I do not like the fact that I have to start my car twice as a result of using the remote start. It really destroys the feature of remote start and is very annoying - so much so that I took the remote start off my key chain and don't even use it. Subaru needs to add a feature where you can change that setting.
So with this system, I get to start my vehicle twice before I drive away? I get the safety aspect but other manufacturers simply lock the transmission selector. This prevents theft and saves unnecessary wear on the starter. Come on Subaru.
Also, 400 feet applies to the remote start without the key. The separate remote fob's range is 400 feet. If you use the fob with the keyless entry, it's only 90 feet.
I had remote start installed in my 2017 Subaru Impreza sport that i bought in April 2017. I haven't needed it until recently (because I'm in Eastern NC). They showed me how to use it back in April, but I couldn't remember. THANKS so much for posting this video!!!
How to turn off the horn/chirp when remote starting the car via MySubaru? (It's chirps before and after the motor is started). It's annoying for neighbors and makes me very uncomfortable. Also, my dog wakes up barking at the window.
The apps have between 1.5-2.5 stars. They baked in a dozen features when all that most people want is remote start and climate control. Then they give a short free trial with a $99 or $150 annual cost. NOBODY in their right mind would pay that. If you get the highest trim, remote start should be included WITHOUT any subscription cost. That's money grubbing, especially when 90% of the reviews are 1 star because the apps don't work.
I push my FOB twice and I get 1 beep - tells me that the car recieved the signal. Then a few seconds later the FOB either beeps twice - which means that it started OR it beeps 3 times which means that it did not start. I don't know why it doesn't start. How's this supposed to work? What does the 3 beeps mean?
Had the remote start installed on 2017 impreza push button star, now the system turns of the engine if try to enter the vehicle, my car has the keyless fob, just stupid! Planing to have it removed and my money back. 😔
Brendan, first off let me say that I've learned a lot by watching your videos, so thank you!! I have a 2018 Outback Limited and had remote start installed. The extra key fob works, but I can't get the remote start to work by pushing the lock button twice and then holding it down. Is it still supposed to do this in 2018?
Anyway to disable the feature where the car turns off when you open the door? That is incredibly annoying. I thought something was wrong with my car. In my old Subaru the car turned off when you stepped on the break without a key in the ignition. That feature worked perfectly to deter theft.
One of the stupidest ideas Subaru ever came up with - the engine shuts off when you open the door; safety feature, they say. Where's the safety? No one can steal the car that has been started with the remote start - if you try to put the car in gear, or touch the pedals, the engine dies. Stupid - and they continue foisting this on the buying public; no doubt, they want to sell more starter motors. Also, the whole idea of needing two fobs if you want remote start really sucks; just what I want, one pants pocket full of two fobs, to start and then get into the car. Subaru needs to get up to date, rather than always lagging WAY behind the other car manufacturers. On another topic, I'm still waiting for Groove to post the video they said they had finished over 8 months ago, and were going to post any day, about how to do voice to text with an Android phone. Another stupid idea, you have to have an I Phone in order to do voice to text, you can't do so with an Android phone. But Groove knows a secret, and they are holding it from us; they said, over 8 months ago, that they had made a video showing how to do voice to text with an Android phone - but they won't share the secret with us.
I got 2020 Jeep Wrangler and 2018 Forester. The remote start in Jeep does not require twice start. As I unlock and get in, I just need to push the button with the key fob in my pocket, then ready to go.
Hello! Great videos! Just to confirm this MY17 Fozzy has the keyless access and pushbutton start and it also has the 'long distance' remote start? Any idea if other Subaru models with keyless access and pushbutton start can utilize this long range (separate remote fob) remote start system? I have the an '18 WRX with keyless access and pushbutton start and the (useless) short range remote start and am being told this long range option isn't possible to be installed. Very frustrating when certain subaru models can and others can't.
Is this subaru does if I open door it turns off why. Where i live it get really cold i have a remote everytime i open my door it turns off. Alot on my starter i had a Ford it shut off when I hit the break when I didn't have my keys in the ignition. Love my subaru but need to rethink your remote start.
