Does anyone know if there is a way to change the display settings so the screen does not come on at startup? I find it very distracting to drive with the NAV on when I don't need it, but it's a pain to always have to go through the menus to turn it off every time I drive. Can't find anything in the manual on this. Help!
Thanks,
CeeB

 

...to post your model year. If yours is a '13, you'll see how to do it in the NAV manual under Setup. If not, other 200 series years have owner's manuals online at lexus.com.

hth

Steve

 

Thank you for the reply - I did read through the NAV manual in the setup section, but there wasn't any obvious way to set the screen to auto off on startup. Every other feature under the sun appears adjustable - why not this one?!

 

Maybe turn the brightness of the screen all the way down. Is it the brightness that bothers you? The screen is kinda integrated into the Lexus system and even back in the LX470 days you could not stop it from turning on upon engine start.

 

CeeBe...still not knowing your model year...

On a '13, the sequence Setup>General>Screen Transition>Off will give you the same screen at startup that you had last time you shut her down. You'll still get the warning screen you acknowledge by pressing the acknowledgement in the lower right corner.

Off Topic just a little, I did find a way to shut off the stupid green ECO light, which to me was as big a PITA as the bright green "D" light on my 100 series LX (which I fixed by removing the "D" LED) .

You can kill the ECO light by pressing and holding the odometer button until you see the ECO light menu. Once the menu pops up, simply select the "OFF" option.

hth

Steve

 

THANKS for that information.

 

ggebhardt, you're very welcome.

The screen transition stuff I found in the owner's manual.

The ECO lamp stuff (and I was about ready to yank the gauge cluster and remove the LED) was courtesy of "elkaholic" on MUD. Check http://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/how-to-disable-the-eco-indicator.799981/

You'll see his post about halfway down the page. If you're not a member there, I'd strongly suggest signing-up with a brief intro.

Glad it helped you and perhaps a few others.

Steve

 

Thanks to all for the posts - I have the 2015 LX570, and there doesn't appear to be a "screen transition" option in my system.

95% of the routes I drive are already known to me, so having the NAV on is just unnecessary. Plus the constant updating on the screen as I take turns, etc is distracting. Would be nice to turn it off automatically, but I guess I'll keep going through the screens to do it manually for now.

CeeB
2015 LX570