Remote start 5 more minutes
01-23-2013, 05:14 PM
#11
Senior Member
the manual says something along the lines of:
"if you want to extend the run time of the remote start, press the buttons again in sequence after you first started your truck". (for 2013 anyway)
In other words, remote start your truck, wait a few seconds, do it again, and it will run for 15+15. you can only use this trick once, after 30 min the truck will shut down, lights will flash, doors will flap frenetically and eventually the truck will explode. or so i read on the internet anyway, so it must be true.
"if you want to extend the run time of the remote start, press the buttons again in sequence after you first started your truck". (for 2013 anyway)
In other words, remote start your truck, wait a few seconds, do it again, and it will run for 15+15. you can only use this trick once, after 30 min the truck will shut down, lights will flash, doors will flap frenetically and eventually the truck will explode. or so i read on the internet anyway, so it must be true.
01-23-2013, 06:41 PM
#13
Ok some may differ but in the options make sure your " quiet start " is OFF. Before you put the key in you will notice the engine rpms never go lower then 1000. As soon as you put the key in then it will lower the rpms to normal. With quiet start on then your truck will start and idle down as normal. Moral to the story is make sure it's off and it warms up faster being at a 1000 rpms the entire 15 minutes.
01-23-2013, 06:44 PM
#14
I wish it had longer run times. On my silverado I had a 45 minute run time. I never really let it run for that long but it was nice to do my last set of rounds, change my clothes, go over the notes with the next shift, and go outside and it still be running. This ford does seem to warm up better though. The locker room and control room are far away from the parking lot so it's a PITA to start it after I change clothes, not to mention I could get in trouble walking around in street clothes. Sometimes it will start from the engineering offices but if it doesn't I have to go for a walk. At home is no big deal because I park in an insulated garage.
01-23-2013, 08:36 PM
#15
Keepin' the lights on!