I dont understand why I even need the extra little remote start FOB if the base Remote/Key can do the same thing AND lock or unlock my doors. Unless the little FOB has a longer range or works while inside a building where as the base remote might not? All it does for me is make my keys bigger and harder to stick in my pockets. So does the little remote starter work better? Or can I take it off my keys and still use the base Remote/Key???
Glad I did some research on Subaru remote start before adding it to my build. Basically this is just to set your climate before getting in. I'll pass. No way I'm going to start my car twice before every drive.
I totally hate the fact that Subaru has not listened to its customer and fixed this annoying so call safety feature of car shutting off when a door is opened. My 2018 crosstrek remote starter you have to start car a second time once I open the door. Really stupid. I thought I was doing something wrong. Can this feature be disabled. If I would have known this I would have skipped this feature and had local shop install it.
Thanks for the video. How do you adjust the run time of the remote engine start when you have keyless entry? I followed the instructions on the manual, but opening/closing driver door does not cycle through the time duration (after turning the car off/on 3x and waiting for honk). I know it is defaulted to 15 minutes but I would like to have it run for only 5 minutes. Thanks!
Sam Winotai I took it to the dealer. It was running for 3 minutes. Which is a joke. And you can't remote start it twice. They set it to 7 minutes. Which at least eatrms u p the car!
I have a 2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport trim. Wondering if this feature is built in, can't find anything on the specs. Thought I saw the premium model have it but not the sport... let me know!
great video. i just bought a 2019 forester sport. I used my Subaru app to remote start my car. it did it alright. however, when i put it to Drive, it was locked up to Park. Why is that? I had to turn off the engines, restarted again by pressing the Start engine button. is there any better way? Did i do something wrong? or is it the way subaru works?
Hello can you start the engine with the doors open? I want my 2018 forester to warm up while i load stuff in car but it turns off whe doors open. Thanks
Hi, how do we know if the car has started or not? If I'm starting the car from work and I can't see my car (which I'm still within the distance to start it), does the remote indicate that it started? Thanks
The remote is supposed to beep two times if the engine has started, and three times if it hasn't started - with my 2016 Outback. The little remote that I have is not at all reliable; it usually doesn't beep at all, or beeps either two or three times, as it feels like. The only way to be sure is to find a window and look at your car. The remote is a piece of junk. Not dependable, at all. The remote is also supposed to blink when the engine has started, and keep blinking; again, my remote has a mind of it's own, and blinks or not, as it feels like. The Subaru dealer just gives me a vacant stare, then walks away, when I relate this to him.
The engine shouldn't cut off, it should just require you to have your key fob for access to the car and once inside, require you to push the start button (if you have push to start) then it'll "unlock" the car and allow you to drive. It's pretty dumb that it turns it off and makes you restart the engine again...If I knew this I wouldn't have gotten this feature installed. Also two key fobs is silly, when you can do it all from the main fob. The idea of the keyless automatic entry is so you can stash the key and forget its there since it doesn't take up much space. Stupid to add something that takes up more space.
If it's installed at the dealer, are you able to code the keyless entry FOB in addition to the additional FOB or will the additional FOB be the only way to remote start?
Yes. They didnt know the key fob would also work. They didnt even tell me it would. I just did some reading online and happened to try it and it worked.
John B wait, are you saying you don't have to buy the remote starter and you can just program your regular push to start set of keys to remote start your car??
2 details and errors: 1- Even if you turn on the heated seats, they will not get warm until someone sits in them. Another Subaru "safety feature" 🙄. 2- The range on the key fob is much less than the separate remote start fob. In fact, you said 400 yards but it's really 400 feet (133 yards) and that's only for the remote fob. The key fob is only good from around 90 ft.
@David McIntosh that's stupid. If I unlock the car, that means I have the FOB. Chances of a thief having my fob, slim to none. Subaru fix this stupid setup !!!!
