Navigation Upgrade
#61
Are you asking about the nav software update (not the map update)?
We recently talked extensively about it on the IS forum: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...he-dealer.html
You have to locate the file for your model but once you have it is pretty straightforward if you have minimal computer skills, you will find details in that thread.
We recently talked extensively about it on the IS forum: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...he-dealer.html
You have to locate the file for your model but once you have it is pretty straightforward if you have minimal computer skills, you will find details in that thread.
#62
Driver School Candidate
GPS Update
2013 Lexus RX350 needs GPS Update. Where can the update be purcvhased for a reasonable price. How and where do you do the updating within the vehicle? Instructions?
#64
The dealer is your only option and it is painfully expensive. Lexus used to have a website dedicated to GPS updates but they let the domain name expire last month. http://www.lexusnavigation.com
If you do decide to go with the dealer update I recommend that you wait for the next update which is typically released in the fall.
If you do decide to go with the dealer update I recommend that you wait for the next update which is typically released in the fall.
#65
Moderator
I recently inquired about the update and the local dealership said next month [October]. They did not specify date so it could be the 1st or all the way to 31.
Salim
Salim
#67
Moderator
Please take a 2018 model out in your area for test drive.
The data in the latest map is not guaranteed to be current as of today. [It will be out of date the day it get collected ]
Other than novelty, I only use NAV in an area which I am not familiar ... ignorance is a bliss for me!
Salim
The data in the latest map is not guaranteed to be current as of today. [It will be out of date the day it get collected ]
Other than novelty, I only use NAV in an area which I am not familiar ... ignorance is a bliss for me!
Salim
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#69
Pole Position
#71
Intermediate
Please take a 2018 model out in your area for test drive.
The data in the latest map is not guaranteed to be current as of today. [It will be out of date the day it get collected ]
Other than novelty, I only use NAV in an area which I am not familiar ... ignorance is a bliss for me!
Salim
The data in the latest map is not guaranteed to be current as of today. [It will be out of date the day it get collected ]
Other than novelty, I only use NAV in an area which I am not familiar ... ignorance is a bliss for me!
Salim
Since it's closer to $400 and one hour, it's a no-brainer.
My dad's 2015 RX doesn't recognize a single portion of my neighbourhood and people have been living in it since 2013.
For a "premium" system that should be vastly better than a smart phone (which constantly updates, for free and responds to your voice) it's appalling that they went with something so terrible.
#72
Lexus Champion
^this. The navigation sucks in Lexus and I feel there's no value in updating it if it costs more than a nickel and takes more than 5 minutes at the dealer.
Since it's closer to $400 and one hour, it's a no-brainer.
My dad's 2015 RX doesn't recognize a single portion of my neighbourhood and people have been living in it since 2013.
For a "premium" system that should be vastly better than a smart phone (which constantly updates, for free and responds to your voice) it's appalling that they went with something so terrible.
Since it's closer to $400 and one hour, it's a no-brainer.
My dad's 2015 RX doesn't recognize a single portion of my neighbourhood and people have been living in it since 2013.
For a "premium" system that should be vastly better than a smart phone (which constantly updates, for free and responds to your voice) it's appalling that they went with something so terrible.
You'd think my Audi would use Google traffic, considering there is a SIM card and a data plan to get Google satellite image overlays, but alas, it relies on the crappy XM traffic.
Needless to say, I did not renew the data plan on it.
Tesla may be an exception, because they are a tech company first and an auto manufacturer second. They simply stuck the largest screen they could and gave everyone Google maps navigation over the internet. And it constantly updates itself for free.
As far as the rest of auto manufacturers are concerned, slow adoption rate of new technologies entices new customers to upgrade to newer vehicles.
#73
Waze is free, faster, more helpful, and more accurate. I've stopped using the Nav in either car.
#74
Every manufacturer is guilty of providing sub-par systems. They range from bad to horrible.
You'd think my Audi would use Google traffic, considering there is a SIM card and a data plan to get Google satellite image overlays, but alas, it relies on the crappy XM traffic.
Needless to say, I did not renew the data plan on it.
Tesla may be an exception, because they are a tech company first and an auto manufacturer second. They simply stuck the largest screen they could and gave everyone Google maps navigation over the internet. And it constantly updates itself for free.
As far as the rest of auto manufacturers are concerned, slow adoption rate of new technologies entices new customers to upgrade to newer vehicles.
You'd think my Audi would use Google traffic, considering there is a SIM card and a data plan to get Google satellite image overlays, but alas, it relies on the crappy XM traffic.
Needless to say, I did not renew the data plan on it.
Tesla may be an exception, because they are a tech company first and an auto manufacturer second. They simply stuck the largest screen they could and gave everyone Google maps navigation over the internet. And it constantly updates itself for free.
As far as the rest of auto manufacturers are concerned, slow adoption rate of new technologies entices new customers to upgrade to newer vehicles.
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Updating navigation maps on 2015 RXh?
The RX's software won't let me input an address that Google has no difficulty locating. Do I need to take this
back to the dealer for updating? Thank you.
back to the dealer for updating? Thank you.