BotoxBoy

Hey Everyone,

I'm a new (to me) 2015 ES 350 owner and I have a question about setup. when I start/drive the car the screen always defaults to the maps screen, I'd prefer it to go to the home screen. Is it possible to set it up to do that ? I had a quick look through the owners/nav manual and didn't see anything so I just wanted to confirm. Having to press home every time I start the car is an inconvenience.

Thanks

roninlexus

I know there was a setting at the dealer which made mine default to the last screen I was at when the car shut down. So 99% of the time when I start up, I'm on Sirius radio. I have a 13 though so not sure if same or if of much benefit.

TechNut

I agree with Roninlexus. Our 2015 defaults to the screen we left it on, but I don't remember exactly what option caused that to occur. Wish I could be more specific but keep looking, I think you can achieve the behavior you want. Hopefully someone here that is more familiar with the menus (or a better memory anyway) can provide some guidance.

w8one

Maybe try this menu setting to see if it helps.
select: menu/setup/general
scroll down to "auto screen change"
change setting to "OFF"

BotoxBoy

It looks like you might be right, I googled it and found this

http://www.whylexus.com/2013-2015lex...ange-settings/

I had dismissed this because on page 67 of the navigation guide it says

"Select to set automatic screen changes from the audio/air conditioning control screen to the previous screen to on/off. When set to on, the screen will automatically return to the
previous screen from the audio/air conditioning control screen after 20 seconds."

I'll give it a go and let you know.

mjeds

if it is anything like my RCF, it will always go to the Map if you shutdown while on the Home screen. If you shut down on any other screen it will start up on that screen again.

averstrate

Tried the "auto screen change" to off but it didn't make a difference in my 2015 ES300h.

Any other ideas?

BotoxBoy

I did test it and this is exactly correct.

If you're on say an audio screen in fullscreen when you shut down, it will resume on this screen at startup. If however you're on the home screen it will resume on maps when you startup.

Is there anywhere we can post feedback to Lexus about things like this, it's minor or course but it's also really annoying. Even the nav manual says that it will start on the home screen.

mjeds

no clue, bugs the hell out of me as well.. I seldom if ever need or use the maps, and I don't want them being what is on the screen when I start the car, I like my home screen..

jloftus

Yo Lexonians !

So basically you must have that setting to "off' to get it to stay on the radio screen?

I get tired of always seeing the gps screen. (ES 350 2016)

BotoxBoy

Yeah that seems to be the case. If you turn your car off on the home screen it will go back to the maps screen when you startup. If you leave it on the audio player fullscreen, then it will return to that when you restart.

I looked over the lexus site to see if it was possible to give feedback, I didn't see anything obvious, but I feel like we should give that feedback to lexus, very soon they'll have a new infotainment system, which might mean we'll stop receiving updates to ours.

jloftus

So basically, leave it on audio screen, shut off radio, turn off car.

When you turn back on car, it'll already be back in radio mode, and you can then turn on the radio.

Or do you guys just leave the radio 'on' always? Do you think it matters?

Big Bad John

mjeds

I always leave the radio on, I just turn the volume down.. however I do believe the radio automatically resets the volume to a comfortable level when you shut down, but out of habit from my other vehicles that have aftermarket systems I always turn it down.

jloftus

I should probably just leave it on the 'radio' screen, and leave the radio on. I hardly use the GPS nav much anyway.

I have a superstitious idea that if you have the screen on the GPS constantly you could somehow wear it out.

Maybe not though.

roninlexus

Mine is almost always on a Sirius station and I never turn it off. When I start I get the start up screen then music which is ideal.