Lexus RES+
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lifestyle | Free | Lexus, a Division of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
Features & Benefits:
• RES+ allows you to use your smartphone to remotely control various functions of your vehicle and obtain pertinent vehicle status information
• Features an unlimited range
• Supports up to 4 phones per vehicle
• Purchase and installation of the RES+ hardware is required for the smartphone app to function.
• Upon completion of a 1 year complimentary subscription an annual subscription of $65 is required.
• Online registration required.
• RES+ enables you to:
• Start and stop the engine (engine must have been remotely started using RES+ in order to turn the engine off remotely)
oStarting the engine activates the air conditioner, heater, defroster, defogger, and heated and ventilated front seats (if so equipped), when pre-set before exiting the vehicle, or to the factory default setting of 75°
• Lock and unlock the doors
• Use the Lexus SmartAccess fob as a convenient alternative
• Use to remotely start and stop the engine within a range limitation of approximately 80 feet
• Find your vehicle in a crowded open parking lot. RES+ includes a CarFinder feature, which utilizes “Augmented Reality” by combining the camera on your smartphone with GPS technology to help guide you back to your vehicle. CarFinder will also help locate your vehicle on a map.
• Information available includes:
• Engine start/stop status
• Door lock/unlock status
• A message displayed across the door lock/unlock screen confirming the successful execution of the door lock/unlock command
• Outside temperature near the vehicle
• Alarm notification (email notification if the factory-installed theft-deterrent system is activated)
• This system is fully integrated with the vehicle’s existing factory theft deterrent/keyless entry system
For more information, please visit www.lexusdrivers.com and click on the RES+ link, or contact your local Lexus dealer.
DISCLAIMERS:
1. Purchase and installation of the RES+ accessory/hardware in your vehicle is required. To activate and use RES+ smartphone connected services requires online registration and an annual subscription fee of $65, in addition to the smartphone app download.
2. For detailed functional restrictions and limitations go to www.lexusdrivers.com and click on the RES+ icon. Next, click on “Manual.” Finally, under the heading “FOR SMARTPHONE OPERATION,” click on “OPERATION PRIORITY OVERVIEW (PDF)” and “OPERATING CONDITIONS (PDF).”
3. RES+ comes with a warranty that is honored at all Lexus dealerships nationwide for up to 48 months/50,000 miles. See your Lexus dealer for specific warranty details.
4. The smartphone and vehicle must be in a location with adequate cellular coverage for proper performance.
5. To check current Lexus vehicle and smartphone compatibility with the RES+ accessory, go to LexusDrivers.com, click the RES+ icon and navigate to the “Compatibility” tab.
6. CarFinder may not work in a covered or underground garage.
7. Objects and structures surrounding your vehicle and/or smartphone, such as tall buildings and roof structures, can block GPS signals, which could affect the location accuracy of the CarFinder feature.
Reviews
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!
KenBotwinick
YOU CHARGE $65 A YEAR FOR THIS SERVICE. UPDATE THE APP FOR GOD’S SAKE! IT SHOULD BE USING FACE ID FOR THE PASSWORD. CANCELING MY SUBSCRIPTION UNTIL THE APP IS USABLE.
Should be zero stars!
Gab gma
I was told today that Lexus is no longer supporting this app. I paid $750 to have this on my 2014 ES300. Guess they decided cars on the road 5 years later don't need this any more! Newer cars have remote incorporated in Enform so they obviously don't want two systems any more. Technology is not a high point with Lexus!
RX Only?
Original Irish Viking
When will you offer the app for Lexus models other than the RX? What is the hold up? I would buy it tomorrow if you offered it for the GS 350.
Major Letdown From Lexus
RogersDA
For the price of the car and the starter you would think that Lexus would release a fast, user-friendly app Alas, this is not the case. Logging-on is sporadic at best. And it takes a long time when it finally works. Starting/stopping the car's engine remotely takes a long time. And yet Lexus wants us to pay each year for this "service". Well after the initial year is up I doubt I will renew. Expensive lesson to learn.
Very Disappointed
Rvet
I have had the RES+ for a little over a week. I already have an appointment to have it uninstalled and get my money back. The range on the remote, when not using the app, is awful. I could live with that if the system redeemed it self somewhere else. Say, if you could open the doors without it shutting off. Ok, both of those I could live with if the app redeemed it. Nope. The app doesn't remember your password (and the code has to have a capital letter, lower case letter, and a number) and once you do enter your password it takes approximately 60 seconds to log in. Then the app ask for a pass code once you hit the "start button". From there about another 60 seconds before the car starts. Not what I expect after paying $67 per year for the service.
Reliable, works as advertised
JakesterPDX
I don't usually write reviews, but the only other reviews were so negative that I wanted to speak up to say that this app works great for me. I've got a 2014 ES and an iPhone 5S running iOS 7. I only wish it was faster to load up and it didn't require a lengthy password to log in, and the Find My Car isn't always very accurate. I'd love to see the ability to toggle defroster, seat warmer, steering wheel warmer, but those aren't promised, so I can't really complain.
Lexus has no idea how to troubleshoot
KevinNYC5
Would never expect such a fiasco from Lexus... Have had it for 2 months, it was never able to connect to my 2014 GX460. No one either at Lexus or the dealership, or even application support knows what to do. They all advise that I wait...
Useless
EDDrMike
The RES+ system is useless. You must login using a complex password EVERYTIME you open the app which usually takes 1-2 minutes to accomplish, then enter a 4 digit PIN to start the car. There is a significant delay before the car starts. So from the time to open the app to car starting averages 3-4 minutes. The cell and GPS reception is terrible, as the car will not receive a signal in my garage, where I get perfectly good cell reception on my phone. I had a Viper SmartStart in my traded in Lexus, and this worked nearly flawlessly. It makes Lexus look like a low budget production. I’m disgusted.
