Remote Start

[Nate4x4]

Is there anyway of knowing if your RAM started after pressing the remote start button?

Other than that the parking lights flash and the horn sounds briefly, does the key fob have an indicating light somewhere?

 

[SpeedyV]

Is there anyway of knowing if your RAM started after pressing the remote start button?

Other than that the parking lights flash and the horn sounds briefly, does the key fob have an indicating light?

To my knowledge, nope.

 

[Nate4x4]

To my knowledge, nope.

Thanks for the reply sir....

 

[Smashy71]

Thanks for the reply sir....

Glad it shuts off after a few minutes. Lol

 

[Nate4x4]

Glad it shuts off after a few minutes. Lol

15 minutes later to be exact.

 

[NHREBEL2]

Is there anyway of knowing if your RAM started after pressing the remote start button?

Sounds like you need a Magnaflow. Click Click and listen for the sweet rumble. Love doing it every morning.

 

[Chris]

If you are not within eyesight or earshot of the truck, you can also use the Uconnect Guard app if you have the 12" or 8.4" screen with Nav, which takes longer but will tell you if the signal to start the truck was successful.

 

[Nate4x4]

Sounds like you need a Magnaflow. Click Click and listen for the sweet rumble. Love doing it every morning.

Lol, sweet-sweet rumble...

BTW: I'm asking this question for someone else. My truck can already be heard at least a mile away....

 

[kittyjo]

The uconnect app works from 2000miles away haha I was in California and truck at airport in nc!!! Talk about distance for remote starts

 

[Al Czervik]

Sounds like you need a Magnaflow. Click Click and listen for the sweet rumble. Love doing it every morning.

Borla here, but it brings a smile to my face every morning too!

 

[Nate4x4]

Borla here, but it brings a smile to my face every morning too!

Well that's all that matters bro, a smile.

As long as you are happy, your Ram is happy.

 

[Longhorn5G]

Would be a great feature to have an indicator. Same with the locked.

I swear my epitaph on my tombstone will read "Did I Lock?"

I say that phrase more than I tell my lady I love her. I am always Uconnecting it to lock just in case.

 

[Nate4x4]

Would be a great feature to have an indicator. Same with the locked.

I swear my epitaph on my tombstone will read "Did I Lock?"

I say that phrase more than I tell my lady I love her. I am always Uconnecting it to lock just in case.

 

[Nate4x4]

"LED light above the lock and unlock buttons?"

 

[Bleda2002]

This is one feature I miss from my F150 (and that list is pretty damn short), it would either give me a green light showing it started, or a double blink of red to show me it didnt work.

 

[Chris]

Would be a great feature to have an indicator. Same with the locked.

I swear my epitaph on my tombstone will read "Did I Lock?"

I say that phrase more than I tell my lady I love her. I am always Uconnecting it to lock just in case.

To be fair, the last time I looked the info up was nearly a decade ago, but back them the only way to get a decent 2-way transceiver into a key fob was a giant antenna, which becomes significantly less comfortable to put in a pocket; it may also reduce the battery life significantly, though by just how much is questionable since it already needs to be receiving and/or sending very low signals for auto-unlock and push-button start and thus would only need to boost the reception for some X (15?) seconds to receive the remote command confirmation or else time out to show a failure.

 

[Bleda2002]

To be fair, the last time I looked the info up was nearly a decade ago, but back them the only way to get a decent 2-way transceiver into a key fob was a giant antenna, which becomes significantly less comfortable to put in a pocket; it may also reduce the battery life significantly, though by just how much is questionable since it already needs to be receiving and/or sending very low signals for auto-unlock and push-button start and thus would only need to boost the reception for some X (15?) seconds to receive the remote command confirmation or else time out to show a failure.

My F150 XLT already did the 2 way, key was actually a little smaller than Rams and the remote start worked really far away. Battery life was also good, about 1.5 years

 

[Chris]

My F150 XLT already did the 2 way, key was actually a little smaller than Rams and the remote start worked really far away. Battery life was also good, about 1.5 years

Gives me hope. Maybe I will experiment with my key fob this weekend to see if the LED is actually 2-way.

 

[Longhorn5G]

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This is a testament to how valuable forums can be. And also why the Longhorn is awesome.

I had NO idea. I always push my door handle button. I had no idea it was there!

I am so glad this thread was started. Thank you SO much.

This is the best news of my day today. Not sure what can top this.

 

[SpeedyV]

"LED light above the lock and unlock buttons?"

Yeah, it's there. And it flashes when you double-click to remote-start the truck. It doesn't stay lit, and (unsurprisingly) I am not aware of documentation that explains what the flashing LED is meant to indicate (other than a successful button press).