Personalized Settings for 2013 RX
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I am curious which of these people have changed and if it would be advantageous for me to have changed?
http://www.lexus.com/pdf/service/RX_with_nav_LPS.pdf
Thanks Dorothy
http://www.lexus.com/pdf/service/RX_with_nav_LPS.pdf
Thanks Dorothy
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Dorothy, for me on the other hand, I had no changes made by the dealer to my 2006 over the 8 years I owned it, or to my 2013 which is nearly 9 months old. I only tweaked some of what I could change in the vehicle myself. I can see the logic perhaps with some personalization changes that are available, but others, could likely come up with reasons I wouldn't suggest the default be changed as well.
As a speculative side note, I've always wondered why my RX's since 1999 have an increasing number of options I could change myself at any time, but also have this set of relatively similar personalizations across now 3 generations of RX that only the dealer can modify upon request. I'm happy Lexus let's their dealers make these personalizations for those that want them, and I'm all for that, but it's interesting to me after all these years, with other things Lexus has done to probably save money, that these changes still require dealer service intervention vs. having just become another option the consumer could change themselves. I doubt at this point Lexus just forgot about it, as they would see increased warranty costs from their dealers every time a customer asks for the free change to be made. Lexus may not be the fastest with deploying some changes, but after this amount of time and the cost challenges everyone is concerned with, it sure makes me think Lexus engineers or designers have some good reason for going to the trouble keeping a set of personalization options in all their models that are only available for change after great thought on behalf of the owner, and only with intervention by their dealer network who preserves the changes as part of the VIN service record. IMO for the good and bad of it, Lexus generally tries to be deliberate in what they do, even if we don't know the reasons for it some times.
Anyway, back to your question.
My suggestion is, take the input folks give you here, but then read through the list of what could be changed once again, and live with the defaults that come with your RX for the first 5K miles (or until something really begins driving you nuts and you can't wait). At that point, if you really believe a change would be better for you, super, have your dealer do it. They'll make any personalization changes one time for you "officially" until the 5K service is performed, without charge. They may or may not charge you to change something after that.
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One thing that drives me nutz is how the HVAC automatically goes into "RECIRC" mode during hotter times of the year. I understand the reasoning but I also want to make that decision myself. Not sure what Toyota calls it, but that function must be altered by the dealer. Funny, when I asked my Toyota dealer to do it on our '09 TCH, they looked at my like I had two heads. Claimed they never heard of it and would have to "open up a case" with Toyota. They finally figured it out.
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Bob, I am sure there is some safety feature built into NO Outside Air mode, however, a cars cabin is a very small space.... with a few passengers, its incredible how fast CO2 build-up can occur...sure, it won't kill ya, but it sure can make ya feel like crap. I test these things in commercial buildings, so of course, I occasionally test them in my cars, just for kicks... I leave my OA intake on as a default.
Even an avg sized bedroom, with two people, will double the CO2 concentration after one night of sleeping (vs. the 450ppm in all outside air). I even have OA intake system in my house, similar to what the cars offer.... one of the best investments I ever put into my house. Re-inhaling toxic exhale, is not ideal.... we all tend to overlook things we can not smell, see, taste, or sense....
As for these options....why in the world can't the remote lock doors AND close windows??? How nice would that have been.... must be a legal issue...
Even an avg sized bedroom, with two people, will double the CO2 concentration after one night of sleeping (vs. the 450ppm in all outside air). I even have OA intake system in my house, similar to what the cars offer.... one of the best investments I ever put into my house. Re-inhaling toxic exhale, is not ideal.... we all tend to overlook things we can not smell, see, taste, or sense....
As for these options....why in the world can't the remote lock doors AND close windows??? How nice would that have been.... must be a legal issue...
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I am picking up my 2013 RX 350 this weekend.
I studies the LPS PDF file, and thinking to change those dealer applicable only
by then.
However, I think if owner can set it any time would be handy when you want to
change it over time.
Some people will post some trick for certain car even it is not listed any where in the
manual of the car.
Is it possible that someone know how to do those dealer applicable settings by owner
without any equipment?
Maybe some technician work at the dealers knows the trcik and willing to help here.
I studies the LPS PDF file, and thinking to change those dealer applicable only
by then.
