zes

Lexus had given one year free subscription to their enform service on my 2014, which I had purchased in February last year. It is expiring next week. Lexus wants it renewed of course but it is $260 or so. I used their map finding service once during the entire year so think the subscription is a little too steep, especially since everybody has smart phones these days.

I am thinking of not renewing it. What are other owners doing with their 2013 and 2014 cars?

Also when the six month subscription for the sat radio got close to expiring I threatened to walk away and the sat company gave me six months for $5 per month. I told them frankly that I don't listen to the radio enough to justify the expense. Have you also got good deals from sat radio companies?

dchar

If you're referring to Safety Connect and Destination Assist, then no I don't renew it. I considered just doing the Enform Remote and Safety Connect bundle (since they require each other to work) for $220/year. For some reason, my complimentary trial services still work 3 months after the one year mark. So I probably won't since my lease will end in November.

I hate the audio quality of satellite radio, so I never renew after the trial expires.

Fillykonk

Didn't use during the free period so no need to renew for me.

bc6152

I think that the service should be free. I did not renew and have no plans to renew. That said, I used it only once during the free period and now use the
"edestination" procedure where I send the destination/address to the car from my phone thru the enform apps and open it when I leave. Free and works perfectly...

Otherwise I just use a Garmin I have with lifetime map updates. The Lexus NAV maps in my car are from 2012...

zes

Thank you!
Yes, I am referring to Safety Connect and Destination Assist. I figure since we all have cell phones one can call 911 in an emergency and Destination Assist is hardly used anyway. Plus we have AAA membership.
I wonder if anybody actually pays for this and what value they see for $220/year.

Mike728

Totally agree with this in my ES. It took me over a year, but I finally cancelled it. I keep it in my wife's CR-V, because it sounds ok on her average audio system.

As for Safety Connect and Destination Assist, I never used them when they were active. It was a no brainer to not renew.

Eolafan

If the package you are referring to is the one that enables us to remotely start the car from anywhere via a smart phone as well as monitoring the status of the car (i.e. windows open or closed, locked or unlocked, etc.) then no, I will not be renewing mine as I never used it.

USALV

My mother has the 2015 Es 350 and she didn't renew.

USALV

Great tip. Thanks for posting.

jollick

You may want to see what, if any, discount your auto insurance gives for having the stolen vehicle service, it may help your decision. Although I do not remember how much of a discount it was, my insurer, Auto Owners, did give a discount, same as LoJack.

pgiinc

I know it had to be activated for the remote start to work with the phone app and the key fobob , my question is if I don't renew after 12 months free will the keyfob stop working the remote start
I know the smart phone app would not work then but will they cut of the key remote start too
not nice of Lexus
Philip 2016 ES300H UL

lesz

Per information in a previous thread, the remote start with the key fob will not work on a 2016 ES if you do not have an active Enform subscription. On the other hand, if you had a 2014 ES with RES+ and did not have a subscription, you would still be able to start the vehicle with the fob, and you would only not be able to use the phone app to start the car.