Hi,
Probably one of most annoying things ( for me at least) about LC300/LX600 is that you can't permanently turn off LDA (meaning that, is doesn't turn on again when you restart the car).
In general, I'm not really against LDA in cars, ( Frankly, I used to turn it on in some other cars). But I find Toyota's approach to LDA is not fit for purpose. I also can't understand how Toyota's engineers (QA/QC in particular) assumed that its ok for LDA to be very aggressive and to pull really hard in such a giant SUV. It gets annoying, especially at moments when there are changes in road patterns. ( yes, I didn't turn off and tuned down sensitivities in the settings.. but it doesn't solve the problem)
You would argue that Im too lazy to hold a button in the steering wheel to turn it off every time I start the car (and you might be right). But after almost 1 year of ownership, its still in my head and gets to me more when I'm doing lot of short trips/ frequent stops within the day.
Did anyone manage to find a workaround? I have seen some solutions by Chinese after market tuners to cancel off cars with auto start/stop functionality sold in some regions. It's more like a programmable dongle that gets connected between the interface and the button which automatically press the button for you when the car starts... Potentially, we can have the same thing but for LDA.. or probably any luck with OBD settings?
On separate but related note, you may think I'm exaggerating, but I have seen people base their LC300 purchasing decisions around that feature! People will downgrade a trim to avoid LDA. (Context: It's not mandatory to have LDA on GCC/Middle East imports.Hence, lower LC300 trims comes without LDA). Let that sink in.
Probably one of most annoying things ( for me at least) about LC300/LX600 is that you can't permanently turn off LDA (meaning that, is doesn't turn on again when you restart the car).
In general, I'm not really against LDA in cars, ( Frankly, I used to turn it on in some other cars). But I find Toyota's approach to LDA is not fit for purpose. I also can't understand how Toyota's engineers (QA/QC in particular) assumed that its ok for LDA to be very aggressive and to pull really hard in such a giant SUV. It gets annoying, especially at moments when there are changes in road patterns. ( yes, I didn't turn off and tuned down sensitivities in the settings.. but it doesn't solve the problem)
You would argue that Im too lazy to hold a button in the steering wheel to turn it off every time I start the car (and you might be right). But after almost 1 year of ownership, its still in my head and gets to me more when I'm doing lot of short trips/ frequent stops within the day.
Did anyone manage to find a workaround? I have seen some solutions by Chinese after market tuners to cancel off cars with auto start/stop functionality sold in some regions. It's more like a programmable dongle that gets connected between the interface and the button which automatically press the button for you when the car starts... Potentially, we can have the same thing but for LDA.. or probably any luck with OBD settings?
On separate but related note, you may think I'm exaggerating, but I have seen people base their LC300 purchasing decisions around that feature! People will downgrade a trim to avoid LDA. (Context: It's not mandatory to have LDA on GCC/Middle East imports.Hence, lower LC300 trims comes without LDA). Let that sink in.
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