Hey all. Using regular FM, from engine start to music playing is anywhere from 50-60 seconds. Took it to the dealer and they agreed that it isn’t right, however, they said “we have no fix for you”. Anybody else experiencing a long delay for the radio to play?

 

Very erratic in the “boot up” times in our 2022. Mostly Sirrius and Apple Car Play for me. Love it when it works, not able to count on it every time.

 

I'll time my next startup for the radio but it actually sounds about right...

 

Timed mine this afternoon. 15 seconds to fully boot up (home screen showing), 35 seconds for my wireless Android Auto to connect and start playing.

 

Same here, sometimes a long boot up before it connects to XM, will straight up reject car play on occasion, and once in a while the whole system crashes and has to reboot before I get anything.

 

Welcome to infotainment in your Acura. The system has a hard time multitasking at startup. If I were to time it, I am sure I would get a similar result but I almost never listen to FM - so the sound system for me is completely off when I start the car up. I wait a solid 20 - 30 seconds before plugging my phone in; I wait until the onboard nav is fully loaded by watching for the compass indicator to appear in the instrument display near the ODO readout. When that is up (assuming you don't have it up on the side screen of the center display already) it means the car is done sorting itself. I then plug in the phone, wait for carplay to fully load, then start the music and everything usually works fine from there.

 

Its really disappointing. My first Acura, but I've had plenty of Hondas over the years and other Acuras in the household and on some things the quality on this car really doesn't seem to match up with what we've had in the past.

 

I added a 2023 MDX Type-S Advanced to the lineup in April. The difference between the two audio systems really has me unhappy with the TLX CarPlay and boot up times. Side by side there is no comparison. Almost 100% success rate in the MDX makes using the TLX annoying. Love both vehicles. But there is a personality difference between the two audio systems.

 

Good to hear that the MDX version is a lot faster. I always felt like I was driving an inefficient Android computer when I had the TLX.

How long does it take to start up the car? In other words, from ignition until you see the Acura infotainment home screen?

 

If you are referring to the MDX, just a second or two. The HUD kicks in right away snd the balance flows nicely. Wireless Apple CarPlay follows shortly thereafter.

With regard to the TLX, depends upon the day. I’m usually half way to my destination before I’m comfortable plugging in the phone for CarPlay.

 

1-2 sec is what luxury makes are capable of (like in my current iDrive7 for BMW). I remember the bootup for the TLX took at least a full minute before the infotainment home screen.

I believe I was the first on AZ to point out that if planning to go in reverse (i.e. backing out of garage or a lot), let the system boot up fully before connecting the phone for AA/CP. If you don't follow this, your AA/CP may work 70% of the time. If you follow my advice, it should work 100% of the time.

Like I said, the TLX has a slow infotainment and it needs to properly boot up before connecting anything.

 

Yep definitely - add the system having to factor in the backup camera view to all the other stuff it has to juggle and it freaks out. The item that takes longest to boot up is the onboard nav. For me the nav isn't booted up until after I have been in reverse. Everything all ready to go by the time I am moving forward.

 

I would love an option to disable the onboard nav since its something I'll never use. Wonder how much it would improve the boot up time?

 

Now you're on to something that would be perfect for the TLX MMC (defeating of onboard NAV)!

I find the font for the onboard NAV to be way too small!

 

I find the interface to be too clunky on all onboard navs. With Apple car play there's no reason for it. I'd honestly pay to not have factory nav at this point!

 

Agreed that onboard NAV should be obsolete w/CP/AA (unless others follow GM in getting rid of CP/AA)!

The onboard NAV in my current X3 is surprisingly good. You even get a 2D preview of the exit signs as it approaches, which is probably too much for Acura engineering to incorporate.

 

I too hardly ever use the onboard nav, except as dashboard decoration. Sometimes I will have the onboard nav up in the helper screen on the right and google earth up in carplay on the left. Just looks kind of cool that way. The turn by turn directions stuff in the center cluster looks cool when you use the onboard nav for directions someplace. But onboard nav in any vehicle - when pretty much everyone is using map apps on their cell phone - is pretty much a waste of dashboard space, money, and computing power. I heard GM is planning to make ACP and AA unavailable in some of its vehicles. Asinine.

 

Hondas infotainment is one of the worst tbh, loading time upon car startup is a joke lol

 

Tesla’s infotainment system works extremely well without any need of AA/CP. Their onboard NAV is essentially google maps with neat tweaks and is already on and ready to go the moment you open the door with absolutely NO LAG during usage or screen changes. Plus all the infotainment settings (including work/home) stick with you in case you go into another Tesla.

TLDR; if incorporated right, an infotainment system fully independent of phones can work and work well including its onboard nav.

Honda could use some work on optimizing their software. It’ll be much faster if they built it off of another Linux district outside Android.

 

1 minute just to load the home screen? I timed mine this morning and it was @ 15 seconds to fully load, including the onboard nav. Maybe the Type S doesn't just have a faster engine

 

There was nearly a full year from when I picked up my TLX 2.0 until the Type S was widely available. Some tweaking is quite possible!

I picked up one of the first 2nd gen TLX from the assembly line in Fall '20.

 

Thats because the 2022 + RDX, and newer MDXs have a different processor for the audio system. That results in wireless CarPlay, fast animations and boot time. Probably more RAM too.

I went from a 2022 RDX to a 2023 TLX and the audio system in the 2021-2023 TLX is definitely a slower experience. Maybe the MMC for the 2024 TLX will get the upgraded hardware.