However, I think if owner can set it any time would be handy when you want to
change it over time.
Some people will post some trick for certain car even it is not listed any where in the
manual of the car.
Is it possible that someone know how to do those dealer applicable settings by owner
without any equipment?
Maybe some technician work at the dealers knows the trcik and willing to help here.
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I am picking up my 2013 RX 350 this weekend.
I studies the LPS PDF file, and thinking to change those dealer applicable only
by then.
However, I think if owner can set it any time would be handy when you want to
change it over time.
Some people will post some trick for certain car even it is not listed any where in the
manual of the car.
Is it possible that someone know how to do those dealer applicable settings by owner
without any equipment?
Maybe some technician work at the dealers knows the trcik and willing to help here.
I studies the LPS PDF file, and thinking to change those dealer applicable only
by then.
However, I think if owner can set it any time would be handy when you want to
change it over time.
Some people will post some trick for certain car even it is not listed any where in the
manual of the car.
Is it possible that someone know how to do those dealer applicable settings by owner
without any equipment?
Maybe some technician work at the dealers knows the trcik and willing to help here.
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If you guys want to change your Lexus Personalized Settings by yourselves, now you can ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
We've recently released a new version of our Carista OBD2 app for Android, which can do just that. No need to fight with the dealer about them anymore! Plus, there are a lot more settings actually available on these cars (and through Carista) than the dealer offers in hose PDFs.
All you need is an ELM327 bluetooth adapter ($10-25 on amazon/ebay/etc.) and the "Pro Package" inside Carista, which is $9.99. By the way, you can see what settings are available for your car and what their current values are for free, without buying the Pro Package. You only need to pay if you want to change a setting. So give it a try
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We've recently released a new version of our Carista OBD2 app for Android, which can do just that. No need to fight with the dealer about them anymore! Plus, there are a lot more settings actually available on these cars (and through Carista) than the dealer offers in hose PDFs.
All you need is an ELM327 bluetooth adapter ($10-25 on amazon/ebay/etc.) and the "Pro Package" inside Carista, which is $9.99. By the way, you can see what settings are available for your car and what their current values are for free, without buying the Pro Package. You only need to pay if you want to change a setting. So give it a try
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So I paid $140.00 for a wired handheld device in 2009 so $12.00 plus and Android app looks like a good deal and is a lot smaller.
The check engine light came on when we didn't tighten the gas cap enough on our 2002 Highlander. Same thing happened to our daughter and she paid more than the cost of this app to have the light reset.
If the RX check engine light comes on it is probably off to the dealer unless it is something stupid like the gas cap.
I'm interested in the customized settings and this seems like a small cost to learn more. Can anyone confirm settings that are not shown on the PDF listing?
I ordered and will give the app a try Saturday when the hardware shows up.
The check engine light came on when we didn't tighten the gas cap enough on our 2002 Highlander. Same thing happened to our daughter and she paid more than the cost of this app to have the light reset.
If the RX check engine light comes on it is probably off to the dealer unless it is something stupid like the gas cap.
I'm interested in the customized settings and this seems like a small cost to learn more. Can anyone confirm settings that are not shown on the PDF listing?
I ordered and will give the app a try Saturday when the hardware shows up.
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All you need is an ELM327 bluetooth adapter ($10-25 on amazon/ebay/etc.) and the "Pro Package" inside Carista, which is $9.99. By the way, you can see what settings are available for your car and what their current values are for free, without buying the Pro Package. You only need to pay if you want to change a setting. So give it a try ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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"A few clone makers have carefully worded ads that make it seem like they are using genuine version v1.4a, v1.5, v1.5a, or v2.1 Elm chips. These can not use Elm Electronics ICs as we have never made those versions."
http://www.elmelectronics.com/obd.html
I have no association with ELM. Just a CL member who sees the need to point out that you are not getting what you think you are getting when you buy these products.
