. white.

You can go through these videos for more information on this product, no affiliations of mine -

https://youtu.be/FTxBNuuOSoc

https://youtu.be/m-bKiichIjM?si=cnEDRxgn6KJwctg-

These are simple installations, and are easily reversible, so don't be caught up with the Toyota dealer trap of warranty etc. who will charge you double or triple the price.

Cheers...

[pbhardwaj]

Hi All,
Was going through a video recently that highlighted 5 changes done to the 2025 Hycross versions. One interesting change mentioned was the upgraded reflector setup on headlights for better visibility.

Question to folks who received the 2025 version, do you feel there is an upgrade in headlight quality or its still the same?

Was also wondering if lower hybrid trims and Petrol trims would also receive this upgrade?

[swami69]

Originally Posted by pbhardwaj

Hi All,
Was going through a video recently that highlighted 5 changes done to the 2025 Hycross versions. One interesting change mentioned was the upgraded reflector setup on headlights for better visibility.

Question to folks who received the 2025 version, do you feel there is an upgrade in headlight quality or its still the same?

Was also wondering if lower hybrid trims and Petrol trims would also receive this upgrade?

I just took delivery of a VX(O), April, 2025 model. Though i don't have any comparison with the previous ones, the head lights on this one is as well poor, nothing to be happy about. If really they have enhanced it, I wonder what was the fate of the previous ones (My Jimny's lights are great in comparison to this !!)

[dkaile]

Update on my booking -

So 16 days after booking my GXO in Bronze, the booking starts showing up at https://bta.qristix.com/ , which is the official Toyota site to track your booking -



So my sequence number is 23 and it is showing a current waiting period of 24-26 weeks. So 6 months down the line it is.

Had to follow up with the dealership to make this happen. Glad that things are working transparently for now.

Cheers...

[Abhijeetsinha]

Originally Posted by sandip_sm

My car is a VXO variant. The steering mounted audio control buttons (volume and seek) do not work while the screen is displaying feed from the 360 degree camera. I have to wait for the feed to go off or switch it off manually to regain functionality. Has anyone else noticed it and is there a way around this?

Toyota says that it is a safety feature so that the driver is not distracted. After about 2 1/2 years and 36,000 km of driving HYCROSS, I have come to terms with it. The only option is in the settings, displaying the feed where the time of displaying feed gets reduced to less than 5 secobds which you can find by touching the various options which comes in the screen itself

[navjon]

Originally Posted by dkaile

Update on my booking -

So 16 days after booking my GXO in Bronze, the booking starts showing up at https://bta.qristix.com/

That's wonderful to understand that you are able to get a transparency in your booking. I have a question, is this portal specific to your dealer? My dealer is unaware of such a tracking mechanism, and I am repeatedly following various tiers of managers and they are all totally unaware of this portal.

[dkaile]

Originally Posted by navjon

I have a question, is this portal specific to your dealer? My dealer is unaware of such a tracking mechanism, and I am repeatedly following various tiers of managers and they are all totally unaware of this portal.

Nope. It's a all India portal for all Toyota dealers and has already been discussed by other members earlier in this thread. They feign ignorance, usually the sales guys, but there is always one person in the dealership who looks after procurements who is fully aware of this system. Also other malpractices are that they enter their own mobile number and email in your official booking, so that only they will be able to log in and see the status of your booking. For this to work, your registered mobile number and email must be entered at Toyota's backend while making the booking. Also your order status starts showing only when the procurement guy at the dealership, finally processes your order at the dealership (usually on 8th of every month) and puts it in his monthly requirement quota with Toyota backend. Hence the 16 days delay in my case.

Hope that helps. Cheers...

[navjon]

Originally Posted by dkaile

Hope that helps. Cheers...

Its either deliberate ignorance or denial from the sales guys. However, I have asked them to verify that again.

During my booking process, OTP was generated to my mobile no, similarly the confirmation email had come to me directly from Toyota (TKM_Demandnsupplyteam@toyota-kirloskar.co.in). So hope that side of the process was legit, fingers crossed.