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Old 04-10-18, 09:24 AM
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Is there a way to delete preset radio stations on a Lexus RX350?
Old 04-10-18, 09:49 AM
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just save new ones on top.
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Originally Posted by laurenz3
Is there a way to delete preset radio stations on a Lexus RX350?
if you want to change the stations the best way is to just over ride them with the "new station", if you want to truly delete them, you have to disconnect the cables to the battery and after about 15 mins they will be gone, BUT SO WILL ALL THE OTHER SETTINGS FOR YOUR SEAT AND MIRRORS and all the other personalized settings. So it can be done but its a whole lot more work than just saving the new station over the old and ignoring the ones you can't/don't want to change
Old 04-10-18, 02:24 PM
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Similar to the above suggestions, you could just overwrite all the stations with a 'blank' frequency (ie. one where there's no channel). I believe 88.5 is one such frequency.

Same result, less effort.
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Originally Posted by LOLjasonW
if you want to change the stations the best way is to just over ride them with the "new station", if you want to truly delete them, you have to disconnect the cables to the battery and after about 15 mins they will be gone, BUT SO WILL ALL THE OTHER SETTINGS FOR YOUR SEAT AND MIRRORS and all the other personalized settings. So it can be done but its a whole lot more work than just saving the new station over the old and ignoring the ones you can't/don't want to change
Probably the worst thing that will happen if you disconnect the battery has to do with the next time you have to get a SMOG CERTIFICATE. Your computer sensors will not be active, and you will be unable to get a smog certificate, therefore unable to get a registration, therefore unable to drive.

Old 11-25-18, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by pdmike
Probably the worst thing that will happen if you disconnect the battery has to do with the next time you have to get a SMOG CERTIFICATE. Your computer sensors will not be active, and you will be unable to get a smog certificate, therefore unable to get a registration, therefore unable to drive.
Not entirely true. You will have some sensors in a “not ready” state but they will reset when you complete a drive cycle. This can typically take 50 to 100 miles.
Old 11-25-18, 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by olgzr


Not entirely true. You will have some sensors in a “not ready” state but they will reset when you complete a drive cycle. This can typically take 50 to 100 miles.
I drove every drive cycle I could find on the Internet. I endangered my life, coasting to a stop on the edge of a freeway. I could go on for months. It is nowhere near as simple as merely driving 60 or 100 miles. There is MUCH more to it than that. But this is a thread about deleting presets, not smog certificates. The answer is, you can't do it. (Delete presets.)
Old 11-26-18, 09:16 PM
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I think it's called deleting personal info.

“MENU” button  “Setup”  “General”  “Delete Personal Data”
Select “Delete”.
Check carefully beforehand, as data cannot be retrieved once deleted.
The following personal data will be deleted or changed to its default settings.
• Phonebook data
• Call history data
• Favorite data
• Bluetooth® devices data
• Phone sound settings
• Detailed Bluetooth® settings
• Audio/video setting
• Preset switch data
• Last used radio station
• Customized image data
• FM info setting
• iPod tagging information
• Software update history
• Software update detail information
• Phone display setting
• Contact/call history setting
• Messaging setting
• Traffic information map
• Weather information
• Phonebook data for voice recognition
• Music data for voice recognition
NOTICE
■ To prevent damage to the USB memory device or its terminals
P. 370

Does this work?
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Old 11-29-18, 05:44 PM
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I also wanted to delete some of the presets. It makes it easier to navigate through with the steering wheel controls. Ill probably just double up on stations. Don't want to reset the computer.
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What happens if you change the number of presets, say from 36 to 12. What does it do? I'm guessing it deletes presets 13 to 36. If so, then you could just change it back to 36 and I assume presets 13 to 36 will be gone.
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why not just pull the fuse for the radio
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Old 10-20-21, 07:10 PM
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Is there a solution to this for the 2020 NX ?

I want to completely nullify/remove/delete some of the pre-programmed stations in my list.

In the interim, what I did was duplicate the neighboring station, which is still annoying.
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Figure out which stations you want to use: AM, FM and/or XM
Consider grouping them by genre: news, music, sports, politics
Overwrite any existing stations with your new entries.
Set the total number of stations to reflect your needs, unlikely a single driver will use 36 stations?
(Older Lexi do not have station count setting, workaround is to simple repeat your pattern 2 or 3 times
within the default 36 slots. Station A,B,C,D,E,F,- G,H,J,K,L,M,- A,B,C...)
Now you can use the steering wheel up/down rocker to change through your stations without even looking
at the radio screen.
Note 1: you can set the tone controls to each source: Midrange boost for AM, Bass boost for FM, treble cut for XM.
Note 2: you can press and hold the steering wheel "MODE" button to mute radio or pause playback
Old 10-21-21, 08:42 AM
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I can't say for sure about the NX, but, for other Lexus and Toyota vehicles, if you go into the settings, you will find one called "delete personal data", and it will eliminate any station presets. But it will also wipe out other settings, including mobile phone pairing, saved destinations, and the home screen setup. So, using the delete personal data option is likely to result in you having to spend a bit of time to set up the vehicle (again) to the way you prefer.
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