An interesting thing about the new infotainment system
12-16-22, 07:36 AM
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Edit: found an added option for a 2022 Rx 450h F sport. $1,365.
Last edited by Dhill; 12-16-22 at 08:36 AM.
12-16-22, 09:21 AM
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I heard the panoramic view monitor is having the same supply chain issues as the ML audio system which is why you don’t see those two options on very many of the early 2023 inventory
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FMY421 (01-15-23)
12-16-22, 09:22 AM
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So, after a few hours on the highway, driving pretty aggressively, here are my thoughts:
Not as torquy as the V6, but more than enough power on tap for passing and merging. It’s delivered more linearly so you gotta be assertive with the gas pedal. The engine stayed pretty quiet 90% of the time, unless I was really flooring it. But it sounds really cool and peppy at higher revs!
I was driving in Sport mode and testing the passing power a lot, and I still managed to average 7.5 litres/100km (31 mpg). I’ll drive more conservatively on my trip back for comparison.
Not as torquy as the V6, but more than enough power on tap for passing and merging. It’s delivered more linearly so you gotta be assertive with the gas pedal. The engine stayed pretty quiet 90% of the time, unless I was really flooring it. But it sounds really cool and peppy at higher revs!
I was driving in Sport mode and testing the passing power a lot, and I still managed to average 7.5 litres/100km (31 mpg). I’ll drive more conservatively on my trip back for comparison.
12-17-22, 05:12 AM
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So, I've been driving around in my RX350h for a couple weeks now, enjoying myself immensely (the annoying growl of the engine seems to have smoothed out, or maybe I'm just getting used to it). But last night I found out something that I think everyone here will find of interest.
When you start the car, if you put it in gear immediately and start driving, before it's done loading your profile settings, it can cause weird behaviours in the infotainment.
Last night I put the car immediately in reverse after pressing the Start button and started moving, not really paying attention. I immediately noticed the "touch screen beep" was back despite having turned it off in the settings, and my "frequent items" were back to the default stuff from when I first got the car.
I didn't understand why and it bugged me a bit, coming from the absolute trainwreck that is Android Automotive, I think I have a bit of "infotainment PTSD". So anyway, today I had to run some errands and when I started the car, I gave it some time to boot up and it seemed to completely reload my settings (even cycling through the bright color scheme before coming back to the dark one). And everything was back to normal, like it was before last night.
So yeah, moral of the story, the new infotainment system needs a minute to boot correctly and completely. It'll work either way but may act weird if it's been rushed.
When you start the car, if you put it in gear immediately and start driving, before it's done loading your profile settings, it can cause weird behaviours in the infotainment.
Last night I put the car immediately in reverse after pressing the Start button and started moving, not really paying attention. I immediately noticed the "touch screen beep" was back despite having turned it off in the settings, and my "frequent items" were back to the default stuff from when I first got the car.
I didn't understand why and it bugged me a bit, coming from the absolute trainwreck that is Android Automotive, I think I have a bit of "infotainment PTSD". So anyway, today I had to run some errands and when I started the car, I gave it some time to boot up and it seemed to completely reload my settings (even cycling through the bright color scheme before coming back to the dark one). And everything was back to normal, like it was before last night.
So yeah, moral of the story, the new infotainment system needs a minute to boot correctly and completely. It'll work either way but may act weird if it's been rushed.
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12-17-22, 05:41 AM
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I don't think that beeping issue was because you started the car early. It seem like a reset in the Lexus system on the 13th evening. My settings in my NX450h+ also reset and my profile name reset back to my full name and the screen beeping came back as well. Another of my viewers also said that their settings reset around the same time as well.
Huh! That's an interesting theory.
So that "reset" would only affect 2 settings? The touchscreen beeps and the frequent items were the only things that had reverted back to their original value, everything else was intact. Almost like when a system is reading a configuration file and can't make it to the end (hence why I thought it was interrupted by my driving). Did you get the problem only once? Or is it a fun little recurring "feature"?
12-17-22, 02:21 PM
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Huh! That's an interesting theory.
So that "reset" would only affect 2 settings? The touchscreen beeps and the frequent items were the only things that had reverted back to their original value, everything else was intact. Almost like when a system is reading a configuration file and can't make it to the end (hence why I thought it was interrupted by my driving). Did you get the problem only once? Or is it a fun little recurring "feature"?
So that "reset" would only affect 2 settings? The touchscreen beeps and the frequent items were the only things that had reverted back to their original value, everything else was intact. Almost like when a system is reading a configuration file and can't make it to the end (hence why I thought it was interrupted by my driving). Did you get the problem only once? Or is it a fun little recurring "feature"?
