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Accurate current position may not be
shown in the following cases:
• When driving on a small angled Y-
shaped road.
• When driving on a winding road.
• When driving on a slippery road such
as in sand, gravel, snow, etc.
• When driving on a long straight road.
• When motorway and surface streets
run in parallel.
• After moving by ferry or vehicle car-
rier.
• When a long route is searched during
high speed driving.
• When driving without setting the cur-
rent position calibration correctly.
• After repeating a change of direction
by going forward and backward, or
turning on a turntable in a parking lot.
• When leaving a covered parking lot or
parking garage.
• When a roof carrier is installed.
• When driving with tyre chains
installed.
• When the tyres are worn.
• After replacing a tyre or tyres.
• When using tyres that are smaller or
larger than the factory specifications.
• When the tyre pressure in any of the 4
tyres is not correct.Inappropriate route guidance may
occur in the following cases:
• When turning at an intersection off
the designated route guidance.
• If you set more than one destination
but skip any of them, auto reroute will
display a route returning to the desti-
nation on the previous route.
• When turning at an intersection for
which there is no route guidance.
• When passing through an intersection
for which there is no route guidance.
• During auto reroute, the route guid-
ance may not be available for the next
turn to the right or left.
• During high speed driving, it may
take a long time for auto reroute to
operate. In auto reroute, a detour route
may be shown.
• After auto reroute, the route may not
be changed.
• If an unnecessary U-turn is shown or
announced.
• If a location has multiple names and
the system announces one or more of
them.
• When a route cannot be searched.
• If the route to your destination
includes gravel, unpaved roads or
alleys, the route guidance may not be
shown.
• Your destination point might be
shown on the opposite side of the
street.
• When a portion of the route has regu-
lations prohibiting the entry of the
vehicle that vary by time or season or
other reasons.
• The road and map data stored in the
navigation system may not be com-
plete or may not be the latest version.
If the vehicle cannot receive GPS sig-
nals, the current position can be
adjusted manually. For information
on setting the current position cali-
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2. MAP DATABASE VERSION AND COVERED AREA
1Press the “MENU” button on the Re-
mote Touch.
2Select “Navi”, and select “Menu” if
the map screen is displayed.
3Select “Map data”.
4The “Map data” screen will be dis-
played.
MAP INFORMATION
Coverage areas and legal informa-
tion can be displayed and map data
can be updated.
INFORMATION
Map data updates are available for a
fee. Contact any authorized Lexus
dealer or repairer and most auto parts
stores or another qualified profes-
sional for further information.
The “Map data” screen displays
“Map version” and “Map update
ID”. This data is needed to perform a
map data update.

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NAVIGATION SYSTEM
1Press the “MENU” button on the Re-
mote Touch.
2Select “Navi”, and select “Menu” if
the map screen is displayed.
3Select “Map data” on the navigation
menu screen.
4Select “Legal info”.
The “Legal information” screen will be
displayed.
1Press the “MENU” button on the Re-
mote Touch.
2Select “Navi”, and select “Menu” if
the map screen is displayed.
3Select “Map data” on the navigation
menu screen.
4Select “Covered area”.
The “Map data coverage” screen will
be displayed.
LEGAL INFORMATION
Legal information related to the map
data can be displayed.COVERED AREA
Map data coverage areas can be dis-
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1. SPEECH COMMAND SYSTEM OPERATION
1. SPEECH COMMAND SYSTEM
Talk switch
Press the talk switch to start the speech
command system.
To cancel voice recognition, press and
hold the talk switch.
Back switch
Press the back switch to return to the
previous screen.
1Press the talk switch.
After the “Shortcuts” screen has been
displayed, voice guidance will com-
mence.
2After a beep sounds, say the com-
mand of your choice.
Speech commands are marked with
. Some commonly used com-
mands are displayed on the screen.
By saying “Next page” or “Previous
page”, or by selecting “Next Pg.”/
“Prev. Pg.”, the screen will display the
commands displayed on the page in the
background.
Saying “Main menu” or selecting
“Main Menu” when the “Shortcuts”
screen is displayed will display the
“Main menu” screen.
Registered POIs, registered names in
the phonebook etc., can be said in the
place of the “ ” next to the com-
mands. (See page 170.)
For example: Say “Find nearby all
restaurant”, “Call John” etc.
The speech command system en-
ables the navigation, audio/video,
hands-free and air conditioning sys-
tems to be operated using speech
commands.
The operating procedures of speech
commands from the “Shortcuts”
screen are explained here.
INFORMATION
Commands that are not displayed in
the “Shortcuts” screen can be oper-
ated from the “Main menu” screen.
STEERING SWITCHES FOR
THE SPEECH COMMAND
SYSTEM
SPEECH COMMAND
SYSTEM OPERATION
Voice guidance for the speech com-
mand system can be skipped by
pressing the talk switch.

