Looking Again At The Jazz 2023

[ninanina]

Glad you like the car enough for it to be unquestionably a 'She'.   Enjoy 

Yes LV she is definitely a ‘she’.  She’s so cute compared to the Prius

[ninanina]

Nice one Bev, but be careful of the Woke/PC brigade 

Hmm I didn’t think about that Tombola to be honest so maybe I’ll just call her ‘cutie’ instead

I know it sounds rather pretentious but I’ve been thinking about getting a private plate for her

It’s a long story but I fancy getting a ‘Tog’ one and they aren’t expensive

[Lord Voltermore]

 If its black here are some suggestions  which sound a bit like  'Black' in various languages 

 Carla,  -Hindi ,punjabi and several Indian languages and sort of car ish  .
 Sharon - Bulgarian
Cara  - Kazakh
Car poo  ( Kannada) 
Jazzmin
Jazzebel

I call mine ' The Jazz'

[Jazzfreak]

Congratulations!
Other than well documented(on here) questions trying to find my way around all this technology and touch screen stuff,as well as being my first automatic,I am very pleased. A lovely step up from the Mk3 although I was very apprehensive.

You’ve gotta love the Jazz!

[coldstart]

I call mine ' The Jazz'

How unfair! - That name's already taken! (it's what I call mine)

[ninanina]

Congratulations!
Other than well documented(on here) questions trying to find my way around all this technology and touch screen stuff,as well as being my first automatic,I am very pleased. A lovely step up from the Mk3 although I was very apprehensive.

You’ve gotta love the Jazz!

I am in love my Jazz Jazzfreak. Amazing quality in a perfectly formed package

So far Jazzfreak I’ve not had a problem with the Jazz technology as it’s certainly no more difficult to use compared to the Prius;  I was playing around with the tech on my drive home yesterday and didn’t experience any issues…. Even the voice recognition worked pretty well but probably the best bit of tech was the adaptive cruise control.  I had that in the Prius but was surprised how easy it was to use in the Jazz

Probably my favourite feature is the brake hold function;  it’s a great feature that my Prius didn’t have but it’s so good to use.  No need to use the full electric handbrake until you need to park up

[Nicksey]

[/quote]Probably my favourite feature is the brake hold function;  it’s a great feature that my Prius didn’t have but it’s so good to use.  No need to use the full electric handbrake until you need to park up
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Only if you are not concerned about blinding or dazzling the car sat behind you at the lights/junction, especially at night in the rain.

[Lord Voltermore]

A reminder that some of us have a different opinion.

  I know some will be appalled at my attitude, but if  my 71 year old eyes have absolutely  no problem with brake lights in daylight  those who find them intolerable should  maybe speak to an optometrist.

I can also  tolerate brake lights at night , but accept it may affect others more .  I probably wont use  brake hold at night unless stops are so brief  brake lights will be on most of the time anyway. 

But I do consider its potential affect on others every time I use it.

 

[ninanina]

I have no problem using brake hold most of the time

However if I know I’m going to be stopped for a while then I’ll just put her in P and wait

[Nicksey]

I have no problem using brake hold most of the time

However if I know I’m going to be stopped for a while then I’ll just put her in P and wait

..or just use the hand brake, which is how we were all taught. The beauty of the Jazz hand brake, you don't have to release it when moving off.

[Jazzik]

..or just use the hand brake, which is how we were all taught.

That's what I was also taught, back in 1966. Driving lessons in a Volkswagen Beetle... 
At the time, brake hold, like many other 'modern' things, was still something like science fiction.

And as for dazzling: I always use brake hold here when in city traffic and there are always other road users around me. They also use brake hold or have their right foot on the brake pedal. During the day I have never had any problems with blinding brake lights.
When it is dark, all those other road users have their lights on and there are street lights, billboards, etc. That provides so much "background light" that I am really not bothered by brake lights in front of me. I suspect the same goes for the driver waiting behind me. I have never had a (light or sound) signal from the person behind me.

[ninanina]

..or just use the hand brake, which is how we were all taught. The beauty of the Jazz hand brake, you don't have to release it when moving off.

Good point, next time I’ll use the hand brake instead if I know I’m going to be waiting a while

[ninanina]

My partner saw the Jazz for the first time today

His first comment whilst I was driving was “she’s quite quick”     I’m not sure that’s the first thing anyone would say about the Jazz.  0-60 times are 10.3 secs for the Prius vs 9.3 for the Jazz so not a lot in it

What has shocked me is how serene the Jazz is even compared to the Prius; that’s a huge surprise as the Prius is in a category or two above the Jazz size wise

My partner was also very impressed, as I am, just how refined she is;  I now know that the Jazz definitely has less road/tyre noise compared to the Prius

I can’t quite believe how comfortable and quiet the Jazz is, whether that’s around town or on fast A roads/motorways. It’s a very nice place to be

Recent’ish car experience has been 2 x Prius, Auris, Colorado, Amazon V8 as well as my old E class Mercedes

I also spent some time with the Jazz infotainment system today and found it a joy to use.  The only thing I have to master is playing Spotify music via voice commands/Siri etc.  CarPlay is fantastic

I have not played around much with the drivers display yet but it seems intuitive to use.  I’ve not had to resort to the huge handbook thus far

[coldstart]

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I also spent some time with the Jazz infotainment system today and found it a joy to use.  The only thing I have to master is playing Spotify music via voice commands/Siri etc.  CarPlay is fantastic
...

There is a "hidden" feature to the Jazz voice command:
- a short press of the voice input button will start the car's inbuilt voice recognition
- a long(er) press will start the voice command agent of the connected smart phone

So, in order to have Siri accept your voice commands just press the voice input button a little longer than normally.

Have fun to further experiment!

(I totally agree with your assessment of the Jazz being a very comfortable and quiet drive for its class!)

[Bristol_Crosstar]

..or just use the hand brake, which is how we were all taught.

That's what I was also taught, back in 1966. Driving lessons in a Volkswagen Beetle... 
At the time, brake hold, like many other 'modern' things, was still something like science fiction.

And as for dazzling: I always use brake hold here when in city traffic and there are always other road users around me. They also use brake hold or have their right foot on the brake pedal. During the day I have never had any problems with blinding brake lights.
When it is dark, all those other road users have their lights on and there are street lights, billboards, etc. That provides so much "background light" that I am really not bothered by brake lights in front of me. I suspect the same goes for the driver waiting behind me. I have never had a (light or sound) signal from the person behind me.

I don't have a problem with brake lights at night but my wife does as her eyes are very sensitive to bright light, to the point where she finds it difficult driving at night at all. We're all different, I use brake hold but try not to at night particularly if the road is wet.