nav, phone, and dvd playback at my finger tip (slightly 56k aware)
12-11-07, 10:30 AM
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Can you tell me THAT'S not as much a legal liability as letting people use their nav while moving? After all, not using your seatbelt is against the law in all 50 states, and disabling the warning chime is helping people drive without their belt.
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12-11-07, 10:43 AM
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We are not retired but get a good amount of time off, and therefore travel a lot and this will be our last Lexus (5th one). Reliability is the only reason we kept coming back, but our son in college has convinced us, rightly so, that this is really a mute issue as we normally don't keep a vehicle past the warranty period.
Corporate Lexus wake up.... Listen to your customers. You only lose a customer once.
12-11-07, 01:09 PM
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I have the 07 LS with the 7.1 upgrade.
As covered in the other thread, only the TV button that allows DVDs on the fly works with this combination thus far.
Mark of P.S. did some testing over the weekend and confirms that the LS with the 7.1 has issues with the unit.
I would guess the manufacturer will make an LS 7.1 friendly unit before long as all cars will eventually come with 7.1 which will leave their remaining market with the older version quite small.
Pat
As covered in the other thread, only the TV button that allows DVDs on the fly works with this combination thus far.
Mark of P.S. did some testing over the weekend and confirms that the LS with the 7.1 has issues with the unit.
I would guess the manufacturer will make an LS 7.1 friendly unit before long as all cars will eventually come with 7.1 which will leave their remaining market with the older version quite small.
Pat
12-11-07, 01:20 PM
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I have the 07 LS with the 7.1 upgrade.
As covered in the other thread, only the TV button that allows DVDs on the fly works with this combination thus far.
Mark of P.S. did some testing over the weekend and confirms that the LS with the 7.1 has issues with the unit.
I would guess the manufacturer will make an LS 7.1 friendly unit before long as all cars will eventually come with 7.1 which will leave their remaining market with the older version quite small.
Pat
As covered in the other thread, only the TV button that allows DVDs on the fly works with this combination thus far.
Mark of P.S. did some testing over the weekend and confirms that the LS with the 7.1 has issues with the unit.
I would guess the manufacturer will make an LS 7.1 friendly unit before long as all cars will eventually come with 7.1 which will leave their remaining market with the older version quite small.
Pat
12-11-07, 02:16 PM
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Nav version
I have an 07 LS460 (May 07 build) and when I look at the version # (under HDD data), I see "Map ver.06.1". Am I looking in the wrong spot? I don't see 7.0.
12-11-07, 07:14 PM
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12-12-07, 05:10 AM
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My 07 LS came with 7.0 so you are not making the wrong assumption Rominl. It appears that some came with 6.1 (a guy at my gym has an 07 LS and he has 6.1) and others came with 7.0. What version is on your LS Henry?
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12-12-07, 08:46 AM
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^^ I think they changed over to the 7.0 late in the game just before the summer time for the remaining 2007 builds... not sure why since 7.1 was right around the corner on all 2008's...
12-12-07, 10:59 AM
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Nav version
I called Lexus 800# today and they told me "all Lexus Nav systems work from CD's and are not hard drive based" (the last page of the Nav manual lists HDD data, but I guess the HDD does not mean hard drive?). Anyway, was told to call dealer to upgrade. Called dealer's parts dept and was told the cd to upgrade to 7.1 was not available yet. Did I get some bad info? If any of you upgraded to 7.1--how did you do it?
12-12-07, 11:04 AM
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I called Lexus 800# today and they told me "all Lexus Nav systems work from CD's and are not hard drive based" (the last page of the Nav manual lists HDD data, but I guess the HDD does not mean hard drive?). Anyway, was told to call dealer to upgrade. Called dealer's parts dept and was told the cd to upgrade to 7.1 was not available yet. Did I get some bad info? If any of you upgraded to 7.1--how did you do it?
1) ls460 navigation are ALL hard drive based, period. no cd, no dvd.
2) all other lexus models, they are dvd based, NO cd (what can you store in a freaking 700mb cd...)
3) the necessary hardware for ls460 navigation update as well as the 7.1 software have been out since oct. some members here already got the updates. it could be the case that your dealership has no idea about the update or they don't have the hardware for it yet
hope this helps
12-13-07, 12:54 PM
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Just want to put a quick update.
A client with the override module on his 600hL with the 7.1 upgrade since day 1. His unit is working perfectly fine. Overriding the navigation while the car is in motion, etc.
We are looking into a test vehicle with 7.1 that we can do the installation and verify the module is compatible. Thanks.
A client with the override module on his 600hL with the 7.1 upgrade since day 1. His unit is working perfectly fine. Overriding the navigation while the car is in motion, etc.
We are looking into a test vehicle with 7.1 that we can do the installation and verify the module is compatible. Thanks.
12-13-07, 03:51 PM
#180
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Just want to put a quick update.
A client with the override module on his 600hL with the 7.1 upgrade since day 1. His unit is working perfectly fine. Overriding the navigation while the car is in motion, etc.
We are looking into a test vehicle with 7.1 that we can do the installation and verify the module is compatible. Thanks.
A client with the override module on his 600hL with the 7.1 upgrade since day 1. His unit is working perfectly fine. Overriding the navigation while the car is in motion, etc.
We are looking into a test vehicle with 7.1 that we can do the installation and verify the module is compatible. Thanks.
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