LS 460 OWNERS: Please share your advanced parking system REAL WORLD experience here:
10-28-06, 05:44 PM
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Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't. My wife is an engineer and I grew up on a farm; as a result we are quite good with machines and electronics. There are times when the system recognizes the space perfectly; in that case you touch the button and go. In other cases you have to adjust the target, and the added time involved makes it impractical in typical traffic. Even if the system works perfectly it is still slower than when I park on my own. On some low-traffic day I'd like to try it in "real" traffic; I'm interested in figuring out how it handles curbs, for example...
10-29-06, 10:34 PM
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Automobile Magazine: Auto-Park problems...
Automobile magazine has a very funny clip posted where they attempt to use the "self-park" feature and fail miserably. I think the whole thing is overplayed, but it does point out that the "back-in" feature is much more problematic than the "parallel" mode...
http://blogs.automobilemag.com/10024...eo-/index.html
http://blogs.automobilemag.com/10024...eo-/index.html
10-30-06, 05:20 AM
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3 outa 6
So far I have tried it about 6 times with different people in the car.
I got it right 3 times. Those people were amazed and the 3 times I did not get it right, those people laughed.
The veridct? It is a party trick that will amaze everyone as long as you get it right.
In reality, it takes to long and too much consentration is used as you kind of forget your surroundings and what is going on around you. Cars are coming by, people are walking by and you do not see them because you are trying to let your car park itself.
Not really for me.
I got it right 3 times. Those people were amazed and the 3 times I did not get it right, those people laughed.
The veridct? It is a party trick that will amaze everyone as long as you get it right.
In reality, it takes to long and too much consentration is used as you kind of forget your surroundings and what is going on around you. Cars are coming by, people are walking by and you do not see them because you are trying to let your car park itself.
Not really for me.
10-30-06, 12:06 PM
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Self parking video from Automobile Magazine
Has anyone seen this "self parking video"? It's pretty humorous.
http://www.automobilemag.com/multime...ark/index.html
http://www.automobilemag.com/multime...ark/index.html
10-30-06, 08:47 PM
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Has anyone seen this "self parking video"? It's pretty humorous.
http://www.automobilemag.com/multime...ark/index.html
http://www.automobilemag.com/multime...ark/index.html
But on a MUCH brighter note, the car seriously looks and moves (when DRIVEN BY THE DRIVER) AWESOME in that video!!!
(I right clicked and said zoom full screen by the way instead of looking at it in that tiny box on the web page.
10-31-06, 09:42 PM
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Hmm.. shouldn't it be an "assist"??
Therefore, it isn't expected that you use it all the time but maybe only in tight spots where it would've taken you just as long to park it manually.
Therefore, it isn't expected that you use it all the time but maybe only in tight spots where it would've taken you just as long to park it manually.
11-01-06, 07:31 AM
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I think it should be called the Tokyo Parking Feature because there people are polite and would wait or go around you as your LS and you are parallel parking.
In Manhattan? Fuggedaboudit!
In Manhattan? Fuggedaboudit!
11-01-06, 08:35 AM
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As I understand it this option was designed specifically for Tokyo traffic, and has been used on one or two Toyota "city cars" for about two years now -- to get the bugs out for the Lexus, I hope...
08-03-07, 01:32 AM
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When I was looking at this car at the dealership, the dealer couldn't make it work. So I had to figure it out myself and show it to the dealer. Another thing they learned from me, was how to turn off the stupid navigation prompt. Initially they said it couldn't be done.
The self-parking feature works as advertised for me (I only use parallel parking mode). You just need to learn to position the car properly. After that it only takes me an extra second or two to click on the buttons and engage the auto-parking.
The only problem I can see is that the speed of backing up is too slow. The car practically stops and barely moves. I usuall press the accelerator and finish parking myself when the car is on the right trajectory.
I am pretty good at parallel parking without any automatic help. But I like this feature and I am actually using it.
The self-parking feature works as advertised for me (I only use parallel parking mode). You just need to learn to position the car properly. After that it only takes me an extra second or two to click on the buttons and engage the auto-parking.
The only problem I can see is that the speed of backing up is too slow. The car practically stops and barely moves. I usuall press the accelerator and finish parking myself when the car is on the right trajectory.
I am pretty good at parallel parking without any automatic help. But I like this feature and I am actually using it.
08-03-07, 02:10 AM
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08-03-07, 04:47 AM
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To turn off the voice prompt, press the menu button next to the Nav screen then "Setup" then set "Voice recognition guidance" to the off position.
If you do this, when you push the voice button you get a simple beep rather than a voice prompting you to enter a command.
If you do this, when you push the voice button you get a simple beep rather than a voice prompting you to enter a command.
08-10-07, 02:00 PM
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That was hilarious. This has got to be up there with most useless feature for the money EVER.
But on a MUCH brighter note, the car seriously looks and moves (when DRIVEN BY THE DRIVER) AWESOME in that video!!!
(I right clicked and said zoom full screen by the way instead of looking at it in that tiny box on the web page.
But on a MUCH brighter note, the car seriously looks and moves (when DRIVEN BY THE DRIVER) AWESOME in that video!!!
(I right clicked and said zoom full screen by the way instead of looking at it in that tiny box on the web page.
