djdrew44

Is there a way to step out and lock the doors with the engine still running?

Mike728

With the remote starter, yes.

djdrew44

I have the remote starter as part of the Lexus Remote App, but there is no way to keep it running. You have to restart it from the app which takes forever.

I'm tempted to install an aftermarket starter.

Thanks.

Mike728

If you're paying for the app, you can use your key fob to start it. I've heard, but don't understand how, that's disabled when the subscription is cancelled.

djdrew44

I'm still under the free 1st year, but i don't think there's a way to use the fob to start it. I will investigate though.

Thanks again.

TechNut

Yes, you can start it with the keyfob. Press the lock button twice and hold it on the second press, or maybe hold on third press. I can't recall if it was two or three.

dchar

You can start it with the key fob by pressing three times in succession, and holding it on the third press until the hazards flash.

This key fob feature is disabled after a few weeks after an expired subscription. So unless you want to pay the annual fee of $219 after your one year trial period for Safety Connect and Remote, you may want to invest in an aftermarket system.

djdrew44

Wow, I never knew, I hate using the app. Thanks!

djdrew44

That's what i figured. Thanks.

r350

Has this been confirmed? When I picked up car, the sales agent demonstrated the key fob start and said it would continue to work after the Enform subscription expired.

lesz

My ES is a 2013 with the non-internet based remote starter. So, I can't tell you with certainty how the currently used remote start system works, but there have been a couple of other threads on this board in which multiple people with 2016 ES vehicles have said that, without an active subscription, even key fob remote starting is disabled.

r350

I guess I'll have to report back after next year. The two systems seem separate though. They satellite system takes about 20 seconds to communicate with the car whereas the key fob is almost instantaneous.

dchar

There have been multiple threads on other models that have confirmed this. My Enform subscription ends in a couple weeks, so I will know for sure in about a month.

The Enform subscription was never activated on my father's 2016 RX350 and mother's 2015 ES350, and the remote start using the fob doesn't work.