Is the 250h iPod interface the same as the 2010 Prius?

Argelius · 10-30-09, 06:35 AM

Is the 250h iPod interface the same as the 2010 Prius?

I have a friend who just got a 2010 Prius and I am curious if the 2010 250h (and other Lexi) use the same USB iPod interface (not counting the mouse-controller thing).

flipside909 · 10-30-09, 08:52 AM

Yes it should be similar in operation if not the same.

Here's what the Ipod screen looks like under full "TEXT" mode:

How it attaches:

Argelius · 10-31-09, 02:51 PM

Thanks. I played with a friend's 2010 Prius today.

It is a really primitive, diappointing interface - especially for what is otherwise a very electronically advanced car. It is nearly unusable for a couple of reasons:

- The amount of time it takes to scroll through songs/artists/playlists is unbelievably time-consuming. I have 800 artists, and I think it would take 10 minutes to get to the bottom of my artist list.

- While you're scrolling through songs/artists/playlists, the audio system interrupts your currently playing song and starts playing whatever you're currently scrolling through -- even though you haven't made a selection yet.

Just curious if there is any remote possibility that Lexus will correct this with a future firmeware upgrade. Obviously, nobody probably knows...and it's extremely unlikely. But nearly a deal-breaker for me after experiencing Audi's ipod integration.

Argelius · 11-03-09, 03:47 PM

I went for a HS test drive today. Really liked the car. And got a chance to play with the iPod interface a bit.

I found that you can, fortunately, rapidly scroll through lists by clicking on the "page down" arrow and holding down the left "mouse" button. The screen then goes mostly blank and the number of album (or artist or song) is displayed, over the total number in that category. This then rapidly advances and you can sort of guess where to stop.

For example in artists, 11/549 is displayed, meaning you are at the 11th artist out of a total of 549. So, if you are looking for Madonna, you can scroll to whereever you think the Ms start (maybe 350/549) and let go to see where you are. Not exactly a great system, but at least it's a little better than the Prius (as I described above)...