Overview
- The app-controlled preconditioning function is active again for all affected Toyota and Lexus users as of early February.
- Toyota had remotely disabled the capability before Christmas out of legal caution tied to §30 StVO, which prohibits unnecessary engine idling.
- The app now warns that using the function in Germany may constitute an administrative offense and states that drivers are responsible for compliance.
- About 100,000 combustion-engine and conventional-hybrid vehicles were impacted, while plug-in hybrids and battery-electric models were not affected.
- Toyota said the reversal followed very clear customer feedback that the feature is important for comfort and safety.