New member and new to Lexus

[djmobi]

Hey everyone,

I have recently bought a Lexus IS300h Sport (not F Sport) and have had it now for about 2 weeks. I have to say the car is amazing. The hybrid system is really cool and when you drive it right you easily get in the 50's MPG, the ride is smooth quiet and refined yet it has some decent power if you need it. I had a BMW before and the Lexus is better in pretty much every way which is why I didnt get another 3 series, but oh my god is the infotainment system in the Lexus the worst I have ever seen or what.

I dont know if you guys feel the same or if there is something I will find out on this forum that allows me to make it better, but the stock Infotainment in the IS300h is years behind.

Everything else about the car is absolutely amazing. I am taking it on its first 3 hour or so drive tomorrow to the beach and I cant wait.

If anyone has any hints tips or whatever to do with the infotainment I would be interested to hear it.

Looking forward to spending some time on the forum and getting to know people a little

[Bluesman]

Hi Martin and welcome to the LOC, we are a friendly bunch so please dont hold back asking questions big or small should you have any problems with your car. We always welcome ideas on how to overcome problems with our cars but as they are the finest cars in the universe they dont go wrong that often.

I dont have any knowledge of the stereo system in your car but I am sure someone will be along shortly to help.

We always love to see pictures of your cars so don't be shy.

Happy Lexus Motoring.

Mike. Bluesman.

[djmobi]

Hi Bluesman thanks for the welcome.

I have been reading a lot of threads today and weirdly nobody else seems to be moaning about it so maybe its just me :)

I have added a pic of the car.....hopefully I did it right

[Bluesman]

On 12/08/2016 at 3:41 PM, djmobi said:

Hi Bluesman thanks for the welcome.

I have been reading a lot of threads today and weirdly nobody else seems to be moaning about it so maybe its just me :)

I have added a pic of the car.....hopefully I did it right

Looks good to me. Can you try and describe what you feel is wrong with your system? Mike.

[stormchaser]

I've got the Mark Levinson system in my CT and it's amazing.

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[djmobi]

mine is the standard Nav with the rotary controller instead of the mouse thing.

1 example would be USB, my USB stick is recognised but all the music is separated into folders but in order to move up and down the folders you have to move the rotary controller to the rleft, then scroll down to "folder up" or "Folder down" and press the rotary controller in. You have to repeat the process over and over again as when you move to the next folder it defaults back to the other screen. I have about 60 folders so it takes ages to get to the folder you want

Another example is DAB...the rotary controller doesnt do anything for changing channels. You have the up down arrows on the steering wheel to change Ensamble and then you have to use the knob on the radio to move between stations.

there are other examples but the above two seem completely crazy to me.

[steve2006]

Hello and welcome to the LOC.

My Lexus is so old it used to have a cassette tape player in it 

The paint and wheel combination look great on yours.

[stormchaser]

mine is the standard Nav with the rotary controller instead of the mouse thing.

1 example would be USB, my USB stick is recognised but all the music is separated into folders but in order to move up and down the folders you have to move the rotary controller to the rleft, then scroll down to "folder up" or "Folder down" and press the rotary controller in. You have to repeat the process over and over again as when you move to the next folder it defaults back to the other screen. I have about 60 folders so it takes ages to get to the folder you want

Another example is DAB...the rotary controller doesnt do anything for changing channels. You have the up down arrows on the steering wheel to change Ensamble and then you have to use the knob on the radio to move between stations.

there are other examples but the above two seem completely crazy to me.

Same as the later CT,s as owners are reporting similar. Also there are complaints of music from USB is taking a long time to load (5 mins +).

Thankfully on mine (2011) I have the mouse and can navigate very easy with it. I haven't yet tried USB as I Bluetooth music. I may now experiment with this to see if I get this problem.

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[djmobi]

thanks for the kind words people

[ISJason]

Maybe there is a software update that you can have when you take it in for service.

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[sheri1]

On 14/08/2016 at 7:35 PM, djmobi said:

mine is the standard Nav with the rotary controller instead of the mouse thing.

1 example would be USB, my USB stick is recognised but all the music is separated into folders but in order to move up and down the folders you have to move the rotary controller to the rleft, then scroll down to "folder up" or "Folder down" and press the rotary controller in. You have to repeat the process over and over again as when you move to the next folder it defaults back to the other screen. I have about 60 folders so it takes ages to get to the folder you want

Another example is DAB...the rotary controller doesnt do anything for changing channels. You have the up down arrows on the steering wheel to change Ensamble and then you have to use the knob on the radio to move between stations.

there are other examples but the above two seem completely crazy to me.

The rotary dial can be turned to move between tracks and folders, turning clockwise moves the curser down and anti-clockwise moves it up.  Just navigate this way rather than moving the wheel left / right / up  / down etc and it is super quick.