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@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

Not yet it's booked in a vw, but there's an 8-week wait. I should find out next month

Ah ok pal, I just had to do the same and move the arm to cold, was working absolutely fine last weekend, parked it up, and today that issue 😩

@@christopherkeogh5337 mine packed up during a 3 hour drive fine for 2 hours in then as the temp dropped I went to turn the temperature up and it just stayed cold lol

@@azerotha4531 what a nightmare, mine is just out of warranty too 😩 if it is that little solinoid I will just change it myself, doesn't look to difficult

@christopherkeogh5337 I had a look at that there's another bolt on the top of the motor actuator on this T6.1 the steel frame is in the way and looks to need the dash removing to acess the bolt, this still has 15 month left on warranty so VW can fix it lol

Hi, where did you find this information? It would be fantastic, half the world would be happy to solve these horrible problems on the Yaris and not worthy of a prestigious brand like Toyota

@befanello i was speaking to a Yaris cross owner, and he mentioned he had a letter from Toyota but wasn't really sure what it meant, so he showed me the letter with that information on it and I explained what was happening with the new yaris and how many where suffering from flat battery issues.

instead of putting a YUASA YBX5202 wouldn't it be better to put an AGM like on the old Yaris?

@befanello you could, but you would need to change the plate and clamp that the battery sits on. With the current way the battery is secured, you can only fit a 202 size battery

@@azerotha4531 Thank you for your timely and quick responses, and thank you for your very precise and professional advice. I find Toyota's passive behavior with this issue caused by their poor quality batteries shameful

After having both I'm preferring the Machina over the Kronos, but both are great EPG's it will be down to personal choice, I found on the Kronos it showed scratches very easily and the rubber bands on the body start to crack after a year and just looked rough lol.

I believe these are a UK version only,I'm not sure what country your in? they are still available on ebay and other shops in the UK. The main brand this is based on is the DHC BTW300 which might be available in other countries

I've tested the obd ones in the past and found them to be pointless. They only started to top the battery up when I had 6 of them connected to the battery and only in direct sunlight, The best option if you want to keep it charged is to use a maintenance charger that plugs into the house/garage etc, if that's not an option then its best to 1, have a good battery and 2, run the car for 45min or so once a week. You might be able to get a very good solar charger that campers use, but it will need connecting to the battery and probably cost a fortune.

Nice tip. I never thought of that lol and I haven't seen anyone else do that yet... I sold my launch Tester on, mainly because the app won't work on my phone, I've stayed with the sealey as the app works both on my diag and my phone and I found the build quality that bit better.

Depends on which year Yaris you have? if its got the older agm style battery usually pre 2021 they tend to be very good batteries they do fail as all batteries do, but not as much as the newer 2021 onwards cars. As for battery make, I prefer Yuasa they tend to last better than others. For the newer Yaris that use the standard lead acid battery, the Yuasa YBX5202 is probably the best one to get

I've heard all sorts from people and many excuses from the dealers there will be some cars that have genuine drains on the battery but most don't get issues when they upgrade the battery, the older yaris with the AGM batteries where great some of those agm batteries lasted 10 years

It's easier said than done. The dealer will have to do specific tests to do that is controlled by toyota uk and not the dealer. I don't know what the pass or fail limits are but they will most likely do a full charge then test, look at the milage and read the ecu to determine how much power is lost when the car is not being used and how much is put back in when the car is being used. They will then say yes or no for a battery warranty claim. Each dealer is different, and some might change the battery just to look after you others might only go from what Toyota uk say, I've seen too many people keep getting sent away either saying it's OK when it's not or just saying it's not under warranty as the car isn't driven enough, there are loads of variables when it comes to batteries and you will need to check terms and conditions on the warranty. As all this is usually too much hassle for some they just buy a battery else where and live with having to buy a battery. If you have not yet been to the dealer, take your reports to them and see what they can do for you

@@azerotha4531 I think I will gain some more knowledge and go in as they are unlikely to fob you off if they think you know what your talking about

@@azerotha4531 would I break the warranty if I changed the battery by myself? I just bought it and I’m afraid that I have to wait until 2 years warranty ends?

@einsam_aber_frei changing the 12v battery won't affect the warranty on the rest of the car.

@@azerotha4531 Thank you, I’ll try!

You can just be careful where you put the negative don't attach it to any of the metal parts on the hybrid components. Go direct to the engine it's self. Getting to the battery direct is easy, the rear seat on drivers side the plastic trim around the seat base you will find 2 clips press the center part in on both clips, then pull the trim forwards you will then see the battery there is a part on the positive terminal to attach the positive clamp then attach the negative to the wire that goes from the battery to the body, attach the negative to the bit that bolts to the body this will prevent any damage being causes to the sensor on the battery negative. Hope that helps

​@@azerotha4531thank you very much!

