Andy B

Hi Phillip. To answer your questions:- Lexus Link Pro in the new 2022 NX runs off of an in-car SIM card (so totally independent of any SIM card you have in your mobile phone). My understanding is that Lexus offer a 4 year free subscription to the Lexus Link Pro service - after which it will become chargeable. The functionality of this will not be affected by what mobile phone you have or what phone service provider you use. Inbuilt sat-nav systems use GPS to function so in theory you could use both the inbuilt sat-nav and Lexus Link Pro without bringing your mobile phone on a journey. You would only need to use your phone (and it's mobile data) if you wanted to listen to music that is streamed to your phone (and subsequently into the car's audio system via Bluetooth) or wanted to use other phone-based applications via Apple CarPlay for example. [Ignore this last paragraph if you wish - I don't want to confuse matters 😉 Also your iPhone is quite old so may not be able to offer much of this extra functionality anyway] Hope this helps and Happy Easter to you too.

I find that it's better to search for, and then download, the online version of the manuals in PDF format. You can then open them in a PDF reader or your Browser and do simple lookups using the application's "Find text" function (usually via Ctrl-F). You can then take a screenshot of a particular page or section and paste that into a page on this forum to assist others 😉.

You're correct @hintonwood, it's 8 beeps for me too.

My NX, even before the recent 2 price increases, was priced over the £40k threshold. Although I knew about the luxury tax implications beforehand (from sources such as this forum and elsewhere) I wasn't told about this by my dealer or officially by the DVLA when I took ownership of it.

Hi Andrew. I've seen this behaviour reported on the US Club Lexus forum. It was suggested on there that the car emitted these extra beeps when it was parked in a tight spot i.e. when the front or rear of the car was up close to a wall or something similar, and then locked. Maybe it's a proximity warning. I would have been sceptical about this but I can confirm that my NX does this when I park it in my garage which is indeed a tight squeeze. Maybe check this theory when it happens to you in future. Hope this helps.

Hi Ivan. The dealership should be able to tell you this. Who is your dealer? I see you are based in Essex - is it Lexus Woodford? If so then they can definitely give you this information as they were able to give me the name of the ship that my NX came across on. Failing that - maybe try Lexus Customer Relations (email:- cr@lexus.co.uk).

A recent example of the great service I get from Lexus Woodford...... I ordered a cargo mat for my NX from them and received a call from Karolina in the service department to say that it had arrived. "When can I come and pick it up?" I asked. "No problem - you're fairly nearby, I'll get one of the drivers to drop off it to you" came the response. It was dropped off 30 minutes later.

Here's the extract from the manual which shows how to do this:- Hope this helps.

Alan - have you linked your profile to a key fob? Doing this should enable the car to recognise you when you use that fob to unlock the car. If you have your profile set up already I think you can edit it and choose the "Link key" option.

Yeah, it works for me. I just press the double arrow icon on the bottom right hand side of the screen (sorry if you know this already Alan - wasn't sure if your post was a plea for help or just a comment 🙂). By the way, I had a strange one at the weekend where I started the car and the infotainment system loaded the navigation screen but without the usual 6 icons in the right hand margin. Not sure why. I powered the system off and on and it resolved it.

Hi Alan. Thank you very much for posting the photo. No need to apologise for any delay. That gives me a good idea of what the rear looks like. Thanks again 👍

Thanks Alan - that's very kind of you.

Hi Alan. I'm interested in possibly having the front and rear chrome skirts fitted to my 350h. Are you saying that you had yours fitted by Lexus (Leeds)? I've asked my local dealer about them but they didn't think they were available. Also if it's not too much trouble, would it be possible for you to post a better picture of the rear one please (maybe from straight on)? No rush for this and only if you don't mind. Thanks in anticipation.

Hi John, Prior to taking delivery of my 350h, I was feverishly checking the app to see what the current state of play was. I too received various alerts about doors being unlocked; etc and could see some very minor movement of the car at the dealers (but nothing more than a very short drive). There were no alerts issued from the driving analytics tool at all. FYI - the mileage when I collected the car was just 9 miles. Might be worth mentioning it to the dealer when you collect it.

There is a holder for it on the fuel filler flap. Taken from the manual:-

Another thing I love about my 2022 NX is that I still haven't seen another one on the road 😄

I have had both colours - Sonic Titanium (ST) on my previous NX and Sonic Grey (SG) on my current one. I liked the ST very much and may well have chosen it again but I fancied a change. The SG is quite dark so be aware of that. Both do tend to change their appearance in different light - the ST more so, due to it being lighter. It's a bit early to tell if the SG hides dirt and grime but I found that the ST did that quite well. Hope this helps.

Just my opinion on whether to have ML or not.... I personally wouldn't let the absence of ML (or another high-spec car sound system) stop me from choosing a particular specification of a car when that spec "ticks all other boxes". I do love listening to music in the car but if I want to have a proper high-end listening experience I'll do that at home. I find the "standard" sound system in my 350h to be more than adequate.

Quite liking the HUD but one thing I wish Lexus had added to it is some kind of indication of when you're driving in EV mode - maybe show the EV icon or turn the colour of the current speed indicator from white to green when in EV?

I love the 360° panoramic camera view on this NX. I've never had such a thing in previous cars and don't know how I've managed to get along without it before. An "extra" bit of spec that is well worth the money in my opinion.

I wish it did the same for Android Auto.

Good idea for a topic @Don C although I must say that I also have the same glossy panel and I don't find it too reflective. I probably will now that you've put that thought in my mind 😉

No problem @Fattsfeel free to PM me with any questions you have and I will try to answer them.

The cost for the whole package was £895. I realise that other options, such as having a Lexus dealer do it, would have been cheaper but I wanted to go with a company that came highly recommended and who I trusted to do the job with the care and attention it requires.

An update on this for anyone that is considering doing the same..... Just had my new NX ceramic coated by a detailing company based in Epping (Essex) and am very pleased with the result. I went for the full package so had protection applied to the paintwork, alloys, windows, leather and carpet. For anyone interested, the company is called Reflect Automotive Detailing. A post from the 6th March on their Facebook page shows my NX after treatment - https://www.facebook.com/reflect.automotive/photos/pcb.3105735559755250/3105735429755263/