Albertbigndaft

I updated my 2015 nx through them. I couldn’t manage to download the software needed myself but after asking them for help (and I’m usually fine with techie stuff) a usb arrived by post. It had the software on it. I then paid the fee asked for through PayPal and entered the code they emailed me into the infotainment system when prompted (having slotted in the usb and gone through the menu). It took an hour to update and I had to sit and wait for that to complete while the engine was running (haven’t got a drive etc). Seems overall to have worked, in that local roads not previously updated on the original are now there as they should be (M1, Jct24). One problem I’ve found is that the speed limit on another local road is completely wrong...got what I paid for I expect...

Nope. Sorry. I’d like one too. At the moment the quickest way seems to be press menu, turn the wheel thingy left, press it and press it again. I generally drive with mine off cos it’s irritating...until Lexus make more user friendly/up to date software...or I can afford having apple carplay installed with 3rd party gear.

Might seem a daft question but does the rear view camera still work automatically when needed, even when in the Apple play mode?

You also answered another query I was about to ask - about use of radio/music while using Waze for instance. All understood thanks.

Looks great. Should be the same for my car then. Once they’re back in stock I’d consider getting one shipped over and having it fitted. How does it work practically, as in, do you have to plug a lead into the phone, if so is that an apple lead or perhaps a 3.5mm? The info on the beatsonic website suggests it uses the aux up. Does that mean that you can revert back to all the normal fitted satnav and radio etc if/when you fancy? My car has a wireless phone charger plate built into the centre console. Any ideas if I could use the two at the same time? Regards.

I’ve got a 2015 NX which has the basic satnav/media. The phone used to work ok with the media but since iOS 13 it’s gone a bit weird. Now callers contact details aren’t recognised. It just shows the phone number. Same thing with texts. Advice seems to be alter numbers to +44 but the car still doesn’t recognise them, instead showing the number as 07 when I receive a call. Then if I alter them back to 07 it then shows them up as +44 when I get a call I’m on iOS 13.1.3 now. Considering going to an Apple shop and getting them to revert the phone (iPhone 7) back to 12.4, when it was last ok (Apple rep says they can do that), or get an android. Other problems people have with iOS 13 are worse - dropped calls or dropped Bluetooth connection etc, so my issue isn’t outrageous. As a workaround I’ve put my contacts as having both the +44 and 07 versions of the same phone number. Might cause a conflict but seems ok so far, though not consistent. Anyone else got ideas....? Also, for some reason, some contacts show their pictures on the screen, some don’t. There’s an option within media setting to turn that on and off but I can’t get it to show all consistently. Maybe it’s a picture file size issue...? Again, not a big problem in the real world but I would like it to work as it seems it could (before Apple ‘fixed’ it!). Lexus have been back in touch and can’t help yet, citing iOS 13 As problematic and suggesting upgrading to the latest os (done) and that they will look into it as well. My car has the latest software installed already, I believe.

I had a crosstour CR900 in my CT but couldn’t get the rear camera fitted neatly to the NX I’ve now got, so I’ve put it into the other half’s RAV4. It was ok to route the cable through the rubber ‘shroud’ over the wiring loom from body to the rear door on that car. I’ve put a Nextbase kit from lexuspartsdirect in the NX now. It’s a very good value kit, but for some reason the NX fuse spur size (piggy back fuse thingy) isn’t included (so wouldn’t have fit the CT either, though the fitting guide mentions both models) Luckily I still had my amazon bought spur from when I used it in the old CT, so have it fitted and working now. Has anyone managed to neatly route a rear camera cable through to their NX rear hatch successfully? I looked into it but gave up as the loom and rubber shroud is so tightly bound that I don’t want to disturb them. Cutting the cables accidentally seemed a likely problem. When I had the crosstour kit in the CT I still left a bit of the cable showing - smaller car so the little curl of cable in the rear view mirror while the hatch was shut didn’t bother me - it would if I had to do the same with the NX. Hope that all makes sense....

...I’d rather have had car play and use that to be honest but I doubt it’d be available any time soon to be retro fitted to my year/spec car - just wondered why it was greyed out and thought I’d ask. Many thanks for the responses so far 👍🏻

Thanks. I’ve done that ok. Using the usb for other music too. Any ideas if a different model phone would work with it? I had assumed that even an android one would still be greyed out but willing to try one.

I’ve had my NX300h 3 weeks. Just about understand the way the ‘infotainment’ works. It’s a 2015 luxury with conv pack and standard satnav. I’ve got an iphone7 that seems to work fine with it but find ‘mirrorlink’ greyed out within settings. Is that something that should work or have I just got an incompatible phone? I’m assuming at the moment it’s just not included as elsewhere in the system is a greyed out 2nd usb - haven’t found that either...

Just got an NX after I sold my CT. that could be awkward too (tomtom version in that), til I spent time fiddling with it. This seems the same. Mine’s a luxury spec. I haven’t found an on board tutorial. All it did when I pushed the button with a pic of a face was tell me there wasn’t anything set up. The book didn’t help either. Solved by fiddling again. Go to setup, telephone, scroll to contact/call history settings, voice tag. Click on that and you get three options - new, edit and delete (once you’re I’ve added some anyway). Select me and it should take you to your contacts from the phone (mine’s an iPhone so can’t assist with other makes I’m afraid - I’m guessing it’s similar). Select a contact, which takes you to their numbers, lean the toggle thing back to the left and there’s the option to record the name your u want the car to recognise, then press the return back button. Should work like that for each one then. Hope that all makes sense and works for you (if you’ve not already sorted it by now...👍🏻