TDi remote start?

StaceyS said:

As a friend of mine from Southie (South Boston) says, "Toughen up, fluffy."

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Exactly.

These cars have heated seats and electric air heaters, both of which produce heat within a couple of minutes of driving. That's 'soft' enough.


On a side note, I can recommend some group homes and assisted living centers where food is provided and you never have to go outside...

As far as a comfort thing, did any of you guys ever research having a heated steering? I wonder if any heated MFSW from another later year VW would fit.

I had my remote starter installed by the dealer and it works like a charm. I run it 2 min before I drive off with the block heater still connected. Its nice especially at -29°C like last year here in Montreal... thank god not yet this year...

Now that's a nice combination...

What is your water temperature when you get in to drive off?

soulflyer said:

I run it 2 min before I drive off with the block heater still connected.

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You must have either a really long extension cord, or a really short commute!

I did that twice on my old 2000 Golf -- destroyed a timer on one of those occasions...twisted the thing right in half....

I've done that... fortunately it just unplugged itself.

kwhitelaw said:

Only thing I wish I could do easily is tie in the seat heaters. the module used doesnt output for it and I did not feel like wiring into them directly.

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I keep forgetting to go back and check (I may shortly when I finish up some other work). But when i first got my car and I Was going through all the modules to see what the car had and what kinds of changes could be made I am 99% sure I Came across an option to have the seat heaters go back to their last known position before the car was shut down. So if you turned them on before you turned the car off the night before just like you would setup your heat for the morning to run with the remote start then they should come back on. If I figure it out later i'll post

That's a pretty cool adaptation if it will do it. Very handy for cold weather.

I keep forgetting to look for that adaptation when I've got my cable connected. Please post it if you find it!

Ok just checked and tested the seat heater adaptation is there.

Go into HVAC controls

adaptation

no channel numbers here just a drop down with I think 5 options

The last one was driver seat heater setting retention (or something similar)

Selected that changed the drop down from off to on.. Then Do IT! button.. stored

turned seat heater on full cycled key on and off and it came right back on full so it works.

VeeDubTDI said:

That's a pretty cool adaptation if it will do it. Very handy for cold weather.

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Yeah it will work two fold for me.

Days I leave for the gym early and need the heaters on for the drive there but I'm hot for the drive to work from the gym won't be good

Days I go don't go to the gym and stop for coffee are when I never remember to turn them back on for the rest of the drive it will be good to have them this way.

Thanks - on my list for tomorrow!

I'm with some of the other posters here, I just get in, start, and go. No idle, no warm-up. I think it would be better, and more efficient, to get heat faster by using a block heater then just letting the car idle. Then again, the block heater is only useful when starting the car at your own house.

BrShootr said:

As far as a comfort thing, did any of you guys ever research having a heated steering? I wonder if any heated MFSW from another later year VW would fit.

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I test drove a 545i a while back with a heated steering wheel, now that was a sweet feature. I'm not a big fan of wearing gloves while driving, but my hands will get cold long before anything else. I usually don't mind sitting in the cold until the engine reaches operating temperature, which seems to average around 10-15 minutes on the highway when its around freezing. Toasty hands would take the edge off the really cold days.

frugality said:

I did that twice on my old 2000 Golf -- destroyed a timer on one of those occasions...twisted the thing right in half....

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Not sure where a good place to install one would be, but there are a bunch of companies out there that sell auto eject systems. They do just what it sounds like, they eject the plug from the outlet when you turn the ignition on. Look at the side of an ambulance or emergency vehicle, they usually have them for battery trickle chargers.

i.e. http://safeairsystems.com/parts-accessories/battery-chargers-auto-eject

VeeDubTDI said:

Now that's a nice combination...

What is your water temperature when you get in to drive off?

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If it would not be so f... cold i would use my VAGCOM and take a reading. Maybe next week

frugality said:

You must have either a really long extension cord, or a really short commute!

I did that twice on my old 2000 Golf -- destroyed a timer on one of those occasions...twisted the thing right in half....

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ha ha did that too, cost me about 400 CAD with the replacement cord and the new new fog light grill part and labour and tax and and and...
However what i meant was that I run the engine with the cord connected for about 2 min..

Vince Waldon said:

And also this thread:

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=339905

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Yeah, one does have to be smart enough to park the car in neutral WITHOUT FAIL, or .... you really, really fail!!!


Bill

There are remote start systems out there that are designed just for a standard shift car. They have a certain way of shutting off the car. Iirc u set e break with foot brake on then remote start car with it running then wait a few seconds and remove key. The car will stay running then y exit car and remote lock the doors and the car will shut down. The rs system then monitors the door triggers and will only remote start if no doors have been opened. I have installed a few of these and other than the weird shut down they work good.

frugality said:

You must have either a really long extension cord, or a really short commute!

