Just saw this video from a YouTuber driving an Avensis estate.

[Konrad C]

I just came across this YouTube video - 

I found it entertaining with some valid points. I would like to know if James was operating the car correctly when the stop/start function was active. He said the parking brake does work well with thee stop/start. Go to 9:41 where James explains what is happening.
I am aware of the warning beeps, having recently driven the Yaris Hybrid.

Anyway watch the video and see if you agree with points made.

P.S.
He drove the 1.6 diesel variant.

[Vortipor]

I agree with most of what he says.

I bought the 1.8 petrol estate and intend to keep it long term.  Some of the annoying beeps can be turned off.  The rest, I can adjust to.
e.g. the clock with miniscule digits that disappears when the engine is off.  I bought a round, analogue clock which is visible all the time and is stuck to the top of the dash.

The problems are typical for most modern vehicles.  You could buy a classic but then you would have endless maintenance problems.  Also, who really wants to be without fuel efficient engines, ABS and airbags?

 

[Heidfirst]

He didn't think very hard about the "logic trail" for the way that the EPB button works. If it worked the other way & you inadvertently pressed the button in whatever way/for whatever  reason whilst sitting you would release the handbrake - this way you actually would apply it.

Only the BMW-derived diesels have stop/start on the Avensis so I have no experience with it but he was manually setting& releasing the EPB - I wonder if he had let it auto-release it would have been OK?

Being on my 2nd Avensis with an EPB I can categorically say that you don't need  hill start with an EPB (2012 didn't have it, 2017 does - but I don't use it even manually releasing).

Whilst I have had the collision alert flash red many times (mostly I understood why & had it already covered but sometimes I can't work out why it flashed)  I have never yet had the car actually apply the brakes. If the car has satnav it has 2 different places it will tell you the speed limit (assuming that you haven't turned off the  speed sign assist).

He's obviously a bit of a lazy driver not prepared to change gears to drop into the power/torque band.

& as has been said both by him & Chris (welcome to TOC 🙂 )  you can disable most of these things.