Easy
Just flip the wiper stalk to the top position, you'll have personal preference.

 

You too? I had mine replaced two weeks ago. There was corrosion looking stuff on the bottom. The dealer said they've replaced a few already. Mine looks perfect now.

 

Thank you for the wiper advice. Oh, and by the way, I changed the nav screen, thanks to the help on this forum, so it doesn't keep defaulting to the map.

They told me at the dealership (when I bought the car) I should be getting a survey soon - I think I'll be honest about the experience. It was good for the price I got, but as far as spending 6 1/2 hours at the dealership - well, that was a bit much.

 

... and no thanks to the Nav manual, eh? (It's not in the manual.)

 

Same here, got mine (L) replace during the 5k service.

I agreed that the rain-sensitive wipers are pathetic, but they handle the job.
It is nothing like my old Audi's rain-sensitive wipers, I think they are the best.

 

Congrats on the new RX! And you'll learn how invaluable this forum is to understanding your new RX. I didn't know about the Auto Change option until just now. Thx!

 

Just my RX home from California to Canada yesterday, but still getting all the paperwork processed by our RIV . {Registrar of imported vehicles** They sure put through a mess of hoops before you can register and insure your vehicle. Love the ride and the look is super. Now to figure out all the bells and whistles on this vehicle. Will be spending lots of time on this site to figure out many of the gadgets on our new Lexus.
Cheers,
JB

 

Hi, KLopez. I'm driving my second Lexus RX350. It is a 2010, and my previous RX was a 2007. The rain-sensing wiper function is a little different on the 2010 RX as opposed to the 2007 RX. My understanding from reading the manual for the 2010 is that the indicator above "auto" has a circle, which means the rain-sensing function would be turned off. If you go up a notch above that with the "up" arrow, that is the most sensitive rain-sense. If you go down below the auto button, the rain-sense becomes less sensitive. Keep in mind you must also have the lever or the stalk in the right position also.
Sometimes at my car wash they will turn my wipers completely off, and I use that as a guide to see whether I'm in rain-sense mode or not since it can be difficult to tell. So if the stalk is all the way up, no wipers will come on. If you go down a notch with the stalk, you're in rain-sense mode. If you go down another notch, your wipers will come on in regular mode. Also, keep in mind that if there's a light mist-type rain, I find that the wipers need a little helpful nudge manually by flicking the stalk down and then back up. The wipers are also speed sensitive, so you'll notice them working more efficiently when it's raining a little harder and when your driving speed increases.


Regarding your dealership experience, I can say I have gotten great treatment at my Lexus Dealership. They have always called me to follow up on how I'm doing with my new purchase and also sent follow-up letters. The treatment has been the same in the service department. My service advisors have been top notch. I live in Florida also, so my dealership is Lexus of Tampa Bay. I only live a little over three miles from my dealership, so anything such as when a tire pressure warning light comes on, I can just drive on over and they take it back to check the tire pressure for me and put air in the tire that needs it, and then I'm on my merry way!

 

Thank you, EMS. Got the wipers figured out, thanks to this forum. Also been doing tons of owner-manual reading, as well as these boards.

I mentioned on the survey I recently received about the missing follow-up. I'm also getting service reminder letters for the car I recently traded. Huh?

Oh, well - at least I'm happy with the deal and also with my new RX-Baby. I don't think I'll send the traded-in GX for service though. Ha!

 

Yeah, and I'm still waiting for my cookies

Kathie, how do you like the ride on the RX vs the GX?

 

Hi, Anita...LOL on the cookies.

The ride is maybe not as smooth - but the GX is more of a luxury "truck", and was way too big for me to be truly happy in it - smooth ride or not. I think the updated model GX460 runs more than $60K now - certainly not worth it for me.

There was no way I needed 4-wheel drive or any of the suspension gadgets. And I don't have the annoying "thump" with the RX either.

My AC works much better also - In Florida - it is a necessary way of life. Especially with a black car. It cools off in no-time flat.


I like the nav in the RX much better and the gas mileage is awesome. I was getting maybe 15 MPG (if I was lucky) and my latest read-out is 19.4. A big difference.

 

LOL! Had the same on our '06 GS.

--Nate