Toyota wants hanging. I have this problem and they just keep fobbing me off. I had many bangers in my life but they have always started. Having just retired I thought I would treat myself with my lump sum, what a waste of £28000. I am livid and can't trust myself to go to the dealership anyway more as I would end up in jail.

@moggymorris2873 it is a right pain, and it all comes down to your dealer. Some are great. Some just fob you off I've even heard that some dealers are saying the battery is too small and needs a more powerful battery, which is pretty much what I have said, other dealers just say go away. if your software is all upto date and still get this issue the options are try a different dealer or take the plunge and change it I'm sure there will be battery shops near you that can upgrade the battery, one of the best is the yuasa YBX5202 most people that upgrade it them self's report that they don't get the same issues, cars can still get flat battery if it's not used or you leave stuff on, but a better quality battery will definitely help.

Your yaris could be the agm try putting your reg into the yuasa website it will tell you what battery you have www.yuasa.co.uk/ Battery chargers can work wonders so worth a try in recovering hope that helps

Many thanks for your quick reply !!! I found the site you recommended and entered the registration number of my car. It displayed some very interesting details including type of battery which was an AGM.

Same here, same Yaris age (made on 7/11/22, but registered in Jan 2023), and the fault occurred after a few weeks low use last month this year. The Toyota owners/connectivity faq page states: “For Hybrid vehicles, we recommend you switch the car to Ready once a week for at least 20 minutes. While doing so, make sure you always leave the car in "P" Parking mode and do not use "N" Neutral mode as it will not charge the Hybrid battery.” Looks a bit close to the bone to me. After the problem, I did run it for a few hours on a couple of journeys, then used an old Black&Decker 3 stage charger (bought in 2008 on account of a problem with another car). We’ll see if the battery is any good now, or if it’s real capacity has deteriorated.

That result was after being on a re conditioning charger. The same way the dealers will do it and was to demonstrate what results you get when you visit the dealer. If you have any other ideas, please share cheers

@@azerotha4531 for such a small battery it wouldnt be cost effective to recondition properly; but unless you are missing a large chunk of voltage (indicating a cell cell short) then it could be restored to near full health. You'd have to run a sulphide cleaner through it - as you mention dealers are not equipped to do this, nor do they even bother to run basic diagnostics properly - which is amazing because midtronics stations etc have meant to be standard equipment for them for ages now and these do account for exactly what you have showed here. Dealers in the EU/UK are also told not to attempt reconditioning on AGM style batteries, despite them being perfectly serviceable by professionals. A proper reconditioning charger is risky and thus would never be done on vehicle simply cyclic reconditioning is not useful in majority of cases.

This is very useful post, many thanks. I have a Toyota CHR, 12v battery went flat on Sunday. Called AA who says battery need to replace, jump started but said it may not start again and recommended to go to dealer. It’s a surprise because I drive minimum 250miles on motorways each week. I still have warranty, just been to dealer. The guy came out and first thing he says, you need to pay to new battery. I replied, what about warranty. He then started giving excuses- we need to check mileage, check the battery and leave it on charge overnight. He then checked and comes out a good battery report. I then left and booked another appointment in July for overnight charge. After watching this post and messages, seems like I should not waste any further time. It becomes so clear for me. I also went to Halfords to buy and fit a new battery, but they refused saying they are not allowed to replace Hybrid car 12V battery. I’m so confused, is it okay for me to buy and replace the battery myself safely?Lastly, why does everyone talks so much about Toyota reliability!!

Hi Craig you lucky man on having a GR great little cars, the main issue ive found is down to the quality of the battery not its AH, they just seem to struggle with sitting around and low milage if the car is used regularly and you pop the charger on every 2 weeks it should not have any issues. On the topic of upgrade I found the best battery to be a yuasa YBX5202 Google that number and you will find the battery, on the older yaris they used an AGM battery which was pretty good and very rarely did they fail before 5 years the new generation use a cheap standard lead acid battery the YBX5202 is exactly the same size in dimensions it's just a better quality of battery. Dealers can be funny. Some have said to owners if you purchased the car second hand. Even if it's only 13 months old, then the 12v battery warranty ended at 12 months which is odd lol, If you fit a better quality battery and its the same dimensions, then they shouldn't complain about it but each dealer is different. If you prefer to have a better battery and are handy with tools, you can always re fit the standard battery, every time you take it to the dealer. That way, they can't tell. But they shouldn't care if its got a better battery, but again every dealer is different. Hope that helps Cheers