bigblast

Just purchased my first Lexus ES 350. When using the navigation system there is an annoying beep or chime prior to every direction (turn, exit, etc.) the guidance system says. Does anyone know of a way to make it go away. In the info screen there is a beep on/off but it seems to have no effect. It's driving me crazy. I just want to hear the directions.

Thanks for any help

RK

amf1932

Personally, I find that beep/chime an added indication when approaching a turn. In no way do I find it intrusive.

bigblast

Glad you like it. As I asked in my original question - Does anyone know of a way to disable that annoying chime?

amf1932

No, there isn't!! It's part of the internal programming of this unit. You can call your dealer and you'll get the same answer. Sorry.

bigblast

Thanks - I knew I should have went with another Acura. So far this Nav System doesn't compare to the one I had in the Acura.

Live and learn....

802.11b

I totally agree. I went from an Odyssey Touring to the RX400. The nav in the RX does not even come close. My biggest gripe with the Lexus navi is the voice command system. It's terrible compared the Honda once which I used a lot. The POI database in the Lexus is also a joke along with the detail on the map.

I find the chime to be very annoying. By the time it sounds, it is too late to switch lanes to make the turn. Even if you are in the right lane, it will sometimes chime in when right at the turn. I wish you could adjust the how frequent the nav system gives directions to you too.

superchan7

Not sure about your guys' priorities, but the nav system wasn't quite at the top of my deal makers/breakers when choosing cars. German cars continue to have systems far inferior to those of Japanese cars as well as 3rd party setups. That said, I'm fine with the way Lexus systems work--I do have quick reaction times, so the beeps and notifications come at the right time for me. My map's out of date, though.

toneman

I think there is no way to "disable" the chime/beep w/o winding up "disabling" the voice guidance as well; the closest you can get to disabling the chime would be to lower the chime volume to 0, but that would effectively lower the guidance voice to 0 as well...which won't work since you stated that you wanted to be able to hear the directions.

EmJayES

The voice recognition is poor and the tone does always seem to come on too late to actually make the turn for me, too. I actually miss the OnStar Turn-by-Turn Navigation in my previous car. The tone to make a turn was always dead-on accurate and the voice recognition worked consistently. Even though it didn't have an LCD screen it was far more usable. Plus the system would read the name of the street aloud as well. GM still has Toyota beat in this area IMHO.