Get the Most Out of Your Driving With the Lexus App

As automotive technology has advanced, we’ve seen the rise of entirely new features that would have felt like science fiction only a decade or two ago. While most vehicle features are still physically located in or on the vehicle, others can be accessed through your smartphone. Since these features are newer, you might not be familiar with them, especially if it’s been a while since you bought your last car. As your Lexus dealer near Great Neck, we here at Lexus of Manhattan want to help you make the most out of your driving experience, and that means helping you understand all of the features you have at your disposal when you buy a vehicle with modern connectivity features.

Today, we’re going to take a look at the Lexus app. We will cover all of the ways that the app can improve your experience behind the wheel and make the day-to-day necessities of owning or leasing a vehicle easier and more convenient to manage. Whether you’re new to Lexus, new to automotive apps altogether, or just want to ensure you’re taking full advantage of all available features, you’ll find something helpful in this guide.

Remotely Control Your Vehicle

In any automotive app, remote control features tend to be the headliner. That’s understandable since the technology is impressive and extremely helpful in various situations. With the Lexus app, you can lock and unlock the doors and start and stop the engine from just about anywhere. If you think you’ve forgotten to lock the doors, you can use the app to lock them and get peace of mind. On the other hand, you might want to unlock the doors remotely if you’ve sent one of your kids back to the car to get something they forgot and don’t want to risk misplacing the key fob.

With remote start, the benefit is comfort rather than convenience. When you start the engine, you’re turning on the climate control system, too. That means you can get the AC started early during a hot Long Island summer or crank the heat on a cold winter morning. By the time you step inside the cabin, it will already be just the right temperature, so you don’t have to spend any time sweating or shivering while you wait for the system to kick into gear.

The Lexus app is available in the Apple App Store and Google Play, so you can always keep the remote to your car in your pocket for easy access. To make things even more convenient, these features can be controlled with a smartwatch, too. Using these features generally requires a subscription, but a complimentary three-year trial period is included with the purchase of a new Lexus, so you can see for yourself how often they come in handy.

Keep Track of Your Vehicle’s Health

Keeping up with vehicle maintenance is one of the biggest responsibilities of owning a vehicle, but it doesn’t have to feel like a chore. With the Lexus app, it’s easy to monitor your vehicle’s health and take action when you run into a problem or the time for a regularly scheduled service rolls around. You can look at a vehicle health report in the app to understand how your vehicle is doing and when you might need to come in for service. You can get notifications for problems like low tire pressure to make it easy to stay on top of everything.

If you’re due for an oil change, hearing a strange noise you want to be checked out, or getting a thorough inspection ahead of a long road trip, you can schedule Lexus service directly through the app. That makes setting up an appointment on the go easy, so you don’t have to worry about forgetting to deal with your maintenance. We want you to make the most out of every trip from Great Neck to our service center, and booking an appointment helps us keep things moving so you can get back home to your borough as quickly as possible.

See Handy Information at a Glance

Vehicle diagnostics aren’t the only information you can check in real-time. You can also use the app to check your fuel level and decide whether to stop for gas on the way home. There’s also an odometer display, which can come in handy if you need to know how many miles are on your vehicle and don’t want to run out to your car to check. Having all of this information easily accessible at all times just makes the experience of owning a car that much smoother, so you can stress less and just enjoy the luxury of having a Lexus. If you’ve ever forgotten where you parked your car and had trouble retracing your steps, you’ll be glad to know that you can check your vehicle’s location in the app, too, with a handy built-in map that can easily guide you back to your Lexus.

Keep Track of Guest Drivers

Letting someone else get behind the wheel of your car can be difficult, especially if that someone else is your teenager who’s still learning the rules of the road and doesn’t have much experience tackling the Long Island Expressway at rush hour. With the guest driver monitor built into the app, you can let other drivers be behind the wheel of your Lexus without having to worry. You can set up the app to alert you right away if the car is exceeding a preset speed limit, going above a certain number of miles, or driving too far away from a set location. You can even set a curfew so your kids don’t stay out too late. Since you’ll get notified immediately if anything is amiss, you can rest easy knowing that no news is good news.

Get Notified Right Away

Guest driver monitor isn’t the only feature that can send you helpful alerts. You can also get alerted when you’re due for maintenance so you can set an appointment right away. You can also set up customizable alerts related to your vehicle’s diagnostics to help you keep track of all of your priorities. If you have any subscriptions related to your Lexus, you can get alerts when they’re up for renewal, so they never take you by surprise. The app can also let you know immediately if a new recall affects your vehicle, so you don’t have to wait for a notice to work through the mail. You can also set up a service appointment to get it addressed ASAP.

Make Payments the Easy Way

Even when there’s no question as to whether or not you can afford it, dealing with payments can be a headache. When it’s not waiting for a bill in the mail, it’s a slow credit card reader holding you up when you’re ready to get back on the road. The Lexus app takes these inconveniences away by allowing you to make all of your payments in one easy place. You can link your financial services account to keep track of monthly loan or lease payments, get helpful reminders, and pay for service appointments, parts, and accessories directly through the app. Streamlining these things into one familiar interface makes life easy and helps you avoid unnecessary stress.

All That and More

This guide covers most of the features available on the Lexus app, but there are even more things it can do. Some are specific to particular kinds of vehicles. For example, the app can help you find public charging stations and show you your current charge status, but only if you have an electrified Lexus that requires charging. Since technology is always improving and changing, new features might be added in the future. If you have any questions about the features we covered here, the app in general, or anything you think we missed, you can always feel free to contact us here at Lexus of Manhattan. We’re just a phone call away and ready to help.