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3Say the command displayed on the
screen.
If a desired outcome is not shown, or if
no selections are available, perform one
of the following to return to the previ-
ous screen:
• Say “Go back”
• Select “Go back”
• Press the back switch on the steering
wheel.
To cancel voice recognition, select
“Cancel”, or press and hold the talk
switch.
Saying “Help” prompts voice guid-
ance to offer examples of commands
and operation methods.INFORMATION
If the navigation system does not
respond or the confirmation screen
does not disappear, press the talk
switch and try again.
If a speech command cannot be rec-
ognized within 6 seconds, voice guid-
ance will say “Pardon?” (“Command
not recognized.” will be displayed on
the screen) and speech command
reception will restart.
If a speech command cannot be rec-
ognized 2 consecutive times, the
speech command guidance system
will say “Paused. To restart voice rec-
ognition, push the talk switch. To can-
cel voice recognition, push and hold
the talk switch.”. Voice recognition
will then be suspended. Select “Can-
cel” or “Go back”, or press the back
switch on the steering wheel.
The voice recognition prompt can be
set to on or off when “Voice Prompts”
is selected. This setting can also be
changed on the “Voice settings”
screen. (See page 71.)
When “Voice Prompts” is selected,
voice recognition will be temporarily
suspended. Press the talk switch
again.
Voice guidance can be canceled by
setting voice prompts to off. Use this
setting when it is desirable to say a
command immediately after pressing
the talk switch and hearing a beep.
The side display cannot be operated
during voice recognition. (Vehicles
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1Press the talk switch.
2Say “Go home”.
A confirmation screen will be dis-
played showing the recognition results.
3Say “Yes” or select “Yes”.
The system starts searching for a route
to your home.
When the speech command is recog-
nized, the map of the area around the
home address will be displayed and
route guidance to the home address will
begin.
1Press the talk switch.
2Say “Enter an address”.
The searchable countries are restricted
according to the voice recognition lan-
guage.
Some areas cannot be recognized by
the voice recognition system.
SPEECH COMMAND
EXAMPLE: SEARCHING
FOR A ROUTE TO YOUR
HOME
If a home address is not registered,
voice guidance will say “Your home
is not set.”. Please try again after set-
ting a home location. (See page 124.)
SPEECH COMMAND
EXAMPLE: PERFORMING A
DESTINATION SEARCH BY
ADDRESS
Use the official language of the
country the desired destination is in.
A destination search by address, us-
ing speech command, can only be
performed for countries that have
one of the following 6 languages as
their official language.
· Dutch
· French
· German
· Italian
· Spanish
· UK English
For changing voice recognition lan-
guages, see “SELECTING A
VOICE RECOGNITION LAN-
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3Say “” or “ & street name>”.
Say the desired city name or city name
and street name that belongs to the set
country in the place of the “<>”.
Not just the city name, but the city
name and street name can be said at the
same time.
If both are said at the same time and the
street name is not unique, select the
appropriate number from the displayed
address list.
4Say “”.
Say the desired full street name that
belongs to the set country in the place
of the “<>”.
If only the city name was said at step 3,
say the street name.
If the street name is not unique, select
the appropriate number from the dis-
played address list.
5Say “”.
Say the desired number in the place of
the “<>”.
It is possible to only say the numbers.
For example, 1,2,3,4 etc. (It is not pos-
sible to say cardinals.)
Inputting the house number can be
skipped.
6Say “Enter”.
A map corresponding to the decided
address is displayed. To set the dis-
played point as a destination, say
“Enter”.
If multiple points exist, the next point
can be displayed by saying “Next”.
INFORMATION
To change the country to be searched,
say “Change country” when the
screen to say the city name is dis-
played and the screen will change to
the country input screen.
The house number voice recognition
conditions are outlined below:
• Numerals: 10 digits or less
• Cardinals cannot be recognized.
• Numerals are recognized as single
digits only.

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1Press the talk switch.
“Play artist ” and “Play album
” are displayed in the “Short-
cuts” screen.
2Say “Play artist ” or “Play
album ”.
Say the desired artist name or album
name in the place of the “<>”.
A confirmation screen will be dis-
played showing the recognition results.
If multiple matching items are found, a
selection screen will be displayed.
3Say “Yes” or select “Yes”.
The system starts playing music.
SPEECH COMMAND
EXAMPLE: SEARCH FOR A
TRACK USING ARTIST
NAME OR ALBUM NAME
When “Play artist ” is used to
play music, the first track is selected
randomly. For operations beyond
playing music, refer to the “Owner’s
Manual”.
INFORMATION
A USB memory or iPod must be con-
nected to enable track searching and
playback. For details, refer to
“Owner’s Manual”.
When a USB memory or iPod is con-
nected, recognition data is created so
tracks can be searched using speech
commands.
Recognition data is updated under the
following conditions:
• When the USB memory or iPod data
has changed.
• When the voice recognition lan-
guage is changed. (See page 63.)
While the recognition data is being
created or being updated, a track
search cannot be performed using a
speech command.
When “Play music” is dimmed in the
“Shortcuts” screen, it is not possible
to search for a track using a speech
command. In this situation, reduce the
amount of music data in the USB
memory or iPod and update the rec-
ognition data to enable searching by
speech command.