Remote Start
This feature, if equipped, allows you to choose the features you would like to have activated when you engage the remote start on your vehicle. These features include the climate control system, the rear defogger and the seat temperature, if equipped. Activating these features helps provide a more comfortable vehicle upon entry. Refer to Starting System Description and Operation or to Keyless Entry System Description and Operation .
- Mode 1
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ON
- Mode 2
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OFF
Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory, it was programmed to Mode 1. The mode to which the vehicle was programmed may have been changed since it left the factory.
To program the vehicle to a different mode, use the following procedure:
- Enter the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU by following the instructions listed previously under "Entering the Personal Settings Menu."
- Turn the tune/select knob until REMOTE START is highlighted.
- Press the tune/select knob to switch back and forth between on and off.
When REMOTE START is on, a check mark will appear next to the feature name. You can then choose to activate any or all of the following features by turning the tune/select knob to highlight the feature, then pressing the knob to turn it on.
- CLIMATE CONTROL
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The climate control system will engage when the vehicle is started using the remote start feature. It will be at the same climate control setting that was last used by the driver using that keyless entry transmitter. Refer to Air Temperature Description and Operation .
- REAR WINDOW DEFOG
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If this feature is active, the rear defogger will engage when the vehicle is started using the remote start feature. Refer to Rear Window Defogger Description and Operation .
- SEAT TEMP (Temperature) CONTROL
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If this feature is active, the seats will be heated or cooled, if equipped, when the vehicle is started using the remote start feature. Refer to Heated/Vented Seat Description and Operation .
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit the programming mode by following the instructions later in this section or program the next feature available on your vehicle by pressing the F6 (BACK) button, located on the radio, to return to the PERSONAL SETTINGS MENU.