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I did enquire about this and was told that it was not needed on the ES300 as cay theft was not a issue (I have since found out that they just take the whole car), but can you trust a salesperson?

Can't answer that one, as almost all calls I now get are What's App calls. So not sure about regular calls, will check next time I am on a trip.

Yes, I experience the same issue. Has been happening for a while now, thought it was a What's APP issue as I see this when not using CarPlay also.

I do wonder if the mic on the phone is on at the same time are the cars internal mics, the small delay in bluetooth fools the phone into thinking its getting a command and not recognising that its is itself talking. It may be just down to bluetooth delays between carplay and the phone. I wonder if it does this with just a USB cable connection with bluetooth turned off?.

I have found that if I turn the volume down low WhatsApp works as expected, not sure if this points to Apple or Lexus. Mine worked initially when I got the car but started having troubles after a IOS upgrade. I thought that it was apple but now not sure where the problem lies.

I am not keen on these as the lcd is not that good of a resolution on the demo and loan car I had. I thought that it looked like an after thought lacking sharpness in image quality. Nice lines on the outside of the car though with being smaller than mirrors, but on the inside needs a to be better integrated.

My ES has started to report trips again, I did a factory reset on the Multimedia Unit which seamed to fix the missing trips. Still get the prompts to accept terms now and again but not every time.

It's not too bad getting to the fuses, battery is easier being in the boot. The problem with battery disconnection is loss of alarm. As Colin says a visual deterrent is also needed, hence why I use a steering lock. I will just slow them down hopefully. What ever you do damage is likely if they want the car, we have seen them cutting off locks. In the 80's you would take off the steering wheel or gear stick, but these days with airbags it's a bit risky.

Why not just disconnect the battery?. Or pull fues for ignition or fuel pump.

Found out by accident today, if you don't connect your phone via bluetooth then the location and journey information is displayed as before. Looks like they did not fully test release with how drivers use their infotainment systems, sloppy work. Not sure if it works with USB connection, I need to find a cable and try.

If you do it then the car location is not shown in the App, nor is the journey history. Needs fixing asap @lexus

Yes I got the Lexus installed dash camera, I did not think much of the installation or quality of images. It is quite an old model that they fit, There are another posts with recommendations.

No wonder it is going up. From https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13060215/Britain-stolen-cars-Interactive-graphic-targeted-thieves-list-Lexus-RX-Range-Rover.html#:~:text=According to MailOnline analysis of,SORN) being nabbed by thieves.

It's the ICON for the Message, which there are none. Use the selector on the steering wheel to change away from that screen. (move it left < or right >)

I ordered the Lexus Nextbase for my ES at initial purchase, As a dealer fitted option the quality of install was poor. The rear camera is too bulky for the rear blind to clear, this results in having to fit offset (mine still clips the edge of the blind after having dealer reposition.) I also find downloading via WIFI very slow and the connection quickly timing out and dropping. I had the same camera in my last car and was disappointed to see none of the issues were fixed by Nextbase. The time when I wanted the footage after a deer jumped out in front of the car and grazed the rear 1/4 panel the camera caught nothing despite heavy breaking. I think manufactures should provide cameras integrated as Tesla does, so come on Lexus get your finger out and integrate what now is considered essential.