The extra fobs seem kinda overly redundant, since you need the standard fob to hit lock before utilizing the specific remote fob. A little easier than hitting lock twice and holding it... but would probably be easier just to put a remote start button on the fob itself that isn't built into the lock button itself. The other thing is, if a car is coming with the remote keyless entry... I.E... Limited and touring trims (depending on the model) it should come with remote start out of the gate... other manufacturers do it...
This is really stupid when you open the door and the car shuts off for safety reasons. So what is the purpose of locking the doors and having the key fob on hand.
Wow this sustem is complicated. Almost every other brand u just hit lock then hold the start button. Ford u hit lock and start twice. Subaru really sucks.
the worst remote start experience from any car manufacturer we have ever owned. someone help me if im missing this. its not possible to disable the "car off" when doors open. and i absolutely HATE that the car cant be locked with the key fob when it is manually started.
This remote start systems design is terrible. It honks twice during startup and can’t be disable so your whole block/apt complex will hear when you start it and there’s no way to keep the engine on after opening the door.
David McIntosh I had viper installed after market on a Nissan Rogue and worked great for about a year then it went kaput. Could’ve been just mine though, who knows.
This is useless. My car is parked 3 feet from my front door. The remote start will not work from inside my house. I have to open the front door to use it. It shuts off so soon that the car isn’t warm and the ice isn’t melted off the windshield. Even starting it twice doesn’t do the trick and it won’t let you start iit remote 3 times. Easier just to get in and start it and let it really Warm up as I have done for 40 years
SO ANNOYING THAT THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU OPEN ANY DOOR! NOT a safety feature! If anyone breaks in and opens the door the car will shut off, OK. But if the car unlocks from the key fob it should keep running! Get it figured out Subaru! BTW Passat ('17) does the same annoying thing.
Your videos have saved me so many brain cells and increased enjoyment of my Subarus!
I do not like the fact that I have to start my car twice as a result of using the remote start. It really destroys the feature of remote start and is very annoying - so much so that I took the remote start off my key chain and don't even use it. Subaru needs to add a feature where you can change that setting.
Thanks Brendan. I appreciate your videos. I a. A new owner of a 2017 Forester Touring model and am learning so much from your videos.
So with this system, I get to start my vehicle twice before I drive away? I get the safety aspect but other manufacturers simply lock the transmission selector. This prevents theft and saves unnecessary wear on the starter. Come on Subaru.
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Exactly. The turn off feature is annoying as heck!
Well now that I know this I’ll never use it again
I'd rather that then chance the car being stolen. Cars warm still
@ 01:27 - I think you may have meant 400 feet, not 400 yards.
Also, 400 feet applies to the remote start without the key. The separate remote fob's range is 400 feet. If you use the fob with the keyless entry, it's only 90 feet.
I had remote start installed in my 2017 Subaru Impreza sport that i bought in April 2017. I haven't needed it until recently (because I'm in Eastern NC). They showed me how to use it back in April, but I couldn't remember. THANKS so much for posting this video!!!
Thanks for this informative video.
You've convinced me NOT to get the new "super-safe, dual-remote start, with quad-fob technology"!
Can you bypass is feature where it allows the car to keep running
Just got a 2017 xt touring today and this video helped. Thank you
How to turn off the horn/chirp when remote starting the car via MySubaru? (It's chirps before and after the motor is started). It's annoying for neighbors and makes me very uncomfortable. Also, my dog wakes up barking at the window.
The apps have between 1.5-2.5 stars. They baked in a dozen features when all that most people want is remote start and climate control. Then they give a short free trial with a $99 or $150 annual cost. NOBODY in their right mind would pay that. If you get the highest trim, remote start should be included WITHOUT any subscription cost. That's money grubbing, especially when 90% of the reviews are 1 star because the apps don't work.
I push my FOB twice and I get 1 beep - tells me that the car recieved the signal. Then a few seconds later the FOB either beeps twice - which means that it started OR it beeps 3 times which means that it did not start. I don't know why it doesn't start. How's this supposed to work? What does the 3 beeps mean?
a safety feature would be that the car doors lock and you need a key to unlock it. If the car shuts off when I open the door that is just dumb.
