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Remote Starting
Had a very cold morning and decided to use my remote start for the first time on my new 2012 to remove some frost. The truck started right away. Some 20 minutes later when I went out to my truck and it was not running. It seems to have stopped due a time limit. Does the remote start have a time limit that it will run without someone entering the truck and inserting the key???
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From: WY
Had a very cold morning and decided to use my remote start for the first time on my new 2012 to remove some frost. The truck started right away. Some 20 minutes later when I went out to my truck and it was not running. It seems to have stopped due a time limit. Does the remote start have a time limit that it will run without someone entering the truck and inserting the key???
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From: Greenwood, SC
I thought the remote start was really nice when I first got my truck. Reality is, I never use it. I still start up with the key, then walk around the truck/trailer to check things out, grab a cup of coffee, set the GPS nav, get settled in for my day in the seat.
When I am up north and in the frigid cold I will use it occasionally but certainly could live without it.
When I am up north and in the frigid cold I will use it occasionally but certainly could live without it.
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Just the converse for me 
I use it ALL the time and hate that I have to do three click combinations whereas my other cars are one click and hold....
Have had remote starts for every car the last 10 to 15 years...
(as I get older it helps me to find the car at themall too when I hear it start )
I use it ALL the time and hate that I have to do three click combinations whereas my other cars are one click and hold....
Have had remote starts for every car the last 10 to 15 years...
(as I get older it helps me to find the car at themall too when I hear it start
)
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From: New Hampshire
I use the auto start all the time - first vehicle to have it - awesome feature
Regarding the warm up - the truck warms up better when running- ie in motion
I have let it run for a full 15 minutes with no appreciable heat in cabin
What I do now is when I get done walking the dog I fire up the truck - go in gather my things and then take off - usually in the house no more than 5 or 8 minutes
This lets the fluids circulate - as I am driving after that the truck warms up fairly rapidly - I don't have the rapid heat option
You may just want to consider a shorter idle time and quicker drive time
Regarding the warm up - the truck warms up better when running- ie in motion
I have let it run for a full 15 minutes with no appreciable heat in cabin
What I do now is when I get done walking the dog I fire up the truck - go in gather my things and then take off - usually in the house no more than 5 or 8 minutes
This lets the fluids circulate - as I am driving after that the truck warms up fairly rapidly - I don't have the rapid heat option
You may just want to consider a shorter idle time and quicker drive time
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Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Edmond, OK
The few times I have not been able to manage my regens occuring (and completing) on the highway (monitoring via Edge Insight) and the truck is in regen when I need to shut it down I will get out of the truck and then remote start it so it can idle for five minutes (how mine is set). I have only done this twice, but the EGT4 was at the 800 degree range. When I later returned to the truck (several hours later) the soot level had significantly dropped upon re-start.
I know the regen stops (injecting fuel on exhaust stroke) in park; but once all the process is in motion and the fuel has been spent $$ to generate heat in the DOC I want to get what I can out of it cleaning the DPF. Plus, I prefer the exhaust to cool down controlled vs. just turning it off (engine is great air-pump); I believe this is less stress to the DPF.
Bob
I know the regen stops (injecting fuel on exhaust stroke) in park; but once all the process is in motion and the fuel has been spent $$ to generate heat in the DOC I want to get what I can out of it cleaning the DPF. Plus, I prefer the exhaust to cool down controlled vs. just turning it off (engine is great air-pump); I believe this is less stress to the DPF.
Bob
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I use the auto start all the time - first vehicle to have it - awesome feature
Regarding the warm up - the truck warms up better when running- ie in motion
I have let it run for a full 15 minutes with no appreciable heat in cabin
What I do now is when I get done walking the dog I fire up the truck - go in gather my things and then take off - usually in the house no more than 5 or 8 minutes
This lets the fluids circulate - as I am driving after that the truck warms up fairly rapidly - I don't have the rapid heat option
You may just want to consider a shorter idle time and quicker drive time
Regarding the warm up - the truck warms up better when running- ie in motion
I have let it run for a full 15 minutes with no appreciable heat in cabin
What I do now is when I get done walking the dog I fire up the truck - go in gather my things and then take off - usually in the house no more than 5 or 8 minutes
This lets the fluids circulate - as I am driving after that the truck warms up fairly rapidly - I don't have the rapid heat option
You may just want to consider a shorter idle time and quicker drive time
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From: Kaysville Utah
What does make a difference is to start driving and get some turbo boost. Your egts climb and the coolant temp climbs 3 or 4 times as fast as either idle speed. And by driving, I don't mean romping on it. just drive thru your neighborhood surface streets at 25-35 mph. 5 minutes of this kind of driving and your coolant temps will be double what they would have been just sitting and idling.