Starting your vehicle
NOTE
All vehicle doors, the engine hood and
trunk / rear gate must be closed prior to
activating the remote engine start system.
Any open entry point will prevent starting or cause the system to shut down.
The remote engine start function is activated
by pressing the “ ” button twice
within 3 seconds on your remote engine
start transmitter. Upon successful activation
the remote start confirming transmitter
button will flash once* and the vehicle will
honk the horn and flash the side marker
lights, tail lights and parking lights once.
The system will check certain preconditions before starting, and if all safety parameters are correct, the engine will start within 5 seconds. Upon successful engine start, the remote start confirmation transmitter button will flash twice every 5 seconds* and the vehicle will honk the horn and flash the side marker lights, tail lights and the parking lights once, then the lights will illuminate and remain illuminated, indicating that the engine is running.
While the vehicle is operating via the
remote engine start function, the power
window features will be disabled. Also, the
system has a timer and will shut down
after 15 minutes if you do not operate the
vehicle. Press and hold the “ ”
button for
2 seconds to turn the engine off. The
remote start confirmation transmitter button
will flash three times* indicating that
the engine has shut down. If the starter
cranks but does not start or starts and
stalls, the remote engine start system will
power off and then attempt to start the
engine an additional three times unless
the remote engine start system determines
that a vehicle malfunction is preventing
the system from starting. If the
engine does not start after additional
attempts, the remote engine start system
will abort and return to a non-activate
state.
*: Provided that the remote engine start transmitter is within the operating range of the system.