You can break a window and unlock the car door.
Had the remote start installed on 2017 impreza push button star, now the system turns of the engine if try to enter the vehicle, my car has the keyless fob, just stupid! Planing to have it removed and my money back. 😔
Brendan, first off let me say that I've learned a lot by watching your videos, so thank you!! I have a 2018 Outback Limited and had remote start installed. The extra key fob works, but I can't get the remote start to work by pushing the lock button twice and then holding it down. Is it still supposed to do this in 2018?
Karunch215 press 3 times and hold until vehicle starts.
Anyway to disable the feature where the car turns off when you open the door? That is incredibly annoying. I thought something was wrong with my car. In my old Subaru the car turned off when you stepped on the break without a key in the ignition. That feature worked perfectly to deter theft.
Unfortunately there is not.
One of the stupidest ideas Subaru ever came up with - the engine shuts off when you open the door; safety feature, they say. Where's the safety? No one can steal the car that has been started with the remote start - if you try to put the car in gear, or touch the pedals, the engine dies. Stupid - and they continue foisting this on the buying public; no doubt, they want to sell more starter motors. Also, the whole idea of needing two fobs if you want remote start really sucks; just what I want, one pants pocket full of two fobs, to start and then get into the car. Subaru needs to get up to date, rather than always lagging WAY behind the other car manufacturers. On another topic, I'm still waiting for Groove to post the video they said they had finished over 8 months ago, and were going to post any day, about how to do voice to text with an Android phone. Another stupid idea, you have to have an I Phone in order to do voice to text, you can't do so with an Android phone. But Groove knows a secret, and they are holding it from us; they said, over 8 months ago, that they had made a video showing how to do voice to text with an Android phone - but they won't share the secret with us.
Do you come with my Subaru purchase?
So you can use the factory Subaru smart key and the remote start key fob if you have remote start on your Subaru Outback?
How to turn off the honk?
I just tried it on a 2017 Limited. It did not have remote start. Any easy way to add it?
Hi is remote start a built in feature in 2017 Legacy/Limited or it has to be additionally installed.
thanx
I got 2020 Jeep Wrangler and 2018 Forester. The remote start in Jeep does not require twice start. As I unlock and get in, I just need to push the button with the key fob in my pocket, then ready to go.
The 2020 WRX is to benefit from an updated rear differential R167. Can you explain what this is exactly? Thanks
How can i cancel remote start on my keyless entry fob (4 button)?
Hello! Great videos! Just to confirm this MY17 Fozzy has the keyless access and pushbutton start and it also has the 'long distance' remote start? Any idea if other Subaru models with keyless access and pushbutton start can utilize this long range (separate remote fob) remote start system? I have the an '18 WRX with keyless access and pushbutton start and the (useless) short range remote start and am being told this long range option isn't possible to be installed. Very frustrating when certain subaru models can and others can't.
Is this subaru does if I open door it turns off why. Where i live it get really cold i have a remote everytime i open my door it turns off. Alot on my starter i had a Ford it shut off when I hit the break when I didn't have my keys in the ignition. Love my subaru but need to rethink your remote start.
I dont understand why I even need the extra little remote start FOB if the base Remote/Key can do the same thing AND lock or unlock my doors. Unless the little FOB has a longer range or works while inside a building where as the base remote might not? All it does for me is make my keys bigger and harder to stick in my pockets.
So does the little remote starter work better? Or can I take it off my keys and still use the base Remote/Key???
The little remote starter does indeed have increased range, however that's pretty much the only benefit.
It did not work with my Forester from the Philippines. Why?
Glad I did some research on Subaru remote start before adding it to my build. Basically this is just to set your climate before getting in. I'll pass. No way I'm going to start my car twice before every drive.
I'm having trouble with this key. My car won't start after pressing it twice. Please help me
I totally hate the fact that Subaru has not listened to its customer and fixed this annoying so call safety feature of car shutting off when a door is opened. My 2018 crosstrek remote starter you have to start car a second time once I open the door. Really stupid. I thought I was doing something wrong. Can this feature be disabled. If I would have known this I would have skipped this feature and had local shop install it.
