remote start ineffective??

[ramhouston]

It's also not good to leave recirculation on the whole time. Especially in winter

could you kindly elaborate?

 

[HSKR R/T]

could you kindly elaborate?

During winter, with recirculate on, the humidity can build up and cause windows to fog over. Pretty sure even with recirculate on, the truck will cycle in fresh air every now and then.

 

[Dewey]

i want to do the same but hate when the auto turns off my recirculation Lol. last thing i want is unwanted odors and or particles coming into my cabin.

I like the smell of fresh cut alfalfa and manure in the summer along with an occasional road kill skunk. Makes me feel alive.

 

[Rlaf75]

i’m not following.. elaborate please

The heat may not blow until the engine comes up to operating temperature. I elaborated in my first post and also linked my thread regarding this

 

[jessed1]

does anybody find the remote start to be ineffective climate control wise?? when i leave in the morning to go to work its about 45 - 55 degrees which is considered semi cold/chilly here in Houston. anyways.. i remote start my truck 5-7 minutes prior to walking out the house. when i do get into the truck i feel the climate control isn't even working effectively. i put my hands up to the vents and can HARDLY notice any hot air blowing out.
anybody else experience this because i hope i am not the only one???

I use mine all the time (Syracuse, temps do get cold). 27 out the other day and in 5-7 minutes the cab feels like a sauna (so said my GF when she opened the window).

 

[tech97elec]

maybe yours is broken? mine waits before its warm before blasting air,

Mine doesnt. Blows cold air before it warms up.

 

[ramhouston]

I use mine all the time (Syracuse, temps do get cold). 27 out the other day and in 5-7 minutes the cab feels like a sauna (so said my GF when she opened the window).

i do recall having instances where the HVAC works hard during remote starts while under 40 degrees fahrenheit. anything 41 - 55 and it’s just like meh.

 

[ramhouston]

Ok but the same principle may still apply

The heat may not blow until the engine comes up to operating temperature. I elaborated in my first post and also linked my thread regarding this

i’m pretty darn confident the physical “auto” button on our headunits has no effect on our remote starts. unless there’s a misinterpretation on my end based on what you’re typing.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Mine doesnt. Blows cold air before it warms up.

It will blow out air, just not high fan speeds.

 

[OCD Solutions]

In auto, my 17 would wait till the engine was producing some heat before it ramped up the fan, my 2019 blasts air the whole time regardless of temp. I really miss that feature. The temp control was also much tighter in the 17.

 

[wegasque]

I usually only use the seat heaters if it's chilly. I guess I should probably turn on the heat to make sure it works, but I have another 2 years on the warranty, so have time. Have to pick a day when the morning temps are in the 40's.

 

[HSKR R/T]

In auto, my 17 would wait till the engine was producing some heat before it ramped up the fan, my 2019 blasts air the whole time regardless of temp. I really miss that feature. The temp control was also much tighter in the 17.

My 2020 starts low until coolant temp increases. Might need a software update

 

[crusher]

In auto, my 17 would wait till the engine was producing some heat before it ramped up the fan, my 2019 blasts air the whole time regardless of temp. I really miss that feature. The temp control was also much tighter in the 17.

it does seem like something is wrong in your 2019

 

[Rlaf75]

i’m pretty darn confident the physical “auto” button on our headunits has no effect on our remote starts. unless there’s a misinterpretation on my end based on what you’re typing.

This really isnt that hard to figure out bud. Do me a favor, next time you remote start the truck, instead of letting it run for only 5 or 7 minutes like you currently say you do, let it run for 15 minutes to give the engine time to get to operating temperature then see if the heat is blowing.

 

[Idahoktm]

does anybody find the remote start to be ineffective climate control wise?? when i leave in the morning to go to work its about 45 - 55 degrees which is considered semi cold/chilly here in Houston. anyways.. i remote start my truck 5-7 minutes prior to walking out the house. when i do get into the truck i feel the climate control isn't even working effectively. i put my hands up to the vents and can HARDLY notice any hot air blowing out.
anybody else experience this because i hope i am not the only one???

 

[crusher]

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what you highlight is under manual temperature equip vehicles and not the automatic temperature control equip vehicles

 

[Idahoktm]

what you highlight is under manual temperature equip vehicles and not the automatic temperature control equip vehicles

Yes, you're right. Nevermind.

 

[GMetal]

The user manual is terrible. If -this- please refer to a totally separate manual that covers 10 systems and still wont define the function you are looking up.. We cant define anything because words are expensive. Its like they used fiverr to write it.

 

[ramhouston]

This really isnt that hard to figure out bud. Do me a favor, next time you remote start the truck, instead of letting it run for only 5 or 7 minutes like you currently say you do, let it run for 15 minutes to give the engine time to get to operating temperature then see if the heat is blowing.

remote start doesn’t go past 10 minutes last time i checked…

 

[Rlaf75]

remote start doesn’t go past 10 minutes last time i checked…

Ok good luck