I agree. I do not support them whatsoever.

 

100%

You the kind to give away Starbucks gift cards when you receive them? Cause I do LOL

 

The trail period for Remote varies by model year. For 2019, it was only 1 year - Destination Assist had the same trail period.

One thing to watch out for when your trial period ends and you want to start subscribing to JUST Remote - at least for me and what Lexus corporate customer service stated when I called to fix it - Lexus automatically links a first time Remote ONLY subscription with an automatic pay-for subscription for Destination Assist and that additional charge is added to the billing charge card draft.

 

I didn’t experience that when I started paying for the Remote subscription on my 2019 after my free trial ended. Fortunately I only had to subscribe for 4 months until my 2022 UL was delivered. I’m glad they increased the trial period. Since I lease, this car will be gone before the free trial ends!

 

I’m reviving this thread because I just picked up my 2024 ES F Sport yesterday and have the SmartAccess key card. I think I will use it but I’ve got questions - and yes, I have looked at the owners manual. 😊

How long does the battery in the card last?
How do you set up the car to lock using the card?
Do you hear the car horn beep when you lock the car using the card?

TIA for any information that you can provide.

 

The SAKC is essentially a card that functions as a key fob, albeit without any tactile buttons. Its most significant advantage lies in its form factor, which allows it to operate as a slim key fob in your pocket without requiring any manual button presses.
Having the Kick Sensor for trunk opening and closing, I never had a need for the actual key fob.
The car's beeps upon locking would remain unchanged as the SAKC offers identical functionality to a regular key fob, save for the absence of physical buttons.

The battery was still going strong after 2 years of use with my 22 UL.

 

Same can be said for the normal fob, plus it has buttons so you can open the doors for people who get to your car before you do unlike with the key card. And since I’m already carrying a key chain for house key etc in might as well use the fob. Plus the key card thing is just way too thick to put in a back pocket wallet unless you don’t mind sitting at an angle.

Inwanted to love the key card, I really did, but after a few days I put it in a drawer where it lives now. Would rather have my $100 back.

also the new fobs for Lexus look and feel nice, like a Colibri lighter from back in the day!

 

I still carry a wallet, so I put it in my wallet sometimes if I don't want to carry the real key. It has worked flawlessly for me so far...

 

I like mine works fine. I carry it in my wallet. Very convenient.

 

About five minutes after I posted I found a YouTube video from a Lexus dealer in Canada who explained it thoroughly. I went out to my car and everything worked great.

Now I’m going to try to fit it in my wallet. I haven’t carried a wallet in my back pocket since I got pickpocketed in New Orleans six years ago so it will be nice to carry this in my front pocket wallet.

Thanks for the input!

 

Man, feel free to share that vid...🫤

 

I couldn’t find the video from Canada but this one is just as good.

 

PS: You can change the settings so that grabbing the front door handle unlocks all four doors, which is convenient for those times when more than one person is going to get into the car.

 

I usually drive alone so I have mine set to only open the driver's door, keeping the others locked for security/safety reasons. If you hold it for a second or two, it will unlock the remaining doors, but sometimes when you walk up with a group who will all be getting in that can get messed up when one touches tries to pull a door handle. I've since learned that when I walk up to the car with friends I touch the back door handle which unlocks all four doors at once. I can keep my usual single setting but still have a quick and easy way to unlock the entire car at once.

 

I agree. Although I live in a rural area NW of Atlanta many of my appointments are in places that used to be very nice suburban areas but now end up on the nightly news for crimes committed. I prefer to only open my driver’s door.