I did that twice on my old 2000 Golf -- destroyed a timer on one of those occasions...twisted the thing right in half....

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2010TDI said:

Not sure where a good place to install one would be, but there are a bunch of companies out there that sell auto eject systems. They do just what it sounds like, they eject the plug from the outlet when you turn the ignition on. Look at the side of an ambulance or emergency vehicle, they usually have them for battery trickle chargers.

i.e. http://safeairsystems.com/parts-accessories/battery-chargers-auto-eject

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My preventive measure--while inelegant--has worked well so far. I used a zip-tie to make a loop in the extension cord about 8ft from the plug. The loop goes over my driver's side mirror. First thing I do in the AM is to "unhook" the loop then unplug. So far, so good.

chris@revotechnik said:

Ok just checked and tested the seat heater adaptation is there.

Go into HVAC controls

adaptation

no channel numbers here just a drop down with I think 5 options

The last one was driver seat heater setting retention (or something similar)

Selected that changed the drop down from off to on.. Then Do IT! button.. stored

turned seat heater on full cycled key on and off and it came right back on full so it works.

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What do i need in order to make this change on my 2011 JSW?

Thx
Rick

ricaroo said:

What do i need in order to make this change on my 2011 JSW?

Thx
Rick

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I don't know, this is all being done with VCDS or a dealer tool regardless of model year. The option either exists or it doesn't in a 2011, I've only done it in my 2012 so I have no idea of this exists in your car.

chris@revotechnik said:

Ok just checked and tested the seat heater adaptation is there.

Go into HVAC controls

adaptation

no channel numbers here just a drop down with I think 5 options

The last one was driver seat heater setting retention (or something similar)

Selected that changed the drop down from off to on.. Then Do IT! button.. stored

turned seat heater on full cycled key on and off and it came right back on full so it works.

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this is interesting.. I'll have my car in to NGP in a couple weeks getting my 40K done, I'll have them look into this with their vagcom..

thx for info!

chris@revotechnik said:

Ok just checked and tested the seat heater adaptation is there.

Go into HVAC controls

adaptation

no channel numbers here just a drop down with I think 5 options

The last one was driver seat heater setting retention (or something similar)

Selected that changed the drop down from off to on.. Then Do IT! button.. stored

turned seat heater on full cycled key on and off and it came right back on full so it works.

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FWIW, on my '12 Jetta, I needed to select and test channel 5 in this controller then change the set value from 0 to 1.

MayorDJQ said:

Plus, idling the CR just wastes fuel. If it's less than 25F the temp needle will barely move with 10 minutes of idling, and the ECU dumps a lot of extra fuel during post-injection to keep the EGTs up.

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What are CRs? Thank you

CR = Common Rail. Latest Generation of the TDI motor. All MK6 and MK7 TDI'S are CR motors. MK5's only had CR motors in 2009 and 2010.

YMMV


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i second that. i installed on my wife's 2005 passat, and it was well worth spending the extra $$$. We live in 2mountains, 30km north of Montreal. Sometimes can get pretty crispy cold. no problems starting the car. car warms up faster, thus making my wife happy.
and my life happier.!

2014 TDI Sportwagen with dealer installed remote start. Very touchy, need to pause between button pushes to get it to start. Too fast or too slow, no start. And it does no good. No timeout and it can run forever and never move the temp needle.
Wasted money on this option. Oh well. And nowhere do I see anything in the manual about and electric heater. Maybe gone by 2014?

quigleytoo said:

2014 TDI Sportwagen with dealer installed remote start. Very touchy, need to pause between button pushes to get it to start. Too fast or too slow, no start. And it does no good. No timeout and it can run forever and never move the temp needle.
Wasted money on this option. Oh well. And nowhere do I see anything in the manual about and electric heater. Maybe gone by 2014?

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It has electric heat. You have to turn the heat all the way up.

I always thought that idling the CR engine for long periods of time would lead to a prematurely clogged DPF. For that reason, I start it up, and pretty much go as soon as possible... even when it's really cold out there.

quigleytoo said:

2014 TDI Sportwagen with dealer installed remote start. Very touchy, need to pause between button pushes to get it to start. Too fast or too slow, no start. And it does no good. No timeout and it can run forever and never move the temp needle.
Wasted money on this option. Oh well. And nowhere do I see anything in the manual about and electric heater. Maybe gone by 2014?

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The manual doesn't mention the electric heater, but it's there.

akrievins said:

I always thought that idling the CR engine for long periods of time would lead to a prematurely clogged DPF. For that reason, I start it up, and pretty much go as soon as possible... even when it's really cold out there.

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The engine needs to have load to warm up. Idling takes forever for the engine to warm up also a little oil does pass through the turbo seals. The seals need pressure( boost) to seal up.