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Cold weather primarily. You need the engine to warm up before driving and it’s much nicer to have the heater warm up the car and loosen ice on the windows. You

by dahdum 4y ago

Cold weather primarily. You need the engine to warm up before driving and it’s much nicer to have the heater warm up the car and loosen ice on the windows. You can run outside and start the car then come back, as I did growing up in a cold region, but remote start is sooo much nicer.

GekkePrutser 4y ago
Makes sense yeah. Sometimes I'd do this manually but because I used a shared car park I'd need the spare key to do this safely with the main key in the ignition. I didn't consider this option. I haven't owned a car for many years and the last one was already pretty old :)
- sokoloff 4y ago
  The one I installed tied into the brake light circuit, such that pressing on the brake would kill the remote starter’s completion of the “run” circuit. That’s a simple and fairly effective way to prevent a casual drive-off.
mgbmtl 4y ago
Cars built in the last 15 years usually don't need to be warned up: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a19086/warming-up-your-car-in-the-cold-just-harms-engine/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a19086/... But yeah, icy/foggy windows are a pain to clear. I live in Montreal, and when I had an ICE car, most days, it was fine to just de-icing the windows, then start the motor, and slowly roll out of the alley. Admittedly, most winter days, it's not that cold. Kind of drives me crazy, the smell and pollution from idling ICE cars :/
- AnimalMuppet 4y ago
  > Cars built in the last 15 years usually don't need to be warned up: They don't need to be warmed up for the engine. They still might need to be warmed up for the driver, though.
  - erik_seaberg 4y ago
    Sometimes you can’t drive until the defroster is warm enough to keep your own breath from fogging the windshield.
- dahdum 4y ago
  I had wondered if the engine bit was still necessary, thank you.
- FireBeyond 4y ago
  > But yeah, icy/foggy windows are a pain to clear. I've had cars with auxiliary heat just for this purpose.

by dahdum 4y ago

GekkePrutser 4y ago

Makes sense yeah. Sometimes I'd do this manually but because I used a shared car park I'd need the spare key to do this safely with the main key in the ignition. I didn't consider this option. I haven't owned a car for many years and the last one was already pretty old :)

sokoloff 4y ago
The one I installed tied into the brake light circuit, such that pressing on the brake would kill the remote starter’s completion of the “run” circuit. That’s a simple and fairly effective way to prevent a casual drive-off.

mgbmtl 4y ago

Cars built in the last 15 years usually don't need to be warned up: https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a19086/warming-up-your-car-in-the-cold-just-harms-engine/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/a19086/... But yeah, icy/foggy windows are a pain to clear. I live in Montreal, and when I had an ICE car, most days, it was fine to just de-icing the windows, then start the motor, and slowly roll out of the alley. Admittedly, most winter days, it's not that cold. Kind of drives me crazy, the smell and pollution from idling ICE cars :/

AnimalMuppet 4y ago
> Cars built in the last 15 years usually don't need to be warned up: They don't need to be warmed up for the engine. They still might need to be warmed up for the driver, though.
- erik_seaberg 4y ago
  Sometimes you can’t drive until the defroster is warm enough to keep your own breath from fogging the windshield.
dahdum 4y ago
I had wondered if the engine bit was still necessary, thank you.
FireBeyond 4y ago
> But yeah, icy/foggy windows are a pain to clear. I've had cars with auxiliary heat just for this purpose.