Remote Start, your Aurion?

[Aurion ZR6]

http://www.mongoose.com.au/toyota/%27tes%27-remote-engine-start.aspx

It is ashamed my car is "Smart Entry". For 2009 onwards

'TES' Toyota Remote Engine Start

Manufactured exclusively for Toyota's CanBus equipped passenger vehicles, TES provides remote controlled engine starting.

Cool down your cars interior in summer or warm it up in winter.

Just press your Toyota remote buttons to start the engine before you enter the car.

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Only operates on automatic gearbox vehicles.

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Only operates on Toyotya Canbus equipped vehicles

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Does not operate on Toyota vehicles with 'Smart' entry

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Built-in safety - will not start unless gearbox is in park and handbrake is on.

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Indicators flash whilst engine is running

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Remote engine running can be cancelled by remote.

http://www.mongoose.com.au/media/264694/toyotates.pdf

Edited December 12, 2010 by Aurion ZR6

[DJKOR]

After having a remote start on my previous car, I can't really see much point to getting a remote start for the Aurion. Each to their own, but at the end of the day, I don't imagine there being much benefit from it. About the best thing I did with my remote start was to take advantage of the wiring and extra relays to turn my car into a keyless ignition solution. The actual remote starting component... despite just looking cool, never really served any great purpose.

On a hot summer day, if the internal temperature of your car is rather high, you are usually just better off moving with your windows down as soon as you can after getting into your car, rather than starting it and letting it sit there with the A/C running. That's more of a personal thing though. Warming the cabin up in winter though may be another story, but realistically, it doesn't take THAT long to warm up.

As for the only other real benefit which is warming the engine up quicker, how many times have people said here that it is just as fine to start driving gently on a cold engine rather than letting it get up to operating temperature first?

On a side note, I believe that Viper have had a solution like this for quite a while now.

[Ronnyboy]

Your not missing out on much, you dont really need it. That said i was thinking of getting remote start 4-5 years ago, Never got around to it..

Glad i didnt get it though :)

[Noodle Boy]

how much does it cost to have the feature by the way? i personally wouldn't bother with it.

[arc]

Once you have remote start you never go back. I have used the viper system twice yet to get around to doing it on aurion though. I like to get get the engine at operating temp before i go for a drive.