Well. Who wants to learn a lesson?
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Learn from me please... Don't go play golf 50 miles away when using your only 3 month old Smart Access Key Card as your only way to start your car.
YEAHHHHH.... You end up calling your wive to drive out 50 miles to bring you the spare key.
Cliffs Notes: New key card died, stranded 50 miles away from home.![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
If you're going anywhere far away, bring an extra key. (FYI I don't have the key that goes in to the card.) I am going to email Sewell to see what their opinion is on this. 3 months seems like a very short period of time for a key to last. (I don't leave it in the car or even within 30 feet of it.)
Date of purchase:
Mar 4, 2011 Payment To Sewell Motor Company Completed Details Payment To Sewell Motor Company 6H292535DW627964M -$253.78
YEAHHHHH.... You end up calling your wive to drive out 50 miles to bring you the spare key.
Cliffs Notes: New key card died, stranded 50 miles away from home.
![Egads!](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/pat.gif)
If you're going anywhere far away, bring an extra key. (FYI I don't have the key that goes in to the card.) I am going to email Sewell to see what their opinion is on this. 3 months seems like a very short period of time for a key to last. (I don't leave it in the car or even within 30 feet of it.)
Date of purchase:
Mar 4, 2011 Payment To Sewell Motor Company Completed Details Payment To Sewell Motor Company 6H292535DW627964M -$253.78
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Not to mention, it's pretty cool. I went pulled in to the valet area at the Four Season where ferraris, lambos and bentleys are parked out front all of the time. When I handed the key to the valet, he looked at it and said "woah. I've never seen one of these." You know you have something cool when you amaze the valet. For some reason now, they seem to park the car up front. Maybe it's because they don't have a key hook for the card so they just leave it in the car. Don't know. Don't care.
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I know right. I guess I mean like, if you went out of town, keep it in your bag in the hotel, if you go to a golf course, keep it in your golf bag. You're exactly right though. I sent Sewell a message via their contact form. I hope I'm the only one that has had that problem and maybe I got a bad one?
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Hm.. I have to carry my other keys anyways, so having the key fob doesn't bother me. Also seems like a huge issue that if you lose your wallet, now they have your address AND your car keys. No thanks.
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What year is your IS F? The 2008 card is different and my point is that I am sure the card has been sitting at the Dealership for some time so the original battery is several years old already. I bought the key to go with it. That way you are good to go. Just replace the battery in it.
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