Thanks for the video. How do you adjust the run time of the remote engine start when you have keyless entry? I followed the instructions on the manual, but opening/closing driver door does not cycle through the time duration (after turning the car off/on 3x and waiting for honk).
I know it is defaulted to 15 minutes but I would like to have it run for only 5 minutes. Thanks!
Sam Winotai I took it to the dealer. It was running for 3 minutes. Which is a joke. And you can't remote start it twice. They set it to 7 minutes. Which at least eatrms u p the car!
Simply activate it 5 minutes before you're ready to drive away. Duh !!!!
My 2020 Subaru Legacy sport doesn’t auto start with the keyless key fob
I have a 2017 Subaru Impreza 2.0i Sport trim. Wondering if this feature is built in, can't find anything on the specs. Thought I saw the premium model have it but not the sport... let me know!
I have the Sport-tech and this feature isn't included.
400 ft and heated seats don't activate until they feel weight in the seat.
great video. i just bought a 2019 forester sport. I used my Subaru app to remote start my car. it did it alright. however, when i put it to Drive, it was locked up to Park. Why is that? I had to turn off the engines, restarted again by pressing the Start engine button. is there any better way? Did i do something wrong? or is it the way subaru works?
Nope that is correct. It does that as a safety measure so no one can steal it.
would this work on 2016 levorg?
Go to 2:35 for the info
Hello can you start the engine with the doors open? I want my 2018 forester to warm up while i load stuff in car but it turns off whe doors open. Thanks
If you're at the car, just start it...
Hi, how do we know if the car has started or not? If I'm starting the car from work and I can't see my car (which I'm still within the distance to start it), does the remote indicate that it started? Thanks
The remote is supposed to beep two times if the engine has started, and three times if it hasn't started - with my 2016 Outback. The little remote that I have is not at all reliable; it usually doesn't beep at all, or beeps either two or three times, as it feels like. The only way to be sure is to find a window and look at your car. The remote is a piece of junk. Not dependable, at all. The remote is also supposed to blink when the engine has started, and keep blinking; again, my remote has a mind of it's own, and blinks or not, as it feels like. The Subaru dealer just gives me a vacant stare, then walks away, when I relate this to him.
Is available in Malaysia?
How would you turn off the car remotely when you start the car using remote start?
It turns off by itself. I think the car will only run for about 15 minutes if no one enters it.
So if you use the remote start this way does the car auto change the temperature inside the car
Temp will go to whatever you set it at previously when last running.
The engine shouldn't cut off, it should just require you to have your key fob for access to the car and once inside, require you to push the start button (if you have push to start) then it'll "unlock" the car and allow you to drive. It's pretty dumb that it turns it off and makes you restart the engine again...If I knew this I wouldn't have gotten this feature installed. Also two key fobs is silly, when you can do it all from the main fob. The idea of the keyless automatic entry is so you can stash the key and forget its there since it doesn't take up much space. Stupid to add something that takes up more space.
Shuts off when you open the door? Subaru fix this now!
Bendc1970A1 please do!!
It's intended to be that way...
Yes, Subaru, disable the one thing that prevents a thief from grabbing your unattended, pre-warmed cars.
Most cars shutdown if taken out of park without the key inside
It's a good feature so it doesn't get stolen
If it's installed at the dealer, are you able to code the keyless entry FOB in addition to the additional FOB or will the additional FOB be the only way to remote start?
On my 2017 outback the key FOB works as well as the separate long range fob
Thanks John...So your Outback had the remote start added at the dealership?
Yes. They didnt know the key fob would also work. They didnt even tell me it would. I just did some reading online and happened to try it and it worked.
John B wait, are you saying you don't have to buy the remote starter and you can just program your regular push to start set of keys to remote start your car??
Can you do it with 2017 legacy factory key
how much to install it in a 17 legacy? And having to push the button three times sucks.
You have no idea how ridiculous you sound do you.
How long will the car run after it has been started with remote start?
