okaive

New User here and also just bought my first Lexus yesterday.

The one question I have is that I am trying to get a remote start/security that I can use my smart phone. I have the push start and the company that I called said that they aren't able to install one since it is a push start.

Are there any after market companies that make one for this car?

LEX300h

I checked with my friend a few weeks ago that owns a shop. He said not yet



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LexRuger

You can add remote start through the dealer but you have to use the key fob.

LEX300h

That is true. I priced it through the dealer, it was roughly 7-800 dollars If I remember correctly.

bc6152

There are a few - very few - aftermarket setups that you can have installed. However, you will have to carry two (2) key fobs. The original Lexus and the new aftermarket fob. You would lose the use of the trunk opener feature on your Lexus remote fob. I'm not sure about how the car locks when it is started remotely. I have 3 cars with remote start - aftermarket that is - that when the car is started, the doors automatically lock so no one can take the running car. All three cars are NOT pushbutton start vehicles. The Lexus system is very complicated and if I were you I'd go with the dealer install regardless of the cost. That way you have warranty backup. Lex300 is correct as far as price although my dealer just had a sale on them @ $600.00.

DASMan

And there may be another Lexus option coming out in the near future. The new item is called RES+ it allows you to used an app on your smart phone to start the car, lock / unlock the doors and even see what your car sees out of its back-up camera to help you locate it.

There is a RES+ module that will need to be purchased and installed in your car. From what it sounds like it is a direct replacement for the Lexus remote starter module that can be installed in the cars.

This option is currently only available on 2 RX models and will require a subscription fee, what else is new. According to 3 different dealerships I called today across the US RES+ is supposed to be coming for more models but that information is yet to be disclosed.

LexRuger

I would imagine it won't available for our ES's

Eagleguy

Found this link on the Lexus drivers web site, you may have to join and get a username/password but it may be what you are looking ofr

https://www.lexusresplus.com/index.j...requestid=4239

txes

Evidently you get a new SmartAccess FOB also.

The wife has this capability on her Buick LaCrosse. Requires an OnStar package that is a lot more per month than what Lexus charges.

PS - she never uses the feature.

John

Mike728

That would be great if it worked on the ES. My last car had the Viper SmartStart installed, which is pretty much the same thing. It was awesome! I could start my car from anywhere with my phone, even a different state. If I though I forgot to lock my car, I could do that, too. It was also a little cheaper than the RES, at about $50/yr. If this becomes available for the ES, I'll be all over it!