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12-18-22, 07:35 AM
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All in all,I'm very satisfied with how the car behaved on its first road trip, even in a huge snowstorm. The star of the show was the ride quality, this new suspension is insanely great. It rides quiet too, that hasn't changed.
The old RX350 will not be missed.
12-22-22, 08:47 PM
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So, I've been driving around in my RX350h for a couple weeks now, enjoying myself immensely (the annoying growl of the engine seems to have smoothed out, or maybe I'm just getting used to it). But last night I found out something that I think everyone here will find of interest.
When you start the car, if you put it in gear immediately and start driving, before it's done loading your profile settings, it can cause weird behaviours in the infotainment.
Last night I put the car immediately in reverse after pressing the Start button and started moving, not really paying attention. I immediately noticed the "touch screen beep" was back despite having turned it off in the settings, and my "frequent items" were back to the default stuff from when I first got the car.
I didn't understand why and it bugged me a bit, coming from the absolute trainwreck that is Android Automotive, I think I have a bit of "infotainment PTSD". So anyway, today I had to run some errands and when I started the car, I gave it some time to boot up and it seemed to completely reload my settings (even cycling through the bright color scheme before coming back to the dark one). And everything was back to normal, like it was before last night.
So yeah, moral of the story, the new infotainment system needs a minute to boot correctly and completely. It'll work either way but may act weird if it's been rushed.
When you start the car, if you put it in gear immediately and start driving, before it's done loading your profile settings, it can cause weird behaviours in the infotainment.
Last night I put the car immediately in reverse after pressing the Start button and started moving, not really paying attention. I immediately noticed the "touch screen beep" was back despite having turned it off in the settings, and my "frequent items" were back to the default stuff from when I first got the car.
I didn't understand why and it bugged me a bit, coming from the absolute trainwreck that is Android Automotive, I think I have a bit of "infotainment PTSD". So anyway, today I had to run some errands and when I started the car, I gave it some time to boot up and it seemed to completely reload my settings (even cycling through the bright color scheme before coming back to the dark one). And everything was back to normal, like it was before last night.
So yeah, moral of the story, the new infotainment system needs a minute to boot correctly and completely. It'll work either way but may act weird if it's been rushed.
12-22-22, 09:11 PM
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Thank you so much for your information. I have an allocation this January, the specs sheet that dealer sent me did not show that it have the AC outlet, but the sale manager told me that ac outlet will come with every Rx 350h. I wonder if your Rx 350h came with the AC power outlet. Was Ac outlet listed as an option on your initial specs sheet?
12-22-22, 10:00 PM
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The sales manager lied. There are no AC outlets. Not in the Premium trim in Canada anyway. There are 2 standard “cigar lighter” style 12 V DC outlets though, one in the front next to the USBs and one in the cargo space. You can get a power inverter and get an AC outlet that way.
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12-31-22, 09:22 AM
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Quick update. The infotainment system has not acted up since I started waiting for the whole boot up process before driving. Also, the engine sound has definitely mellowed out. Right now, the car is behaving rock solid and the drive feel is super satisfying. It reacts better to the accelerator as well, feels much more lively than it did at first.
I was putting 91 octane in it for the first 3 fill ups, and then I switched to 87, to see if there would be a difference. To my surprise, there is! I notice a little less umph in the acceleration, but the engine sounds smoother, creamier, if it makes sense. I'll switch back to 91 in a few weeks, to see if those characteristics weren't just placebo effect.
Will keep you guys posted. Also, second road trip coming up around the 7th of Jan. I'll be watching my fuel consumption and report on the numbers.
I was putting 91 octane in it for the first 3 fill ups, and then I switched to 87, to see if there would be a difference. To my surprise, there is! I notice a little less umph in the acceleration, but the engine sounds smoother, creamier, if it makes sense. I'll switch back to 91 in a few weeks, to see if those characteristics weren't just placebo effect.
Will keep you guys posted. Also, second road trip coming up around the 7th of Jan. I'll be watching my fuel consumption and report on the numbers.
01-07-23, 07:53 AM
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Quick update. The infotainment system has not acted up since I started waiting for the whole boot up process before driving. Also, the engine sound has definitely mellowed out. Right now, the car is behaving rock solid and the drive feel is super satisfying. It reacts better to the accelerator as well, feels much more lively than it did at first.
I was putting 91 octane in it for the first 3 fill ups, and then I switched to 87, to see if there would be a difference. To my surprise, there is! I notice a little less umph in the acceleration, but the engine sounds smoother, creamier, if it makes sense. I'll switch back to 91 in a few weeks, to see if those characteristics weren't just placebo effect.
