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Thanks all. Will research these

I have a 2023 NX350H and am looking for recommendations for steering wheel lock. One that fits & is reliable. Ta

Hi CGJ Thanks... yep car linked to Lexus app fine. Will revisit & have a little patience, see if the phone just connects after a little while. If not, will prob 'forget' the phone & start the process again

NX350h. I get in. I navigate through settings to 'bluetooth'. I connect my iPhone (15Pro IOS 17.0.3) in bluetooth. Success. CarPlay fires up. All well. Next time I get in & start the car, I have to do the same again. If I connect my phone via bluetooth, should I need to connect every time I use the car, in this way? Or am I missing something?

Yep, having slept on this, I suspect that the ECU was somehow sidelined by something, and my physically starting the car by holding the fob up against the power button & driving it successfully reset it? Modern tech ... digital tech once latched into an 'error' state needs to be reset - we see it in IT all the time. Like you, I now think the batteries in play were / are all good. I do wish I had the traditionally provided 2nd fob, though, just to eliminate the fob...

I'm seeing references to '12v battery' in this thread. So, the NX hybrid has TWO batteries (putting aside the EV mode battery power) - one for 'electronics etc, and one for starting the car ... put simply... :-) and the 12v battery reference is to the 'electronics' battery that may have been at fault in my OP??? Any clarification welcomed!

My conclusion as well... Shame the current situation prevents a test. Hope Lexus rock up with a 2nd key soon. Others waiting on a 2nd key? How long you been waiting?

I also felt it is nothing to do with Lexus Link. 'Disable keyless entry' mode sounds scary!

Thanks for the input. I'm 100% certain I am doing things in the right order - no 'too quick' actions. It's as I reported in OP. I'm coming to conclude that the fob (fob battery?) is the potential problem source. I hope Lexus come up with Key #2 rapidly Can one BUY a spare fob?

Cheers. I have done it before but this NX is the most tech car I've ever owned and I'm just finding my way... :-)

Thanks for the advice (& the welcome!). I have new spare CR2032 batteries. Is there any downside to changing it myself? Thanks

New NX350 owner. Picked up this lovely car on Tuesday (3rd). All good. Next couple of days took the car out – all good. Thursday (5th) went to the car, with key fob. Grasped door handle to open door as usual but door didn’t open. Got in car by using the button on the key fob, sat down. The car dash welcomed me “Welcome <MY NAME>” (which I hadn’t seen before (???)), I put seatbelt on, the seat & steering wheel swung automatically into my preferred position. I pressed power button, but the car didn’t start. It displayed “press brake, and press power button to start” message but no start! After a few seconds, the dash went blank. I could use other electronics (seat position, electronic door open, interior lights etc) but other than that the car is not doing anything. I got out (seat & steering wheel auto retracted as expected) and had to again use the fob buttons to lock the car. Same experience over the next hour. Eventually, I got in, sat down, HELD the keyfob up against the Power button, held the brake pedal down and then pressed power. The car started normally. I drove it and was able to lock it, unlock it, open the boot with foot gesture etc etc – all normal. Next day all still normal... Any thoughts about what was/is going on? I rang the dealership & the service manager reported he thought some problems with Lexus Link and advised me to remove my vehicle from the Lexus app. (Note, I only have one key fob as per other reports of keyfob shortage or I would have immediately tested a second keyfob)