Things You Don't Like On Your GS
03-13-19, 06:13 AM
#136
Lead Lap
After looking for 6 months or so, I bought a 2015 AWD F-Sport at Thanksgiving. I had been driving a 2003 E39 manual, and before that a 2007 AWD 5-series Wagon that was also a manual. Comparatively speaking this new car is a rocket ship. That said, while I’ve missed many of the things that others have noted, really my biggest complaint has been the gas mileage. I’ve put 6000 on the car and average about 15.9 to 16.3 miles a gallon in normal mode and without a particularly heavy foot and premium fuel. It’s been a bit of a surprise. Both of the other two cars listed here, driving pretty much the same way I averaged right around 22.5 on miles on regular gas.
03-13-19, 01:11 PM
#137
Intermediate
When the wipers are in auto mode, the ring on the stalk adjusts the sensitivity of the automatic wipers. If you have it in the highest/top position, this is the most sensitive setting for the wipers. They will wipe more frequently. If you rotate the ring down to the lowest position, the wipers are in their least sensitive setting. They'll let a bit of water build-up before giving you a wipe.
03-13-19, 01:51 PM
#138
After looking for 6 months or so, I bought a 2015 AWD F-Sport at Thanksgiving. I had been driving a 2003 E39 manual, and before that a 2007 AWD 5-series Wagon that was also a manual. Comparatively speaking this new car is a rocket ship. That said, while I’ve missed many of the things that others have noted, really my biggest complaint has been the gas mileage. I’ve put 6000 on the car and average about 15.9 to 16.3 miles a gallon in normal mode and without a particularly heavy foot and premium fuel. It’s been a bit of a surprise. Both of the other two cars listed here, driving pretty much the same way I averaged right around 22.5 on miles on regular gas.
03-13-19, 02:53 PM
#139
Intermediate
When I turn off the car and open the driver's door I frequently get beeping that doesn't stop until I shut the door again. Yet other times it does not beep. Sometimes I stop the engine, pop the door and sit in the car for several seconds or minutes gathering things, talking on the phone, whatever and the beeping is annoying. I have not been able to reliably predict what it will do. Waiting before I open the door, foot on brake, foot off brake. Sometimes I just quickly tap the switch in the door jamb to stop it so I don't have to shut the door. I don't know what's causing the beep. Anyone know?
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kode3 (03-13-19)
03-13-19, 03:39 PM
#140
Lexus Fanatic
When I turn off the car and open the driver's door I frequently get beeping that doesn't stop until I shut the door again. Yet other times it does not beep. Sometimes I stop the engine, pop the door and sit in the car for several seconds or minutes gathering things, talking on the phone, whatever and the beeping is annoying. I have not been able to reliably predict what it will do. Waiting before I open the door, foot on brake, foot off brake. Sometimes I just quickly tap the switch in the door jamb to stop it so I don't have to shut the door. I don't know what's causing the beep. Anyone know?
03-13-19, 04:01 PM
#142
Racer
03-13-19, 04:36 PM
#143
Lexus Champion
When I turn off the car and open the driver's door I frequently get beeping that doesn't stop until I shut the door again. Yet other times it does not beep. Sometimes I stop the engine, pop the door and sit in the car for several seconds or minutes gathering things, talking on the phone, whatever and the beeping is annoying. I have not been able to reliably predict what it will do. Waiting before I open the door, foot on brake, foot off brake. Sometimes I just quickly tap the switch in the door jamb to stop it so I don't have to shut the door. I don't know what's causing the beep. Anyone know?
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1Lieutenant (01-23-22)
03-13-19, 04:39 PM
#144
Lexus Test Driver
When I turn off the car and open the driver's door I frequently get beeping that doesn't stop until I shut the door again. Yet other times it does not beep. Sometimes I stop the engine, pop the door and sit in the car for several seconds or minutes gathering things, talking on the phone, whatever and the beeping is annoying. I have not been able to reliably predict what it will do. Waiting before I open the door, foot on brake, foot off brake. Sometimes I just quickly tap the switch in the door jamb to stop it so I don't have to shut the door. I don't know what's causing the beep. Anyone know?
03-13-19, 06:14 PM
#145
Can someone please explain to me how to adjust the tilt of the front headrests? Thanks in advance.
03-13-19, 07:58 PM
#146
Driver School Candidate
I don't think you can actually tilt the head rest. I think you can only pull it forward until the it reach all the way to front, then it will go all the way back. You would pull it forward again to your comfort zone.
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signdetres (03-13-19)
03-14-19, 09:57 AM
#147
03-14-19, 10:08 AM
#148
Racer
I'm really not a fan of how much it feels like I have to fight the car when the engine is cold and I need to slowly pull out of a parking spot. I have to not only apply a ton of brake pedal pressure to get the car to not lurch when shifting from park to reverse or reverse to drive etc. But it's more than the lurch when shifting. It keeps the idle speed way too high once you've shifted out of park and it isn't warmed up yet. Every car I've had would drop the idle speed fully when you shift out of park and it's cold. Not this one I guess.
This is probably my biggest complaint with this car. It's definitely its most unrefined and un-Lexus-like quality. Once it's warmed up, low speeds & parking in the GS is the smoothest and most buttery process, but when it's cold, yikes.
This is probably my biggest complaint with this car. It's definitely its most unrefined and un-Lexus-like quality. Once it's warmed up, low speeds & parking in the GS is the smoothest and most buttery process, but when it's cold, yikes.
03-14-19, 10:50 AM
#149
03-14-19, 10:51 AM
#150
Underwhelming ML audio, and no FLAC playback.
2015 GS
2015 GS