MR LEX

I got curious today and decided to pull out the DVD Navigation Disc from my IS250.

Lex

Maximus350

Can you please tell Lexus to put my address on the disk!! Even though my house is only 2 years old, my wife's Acura MDX has our address in it. Nice work btw!

MR LEX

LOL. Perhaps their will be an update in January? I know that the current Acura Nav discs will be updated in January of 2006.

Lex

TimboIS

Great info. Disc look virtually same as the 2.1 I have in my IS. I see it's up to v 5.1.

Now if you could post a pic of the screen with an MP3 playing.

fz1

So if they come out with a newer disc, do we have to order one and have it installed or will they upgrade at the next service?

MR LEX

They can perform the update for you but they will charge you for the labor and the disc, which will probably cost around $288 or so. They usually show up on eBay for a lot less.

Lex

MR LEX

As requested, here you go!

Enjoy!
Lex

garfield20

Can you put the DVD movie in this slot to watch movie? or DVD mp3 to listen while driving?
Since the other slots are CDs only.

MR LEX

Funny you should mention that. I tried a DVD movie, which didn't work but I haven't tried an MP3 DVD disc but I will

Lex

flipside909

No. You can only watch DVD with ML/NAV setups. You insert the discs like you normally would a regular CD. The DVD NAV drive is only for the DVD nav disk only. nothing else.

lexus_x_2

Being able to play mp3's (CD-R or DVD) is great and the information the navigation screen displays is also great, but when you drive the mp3 detailed information goes away.

It comes back when you come to a stop. You don't need to put the car in park, but you must be stopped.

Since you are able to view the navigation screen when driving, I'm wondering why Lexus made it so you can't see the detailed song information while driving. If it was strickly a safety issue, then why can you see the navigation map, which requires you to look at the screen.

I also noticed some options are greyed-out when the car is moving and you can't select them.

flipside909

This will answer alot of your questions about the greyed out areas:

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=167666

lexus_x_2

The only problem I noticed with using my bluetooth phone is you can't transfer a call to the actual phone when driving, only when stopped.

This means when you recieve (or make a call) everyone in the car can particpate in your phone call, whether you want them to or not.

Again, nothing real major, but I was traveling with a friend from work to visit a customer and he got a cell phone call. Then I received a call and it came through the speakers which made it hard to talk for both of us.

MR LEX

Also, while stopped, you can view the number of the incoming call but once you start moving it disappears! This is a really bad design because now I have to "physically" pickup the phone to view the incoming number before answering the call with the NAV unit

Needless to say, I'm seriously considering cutting some wires

Lex

lexus_x_2

Although I really love my IS350, I'm finding how limited the Nav Screen is while driving.

Example:

Speed Dial Numbers and Names appear when stopped, but the number disappears while driving. When you want to call someone via Speed Dial when driving you only see the name, so if you have entered two numbers for the same person (home and cell) you must rely on the little icons to tell the difference.

Again you can see the full name, but not the number. I don't understand this. Showing you the name, but not the number somehow makes it more safe?

Example:

I have my work voice mail number on Speed Dial. When I'm stopped I can enter my security code on the touch screen, but when I'm driving I can't enter my 4 digit security code. I know, this is for safety reasons.