And by the way, wouldn't you think they'd have made both remote starts so as to work the same way?
Hey Carl, it will run for about 15 mins or so and then turn off.
@@GroovesubaruDenver Hi is remote start a built in feature in 2017 Legacy/Limited or it has to be additionall equipment installed?
thanx
can it be installed on any subaru car?
My dealer says it is not.. WHO IS RIGHT?
2 details and errors:
1- Even if you turn on the heated seats, they will not get warm until someone sits in them. Another Subaru "safety feature" 🙄.
2- The range on the key fob is much less than the separate remote start fob. In fact, you said 400 yards but it's really 400 feet (133 yards) and that's only for the remote fob. The key fob is only good from around 90 ft.
Yes, and has great difficulty penetrating windows. Really has to be line-of-sight for me. Better than nothing, though....
Does the vehicle stay locked after using remote start?
Yes, it does - at least my 2016 Outback does. But when you unlock the door, and then open the door, that kills the engine. STUPID IDEA!
How do you disable horn during remote start
Ya. How?
so your doors stay unlocked while it warms up? that cant be right
Bana Nana agreed
@David McIntosh that's stupid. If I unlock the car, that means I have the FOB. Chances of a thief having my fob, slim to none. Subaru fix this stupid setup !!!!
The extra fobs seem kinda overly redundant, since you need the standard fob to hit lock before utilizing the specific remote fob. A little easier than hitting lock twice and holding it... but would probably be easier just to put a remote start button on the fob itself that isn't built into the lock button itself. The other thing is, if a car is coming with the remote keyless entry... I.E... Limited and touring trims (depending on the model) it should come with remote start out of the gate... other manufacturers do it...
Subaru staunchly resists K.I.S.S. (keep it simple, stupid) technology whenever they can. Their idea is too make everything as complicated as possible.
My Subby just beeps and does not turn on.
how do u take over so just drive away
DOes the Levorg have it??
Can somone tell me how to get in the car after remote starting without it shutting off
This is really stupid when you open the door and the car shuts off for safety reasons. So what is the purpose of locking the doors and having the key fob on hand.
Wow this sustem is complicated. Almost every other brand u just hit lock then hold the start button. Ford u hit lock and start twice. Subaru really sucks.
the worst remote start experience from any car manufacturer we have ever owned. someone help me
if im missing this. its not possible to disable the "car off" when doors open. and i absolutely HATE that the car cant be locked with the key fob when it is manually started.
so I should get one from an installer somewhere else
Just traded in my Subaru legacy for a dodge challenger, their remote start actually stays on when you open the doors
But the Subaru would have many fewer trips to the dealer for repairs, despite that dumb shut-off "feature."
Just buy a real remote start with a one mile range and two way communications. We got ours installed at the dealer.
AlaskaErik Do you have any suggestions on the manufacturer of the remote start? And was it a subaru dealership?
how much was that? I cannot get his 3 press system to work
This remote start systems design is terrible. It honks twice during startup and can’t be disable so your whole block/apt complex will hear when you start it and there’s no way to keep the engine on after opening the door.
Not incredibly impressed with the remote start on this subaru.. seems a little to much.
David McIntosh I had viper installed after market on a Nissan Rogue and worked great for about a year then it went kaput. Could’ve been just mine though, who knows.
Just buy a viper aftermarket car start/alarm once your car is off warranty...
This is useless. My car is parked 3 feet from my front door. The remote start will not work from inside my house. I have to open the front door to use it. It shuts off so soon that the car isn’t warm and the ice isn’t melted off the windshield. Even starting it twice doesn’t do the trick and it won’t let you start iit remote 3 times. Easier just to get in and start it and let it really Warm up as I have done for 40 years
SO ANNOYING THAT THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN YOU OPEN ANY DOOR! NOT a safety feature! If anyone breaks in and opens the door the car will shut off, OK. But if the car unlocks from the key fob it should keep running! Get it figured out Subaru! BTW Passat ('17) does the same annoying thing.
This guy is such a nerd. He thinks he's Steve Kornacki.
You talk too fast