Interesting Little Details Discoveries Thread (Good or Bad)
12-26-13, 08:49 AM
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I noticed that I barely use the speedo/taco to the right. Most of the info on there is pretty useless for the everyday drive. It doesn't show the song title for radio and the bluetooth song titles are mess throughout the system. The ONE cool feature about the speedo moved to the right is when you're en route to a destination, the nav screen will show you turn by turn directions.
Anyone have any cool reasons for moving the speedo that I'm not aware of??
Anyone have any cool reasons for moving the speedo that I'm not aware of??
12-26-13, 11:00 AM
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I noticed that I barely use the speedo/taco to the right. Most of the info on there is pretty useless for the everyday drive. It doesn't show the song title for radio and the bluetooth song titles are mess throughout the system. The ONE cool feature about the speedo moved to the right is when you're en route to a destination, the nav screen will show you turn by turn directions.
Anyone have any cool reasons for moving the speedo that I'm not aware of??
Anyone have any cool reasons for moving the speedo that I'm not aware of??
When I do use it shifted to the right, I'm typically driving with nav enabled. This way, I can see the (first few letters) of the song/artist while keeping the nav screen map fullscreened.
12-26-13, 04:59 PM
#304
So I was driving when my nav/radio froze. I was unable to control the volume or anything else. The only way to get it back to normal is to restart the car. I didn't feel like stopping to restart the car. So I put the car in neutral, accidentally hit reverse (oops) and the rear video camera came on while I was still rolling forward. Good to know the reverse won't full engage until you are at full stop.
I did put the car back in neutral and you have to hold down the starter to turn the car off when in motion. A message pops ups to tell you that.
I find it hilarious I have to reboot my car when it freezes.
I did put the car back in neutral and you have to hold down the starter to turn the car off when in motion. A message pops ups to tell you that.
I find it hilarious I have to reboot my car when it freezes.
Once you turn OFF the engine, you only have one time to use the power assisted brakes, after that, you are on your own as you need to pump the pedal to brake. Same thing with power steering, you have to put some muscle to steer.
Turning OFF your vehicle while driving should ONLY be done in case of an emergency where you have no other option.
Based on your description on how this whole thing happened, I can tell you got a little bit "altered" by the Sound System issue, and I can tell because you shifted to Reverse while driving. You are lucky most new vehicles won't allow it to engage if you are going forward, as you would have blown the transmission.
In 99% of the cases, you should be able to reset the Navigation/Sound System by holding down the Power button for 3 seconds or more. If that doesn't work, and you must use the system, you need to stop when it is safe to do so, and cycle the Engine power. Never do this while driving, please, for your safety and for those around you as well.
If the problem with your Audio System persists, take it to Lexus so they can check it. They will probably update the Firmware on the system if is not at the latest version.
12-26-13, 10:44 PM
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Oh we are so aware of what it doesn't have thanks to the dedicated efforts of the 3IS sucks crowd. Can you tell me what it does have that no other car at this price point has? Hint: I spent the weekend driving Hwy 1 between Cambria and Big Sur. Know the road? I had a blast and am amazed at the tech and engineering put into the ride/handling. Hit 105 going through a few curves in Sport+ (early morning -- no traffic on the 2 lane) but slowed down out of fear of some small animal crossing the road.
What a driving machine!!!
Want a cool fanny, a rear shade, 429hp, and a bunch of tech -- buy a Genesis -- there's nothing for you here. But do be aware that your cooled fanny will be sliding on the flat drivers seat as the boat rolls through curves. This car is a throw back to when cars were meant to be driven and had a fun factor rather than a pamper factor.
What a driving machine!!!
Want a cool fanny, a rear shade, 429hp, and a bunch of tech -- buy a Genesis -- there's nothing for you here. But do be aware that your cooled fanny will be sliding on the flat drivers seat as the boat rolls through curves. This car is a throw back to when cars were meant to be driven and had a fun factor rather than a pamper factor.
12-30-13, 01:17 PM
#306
In an effort to solve the "where the heck am I supposed to put my phone" issue, I went and purchased
on Amazon ($6.99 w/ Prime shipping). I measured it out, cut it with scissors, and put it in between the heated/cooled seats buttons:
I put my iPhone 5 on it and it seems pretty stable. I have an OtterBox case, so maybe that helps. I slammed the brakes a bit a few times, and took some hard turns, and it never moved, so I'm feeling pretty good about it.
Anyway, hope this helps anyone in a similar jam.
I put my iPhone 5 on it and it seems pretty stable. I have an OtterBox case, so maybe that helps. I slammed the brakes a bit a few times, and took some hard turns, and it never moved, so I'm feeling pretty good about it.
Anyway, hope this helps anyone in a similar jam.
12-30-13, 03:54 PM
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@Slust thanks for posting the info about the digital clock.
But what I cant seem to figure out is if the digi clock remains up at all times or only when I go to this screen, I really want to see the digi clock time at all times. Not just when I go to the settings menu to look it up, by the time I do all that I could just look at my phone. Lol
But what I cant seem to figure out is if the digi clock remains up at all times or only when I go to this screen, I really want to see the digi clock time at all times. Not just when I go to the settings menu to look it up, by the time I do all that I could just look at my phone. Lol
12-30-13, 03:54 PM
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^^^^ Headrest: I second that! I had posted some good ones as well as many other discoveries contributed by fellow CL members but Prepboy607's headrest fore/aft motion is my favorite discovery as of this writing. I had to try it for myself to believe it! 
12-30-13, 04:02 PM
#311
@Slust thanks for posting the info about the digital clock.
But what I cant seem to figure out is if the digi clock remains up at all times or only when I go to this screen, I really want to see the digi clock time at all times. Not just when I go to the settings menu to look it up, by the time I do all that I could just look at my phone. Lol
But what I cant seem to figure out is if the digi clock remains up at all times or only when I go to this screen, I really want to see the digi clock time at all times. Not just when I go to the settings menu to look it up, by the time I do all that I could just look at my phone. Lol
If I'm on a trip where I need to know the time often and don't want to mess with picking up my phone than I will leave it on that screen and then control the radio through the steering wheel buttons. Which obviously annoys me since everything else in this car is modern tech (or future tech compared to the competition) but they can't include a digital clock at least on the two most common screens - Nav and Radio. Even if it was on the main menu I'd be ok with that since I could just hit the Home button.
12-30-13, 04:14 PM
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I took a trip over Christmas to another time zone and a window pops up that you have entered another time zone and asks if you want to update the clock to the current time zone. For what? It doesn't benefit me in any way as I have to manually change the clock that I can see. 
12-30-13, 04:32 PM
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I took a trip over Christmas to another time zone and a window pops up that you have entered another time zone and asks if you want to update the clock to the current time zone. For what? It doesn't benefit me in any way as I have to manually change the clock that I can see.
Last edited by UncleSpud; 12-30-13 at 04:38 PM.
