MTS: Part 6 - Toyota Yaris Cross review: 5 Things!

[@Uku2whistle]

Thank you Steve, it’s a refreshing change to get honest, owners views on a product. As a current hev owner (Honda Jazz) I can truly say that all the tech in modern hevs help to make a safer drive on our more congested roads. Please keep your reviews coming.

[@lav1daloca]

Toyota’s eCVT transmission is bulletproof and geniusly simplex

[@miguelobando451]

Ignore the trolls; you have a solid start ❤. Could you keep us updated every six months? And strive to do other vehicles reviews. Thank you!

[@darrenmorin]

I am enjoying these. You are enlightening me on all sorts of things, Steve! Keep them coming!

[@sim6699]

Perhaps look into having the Toyota dashboard camera retrofitted by your local Toyota dealer.

[@tonyhuntington]

Great reviews I have the design model lt has lumbar support I also upgraded the safety with blindspot and bumper sensors well worth it

[@babulmohanty9307]

Wish this car was sold in India! Excellent reviews

[@hiyaimamelia]

Hi Steve, I have a Yaris cross excel and I don’t think you have to manually put the key into power saving mode as it has a motion sensor and when it’s stationary for a couple of minutes it automatically stops transponding until the key is next moved. I had a qashqai previously and it had the same feature, before I had a leaf and that didn’t so I believe it was only added in the last few years to combat keyless car theft but it seems to work as intended and means you don’t have to manually do anything. :)

[@hiyaimamelia]

Also as another tip if you want both navigation on the touchscreen as well as physical media controls, once you’ve set your navigation and you have media playing press the on screen button in the bottom right of CarPlay to go to the Home Screen, the button changes to wider rectangles, tap it again or swipe from left to right and you’ll see a screen that’s split with the map on the right hand side, the turn information in the top left and the media with physical skip and play pause buttons in the bottom left. You can even change the background of that interface (I have it so it matches my car interior) by swiping along to the settings app in CarPlay and changing the wallpaper. I hope that helps. :)

[@stevelitchfield]

Thanks, will have a play

[@stevelitchfield]

I thought I tried that. I’ll have another go. Hmmm….

[@Smile342]

Do you know how to close the back door in toyota yaris cross??Is that possible to close automatically??have got new one and it seems not. 2 )How to charge mobile phone. Have a Samsung, but there's different socket

[@stevelitchfield]

Do you mean the tailgate? It does seem to need a firm push for the first few weeks until the seals have worn in etc. Mine doesn’t have the motorised tailgate. The USBs are both Type C, the same as all Samsungs for the last six years.

[@polo99a9]

Key not detected error message: Replace the battery OR try without the other keys, only the car key alone. Is it not detected when only the car key is sitting in that place? Buyer confirmation bias: There is no perfect car - try to enjoy what you have - its a new car.