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Here's what we have in the current version (2.0):
Auto headlights activation threshold (Much darker / Darker / Normal / Lighter / Much lighter)
Instrument lights dimming sensitivity (Much darker / Darker / Normal / Lighter / Much lighter)
Instrument lights restoring sensitivity (Much darker / Darker / Normal / Lighter / Much lighter)
Dim interior lights after… (7 seconds / 15 seconds / 30 seconds)
Turn on interior lights when you shut off engine (Yes / No)
Turn on interior lights when you unlock doors (Yes / No)
Turn on interior lights when smart key in range (Yes / No)
Center console spotlight (bright when doors open, dim when driving) (Yes / No)
Turn on exterior footlight (on side mirror) when smart key in range (Yes / No)
Turn on exterior footlight (on side mirror) when doors unlocked via remote (Yes / No)
Turn on exterior footlight (on side mirror) when doors unlocked via interior switch (Yes / No)
Turn on exterior footlight (on side mirror) for… (Off / 7 seconds / 15 seconds / 30 seconds)
Interior light control (Enabled / Disabled)
Exterior light control (Enabled / Disabled)
Ding when headlights are left on (Yes / No)
Remote low battery warning (On / Off)
Rear parking sensor range (Narrow / Wide)
Mute parking sensor when stationary for more than 3 sec. (Yes / No)
Parking sensor beep volume (1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Max)
Blink turn signals when locking/unlocking with remote (Yes / No)
Volume of beep when locking/unocking with remote (Off / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / Max)
Beep when opening/closing windows with remote (Yes / No)
Warn when door can't be locked with remote because it's open (Yes / No)
Re-lock doors automatically if you unlock, but don't open a door within… (30 seconds / 60 seconds / 120 seconds)
Unlock doors via remote (Driver's door on 1st press, all on 2nd / All doors on 1st press)
Unlock doors via physical key (Driver's door on 1st press, all on 2nd / All doors on 1st press)
Unlock doors via smart key (Driver's door on 1st press, all on 2nd / All doors on 1st press)
Auto-lock doors when moving (On / Off)
Lock doors when shifting into gear (On / Off)
Unlock doors when shifting into park (P) (On / Off)
Unlock all doors when driver's door is opened (On / Off)
Lock doors when smart key inside vehicle after… (0.5 seconds / 1.5 seconds / 2.5 seconds / 5 seconds)
Smart key location to start car (Front seats / Anywhere in vehicle)
Open windows/sunroof by holding key in door lock (On / Off)
Close windows/sunroof by holding key in door lock (On / Off)
Open windows and sunroof via long-press on remote (On / Off)
Close windows and sunroof via long-press on remote (On / Off)
Temperature dial calibration (-2°C / -1°C / Normal / +1°C / +2°C)
A/C evaporator control (Automatic / Manual)
A/C ECO mode (Enabled / Disabled)
Auto-increase blower speed when front defroster is on (Yes / No)
Auto-turn on A/C when AUTO button pressed (if needed) (Yes / No)
Auto-turn on recirculate mode when A/C is on (Yes / No)
Deactivate front defroster when AUTO button pressed (Yes / No)
Beep when HVAC buttons are pressed (Yes / No)
We are particularly proud of the "Ding when headlights are left on" setting, which is NOT available through the dealers' software on this car
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I assume you realize that on the web page on your site indicated in the above URL at least two of the three products listed are using "cloned" chips and therefore are not "true" ELM product. As a result, some or all features may not work. The third product, actually the first one in your list, does not indicate which version or whose chip they are using.
"A few clone makers have carefully worded ads that make it seem like they are using genuine version v1.4a, v1.5, v1.5a, or v2.1 Elm chips. These can not use Elm Electronics ICs as we have never made those versions."
http://www.elmelectronics.com/obd.html
I have no association with ELM. Just a CL member who sees the need to point out that you are not getting what you think you are getting when you buy these products.
"A few clone makers have carefully worded ads that make it seem like they are using genuine version v1.4a, v1.5, v1.5a, or v2.1 Elm chips. These can not use Elm Electronics ICs as we have never made those versions."
http://www.elmelectronics.com/obd.html
I have no association with ELM. Just a CL member who sees the need to point out that you are not getting what you think you are getting when you buy these products.
Also, note that the Lexus-specific functionality in Carista needs an ELM327 v1.4-compatible chip. Notably, the OBDLink LX is v1.3-compatible, so it doesn't work. The next version of Carista will be able to work with older versions of the ELM327 interface too, incl. the OBDLink ones.