Will keep you guys posted. Also, second road trip coming up around the 7th of Jan. I'll be watching my fuel consumption and report on the numbers.
I was putting 91 octane in it for the first 3 fill ups, and then I switched to 87, to see if there would be a difference. To my surprise, there is! I notice a little less umph in the acceleration, but the engine sounds smoother, creamier, if it makes sense. I'll switch back to 91 in a few weeks, to see if those characteristics weren't just placebo effect.
Will keep you guys posted. Also, second road trip coming up around the 7th of Jan. I'll be watching my fuel consumption and report on the numbers.
01-14-23, 02:59 PM
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I picked up my 350h luxury yesterday. I had done quite a bit of research and read quite a bit in the online owner’s manual before picking it up. I had identified several of the settings I wanted to change. I had the tech guy help me make the changes and even showed him a couple he didn’t know existed. He even pseudo argued with me about the curve speed reduction in the radar cruise control section.
We made the changes yesterday before I made the 200 mile drive home. I stopped twice on the way home and the settings held. I spent quite a bit of time this morning programming the garage door opener, setting up the digital key, setting up my wife’s phone, sharing the digital key with her, and changing a couple of other settings. When I left this morning, my settings had reverted to default. I don’t think I took off before the infotainment system booted because I was trying to figure out how to get the thing in reverse. When I got to my first stop this afternoon, I changed the settings again. I made a total of three stops after making the changes this afternoon. I was trying not to take off before the infotainment system booted, but think I did at least once. So far the settings have held. I am hoping it was all of the tweaking we did this morning that reverted the system to its default settings.
We made the changes yesterday before I made the 200 mile drive home. I stopped twice on the way home and the settings held. I spent quite a bit of time this morning programming the garage door opener, setting up the digital key, setting up my wife’s phone, sharing the digital key with her, and changing a couple of other settings. When I left this morning, my settings had reverted to default. I don’t think I took off before the infotainment system booted because I was trying to figure out how to get the thing in reverse. When I got to my first stop this afternoon, I changed the settings again. I made a total of three stops after making the changes this afternoon. I was trying not to take off before the infotainment system booted, but think I did at least once. So far the settings have held. I am hoping it was all of the tweaking we did this morning that reverted the system to its default settings.
01-14-23, 07:36 PM
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Hi. Just took delivery of our Rx350H 2 days ago. The first thing I noticed when driving is that, when accelerating, the engine sounded just like the engine from a 2020 Rav4 (55k miles on it) rental that I used 6 months ago. For what I paid that was NOT what I wanted to hear. I know that the engine has much in common with the one in the Rav4, but I was hoping the harsh noise wouldn't be one of them. I do hope it mellows out as you indicate. Otherwise I love it. It is very quiet regarding outdoor noise, and I wonder if all that quietness makes it easier to hear the engine noise?
01-15-23, 08:28 PM
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I picked up my 350h luxury yesterday. I had done quite a bit of research and read quite a bit in the online owner’s manual before picking it up. I had identified several of the settings I wanted to change. I had the tech guy help me make the changes and even showed him a couple he didn’t know existed. He even pseudo argued with me about the curve speed reduction in the radar cruise control section.
We made the changes yesterday before I made the 200 mile drive home. I stopped twice on the way home and the settings held. I spent quite a bit of time this morning programming the garage door opener, setting up the digital key, setting up my wife’s phone, sharing the digital key with her, and changing a couple of other settings. When I left this morning, my settings had reverted to default. I don’t think I took off before the infotainment system booted because I was trying to figure out how to get the thing in reverse. When I got to my first stop this afternoon, I changed the settings again. I made a total of three stops after making the changes this afternoon. I was trying not to take off before the infotainment system booted, but think I did at least once. So far the settings have held. I am hoping it was all of the tweaking we did this morning that reverted the system to its default settings.
We made the changes yesterday before I made the 200 mile drive home. I stopped twice on the way home and the settings held. I spent quite a bit of time this morning programming the garage door opener, setting up the digital key, setting up my wife’s phone, sharing the digital key with her, and changing a couple of other settings. When I left this morning, my settings had reverted to default. I don’t think I took off before the infotainment system booted because I was trying to figure out how to get the thing in reverse. When I got to my first stop this afternoon, I changed the settings again. I made a total of three stops after making the changes this afternoon. I was trying not to take off before the infotainment system booted, but think I did at least once. So far the settings have held. I am hoping it was all of the tweaking we did this morning that reverted the system to its default settings.