Remote Start

[cjamo65]

Hi guys

Bit of an intro and question all rolled into one..

Just picked up my first Stagea last week - an '02 250t RX.

Last car was a ST246 Caldina which someone decided to get an ultra close look at the back of.....

Very pleased with the Stag - got the leather interior, sunroof (s), reverse cam.

It also came with a very funky 90's style mini mobile remote! It has buttons for start/stop, lock/unlock, trunk & check.

I've popped in some new batteries and the remote powers up - doesn't seem to be paired with the car though... The compliance place said they didn't disconnect anything, so not sure why it wouldn't work.

Has anyone come across one of these and knows how to get it working?

Cheers!

[KiwiRS4T]

Never seen one of these - maybe it was for another car that the owner had! Or its an aftermarket extra? Does your remote locking on the key work?

[PN-Mad]

Yeah, I got one.

They could have snipped the wires, hopefully not. Get down really low in the drivers footwell. There is a white switch there, flip it.

First up press check. This will flick the car on for half a second and show you the temp inside the car. Make sure all doors and boot are closed. Next, press the start/stop once, it will show the screen, then press it again to start the car. No need to hold down, it will just start. The car will turn off the instant a Door or the boot is opened.

Enjoy.

[Commsman]

The car will turn off the instant a Door or the boot is opened.

^ That's an interesting "feature". Why start your car remotely (sort of cool in a party trick kinda way), & then have it turn off as soon as you open the door to get in? I'm guessing it's a safety feature so little kids don't climb in & drive off (or a thief), but you'd normally be close to the car to use this anyway. Just wondering...

[PN-Mad]

i think it was mainly for cold area, where before you got in, you could start the car, warm it and the interior up. It defaults to running for 10mins, and then turns off. you can turn it off too with the remote. Also works on hot days

dont want Punks stealing your car!

[cjamo65]

Thanks PN Mad. Found the switch up under the footwell - mine was black. The lock/unlock function and the check functions work now, but no joy on the start/stop or trunk. When I press the start button it comes up with 00m which is wanting me to input how long to run the car for? Tried mashing a few buttons, but no luck so far. Any ideas?

[cjamo65]

Sorry scrap that!! Was only pressing start once after check.... Working now!! Thanks!