Have you followed the instructions in @Bobby’s mobile key video? Tried uninstalling and reinstalling it? Have precise location and Bluetooth on?
Working on it now. Will update if the rain dance works.
To be clear: I don’t like that this is the solution lol. But it usually works, particularly after an update, and then I usually don’t have issues.
That’s because your phone powers down Bluetooth to save battery. Most of the time the delay with your car opening is because your phone is in this state. Pressing a button on it in your pocket or taking it out wakes it which causes Bluetooth to power up and connect with your Air allowing it to register and unlock.
There were times when I thought that was a solution, and I chalked it up to the time to wake up factor, or time for my bluetooth to connect, but this time I couldn't do my typical rain dance, which is press the first for handle then the second door handle then walk around to the other side and finally take out the phone.
I mean Lucid knows it's an issue but due to external reasons or legal reasons, they cannot fix the issue. It's a hardware implementation choice that was made before Lucid was shipping the Air. We've been told that it's fixed in gravity but it will continue to be an issue on Air for a long time. If it was a software fix, it most likely would have already been solved. I too share the same frustrations for the record and have had my car looked at multiple times. There's nothing out of spec on my model and I've been told that my car is acting normal. It's just Lucids normal is not all that great around mobile key. My best advice would be to carry the fob.
Key fob-check, garage opener-check, carlink-check, sunshade-check, charger side scheduling disabled-check. Definitely learned a lot with this car. For those of us with the time and effort it's interesting, but that's why my wife sticks to driving the Volvo.
Yeah I held the opinion of "Lucid is not ready for the general consumer yet" for a very long time. It has gotten better as time has progressed but the key issue and AC issue make air a hard sell for the general consumer. The Air (especially early revisions) were definitely made for the tinkerers and early adopters who don't mind clever tricks or workarounds to get the most out of the car.
Yes, as an Az resident, I really wish the AC could be stronger.
This. Once I got in this habit mine works like 99% of the time no issues. While walking to the car I'll just hit the unlock button on my phone or sound volume rockers...works every time
Man I can't agree more. I love driving this car but I probably won't buy another one. I'm at the tail end of another miserable summer with the underpowered A/C that is completely up to spec according to multiple mobile service guys. And I do the exact same rain dance where waking up my phone works alllmost every time.
Switch to the fob and 50% of your major issues are solved. Instantly.
This is interesting because the vehicles are manufactured in Casa Grande-just south of Phx–one of the hottest places on the planet. I had an underpowered AC issue with my Rivian R1S last summer in Phx. Underpowered AC is the primary reason I sold it, but there were other minor reasons including wait for service appts is impossibly long. I really wanted to love it after 3.5 years of waiting...
I have had the same problem. Thank you for sharing.
