Seriously...give the guy a break. I use my remote start regularly, and love it, so does the wife. I drive my car, take care of it, and also have a heavy right foot. I get far worse MPG than most of you report. If I had a less economical car it would be far worse. We care about economy, hence why we bought the car, but we bought it to be driven, and features used, even the remote start.
Facts:
1). It is annoying the car cuts off when you open the door. Aftermarket and other manufactures don't.
2). The remote range is mediocre at best. For me where I park at home, not an issue. My truck's aftermarket system remote is 1 mile, and with my smartstart module I can start it from anywhere with my iPhone.
The remote start could be better, MUCH better. Oh well, it is what it is, and VW is not going to change it retroactively. Maybe a VCDS setting or an aftermarket solution will come along to change the above.
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