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<_< <_< My 460 starts off very UNsmoothly when I'm stopped at a signal light or stopped with the engine running for any reason. I was able to start smoothly when I put the transmission in the snow mode. When I notified my dealer of this condition ,he asked me to bring the auto in and he would reprogram the transmission. It seems that many other 460 owners were upset about this , and he has fixed the "problem" many times.

Apparently , Lexus in its infinite wisdom has seen fit to put the transmission in neutral when the car is stopped for a period of time. I wonder how many droplets of gas this might save.

My guess is that it saved enough so that they could still qualify the mpg they targeted, or not push the car into a higher fuel use category in some states. I had the mod done and the transmission is smooth from a stop, and seems to be smoother through the gears, too. ^_^

It is not supposed to be like that. I have tried both the Motorola V600 and the newer Razor V3, and both ring through the driver's speaker. (The V3 also ring different tones based upon the type of ringtone selecteds; in handsfree mode the V600 rings a single type.) Other compatible phones do not ring through the speakers; I have tried the Nokia 6820, and the T608 and T637 from SE. The V710 from Verizon has been reprogrammed to have many of the functions disabled and has one of the less useful BT functions for the LS.