Remote Start System: Notes
DESCRIPTION: IN ADDITION TO THE STANDARD STARTING SYSTEM COMPONENTS, THE REMOTE START SYSTEM CAN CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS.
| BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) |
| POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) |
| MAIN BATTERY |
| STARTER MOTOR |
| POWER DISTRIBUTION CENTER (PDC) |
| INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER (IPC) |
| POWER CONTROL RELAY |
| REMOTE START ANTENNA (RSA) |
| AUXILIARY BATTERY |
| RADIO FREQUENCY HUB (RFH) MODULE |
THE REMOTE START FEATURE STARTS THE ENGINE FROM OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE BY USING THE RKE KEY FOB WHILE MAINTAINING SECURITY. THE SYSTEM HAS A TARGETED RANGE OF AT LEAST 100 M (328 FT). THE VEHICLE MUST BE LOCKED, THE LIFTGATE AND HOOD CLOSED, AND THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK IN ORDER TO START THE ENGINE USING THE REMOTE START BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB.
THE REMOTE START SYSTEM CAN ACTIVATE INTERIOR ILLUMINATION, CLIMATE CONTROL, THE OPTIONAL HEATED/VENTILATED SEATS, AND OPTIONAL HEATED STEERING WHEEL DEPENDING ON TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE CAR. HOWEVER, OPERATION OF THE POWER TOP AND THE POWER WINDOWS ARE INHIBITED DURING THE REMOTE START EVENT UNTIL THE DRIVER PRESSES THE PUSH START BUTTON.