KolePaha

I have owned previously: 2005 IS250 - great car if there is not more than 2 people in it (not a lot of leg room in the back). It has great road feedback and a sporty feel to it. Drove it for 3 years - only did annual maintenance on the car at the dealer. 2011 GS450h - loved the torque and the size (not the size of the boot though). Comfortable car to drive on a longer cruise. During the 4 years I did annual maintenance at the dealer and had the water pump changed 2016 GS200t F-Sport - The only good thing was the look of the front of the car. The car was not very sporty nor it was very comfortable. I didn't like the engine at all. Did only annual maintenance. 2018 LS500h F-Sport - This brings me back the joy, performance and comfort of the GS450h. I have thought of getting myself an older IS-F for a Sunday car to bring back good memories with a punch, but we'll see about that. It is hard for me to give you a good answer, but it depends on your preferences: 1. If you want space, comfort and power - go with GS450h 2. If you want an experience and joy - go with IS250 3. If your options are IS250 or GS300, then I would choose IS250 (if size is not an issue. 4-people driving in the car daily is not so comfortable) I hope it helps!

These seem to have all in common with the fuse No1 in engine compartment fuse box No2.

Nice work Rydo! I'll share this link to our local dealer also - then they can forward this info to the customers that are interested in this - we do not have a Lexus community in Estonia.

That is a good start! After trying out Cruisermark's recommendation and it does not result in success, then I would recommend to look for short circuits (long and boring process). Here is a good instruction for it LINK. You should start checking with the circuits that are affected.

There should be a total of 5 fuse boxes in your LS. Did you check all of them?

Just finished another call with my dealer regarding CarPlay. They recommended to call/send e-mail/letter directly to the importer (Toyota (GB) PLC in UK). The dealers themselves have very little power to put pressure on Toyota/Lexus Europe (Toyota Motor Europe) to get the ball rolling regarding the development. I have sent an e-mail to Toyota Baltic (importer in my region) regarding that. If we put enough pressure on the importers, then they might make it more of a priority. I encourage everyone that wish to have it on their LC/LS to send a polite reminder that the retrofit is highly anticipated - the number of requests matters! People outside of the UK should contact your local importer (your local dealer can provide the required contacts).

Thank You David!

Did the annual service at the dealer and got the car cleaned.

I dropped my keys twice (!) in the gap today, but the chip catcher saved the day. I remember thinking then, that I was so happy that Lexus has these and now I found this thread here to share my joy.

I could not find the best data, but for example. In the first half of 2020 Lexus sold 1475 units of LS in US and Canada compared to 61 in Europe. LC and LS owners in Europe are too insignificant for Lexus - or we do not make enough noise. (2018 LS500h owner)

Thank you for posting the link. The latest answer (16. sept) from Lexus UK includes also LS: "The retrofit date for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto is model dependent. UX, ES and NX retrofits are scheduled for October, with RC, LC and LS to follow at a later date."

Has anyone done an upgrade with the aftermarket add-on that keeps the option of the original system (like: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32906314166.html?spm=2114.12010612.8148356.17.413179daTb7MmX or similar from AliExpress)? I am trying to find a solution for my LS500 that also lacks the CarPlay functionality and I am looking for recommendations here. I am very skeptical that there will be a retrofit coming in the near future (or if at all) for our cars in Europe.

This is bad... My car is not new any more. Although it will take some time to see these on the road in EU.

I tried it on a LS500. Did not work unfortunately.

I did a similar inquiry regarding my LS500. The local dealer had no information regarding the possibility to do the retrofit. Then I contacted the Lexus Baltic (they supply all the Lexus cars in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). They informed the following: "Based on the responses to further inquiries, we can say that the manufacturer's offer of a solution for the EU LS model Retrofit is under investigation, but unfortunately no further details are expected in the near future."