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[QUOTE=Redd;24821956]"Please, lets not start arguing if idling the engine too long will cause carbon build up or oil consumption, kill the trees that is next to the vehicle, or if we have to move down south,etc."
As the OP aid in the original post.
Or as the ADHD therapists say, FOCUS, PLEASE.

OMG really people... Point is to get the car to temperature which is god for an engine.. starting and driving a cold engine is not. Please wake up...

jimdolian

The best way to get a car up to normal operating temperatures is to drive it carefully until the fluids reach normal operating temperatures, not let it sit idling in your driveway for 30 minutes. If you can cite a recognized car expert who says otherwise, I'd be interested in the citation.

Norskie

You're not wrong. Remote starters are for the comfort of people. Wear and tear on vehicles is minimal.

Raf99

Obviously a non-Canadian topic. & ya comfort. Anyone can 'man up' and sit in a freezing car for 20min while it defrosts. But ooohh my when I get off work and it's -20C (-4F) or less, and walk to the open parking garage / lot & see my car frozen solid..... , I really really miss auto start! Same with leaving for work at 5-6am, when it's still dark dead of winter. The car has to warm up to see out the windows anyways; even if you scraping it's fogging up. No point in sitting in frozen car waiting when it could do it alone. I use a big car tent these days which works great for most of these issues. & I thought this was the other thread. For those who don't know there's another thread with a more legit way of doing this which is here.

Redd

Raf, at least in our older Q5's, there's a standard electric heater built into the climate control system. As soon as the engine is running, we have toasty heat pouring out the vents. So toasty that there was a recall some years ago to turn it down a bit, they were burning out heater elements. You might want to check if that's working in yours.

Yes, a pre-start would have been nice...But when I bought y Audi, no one else had AWD in any kind of competitive car. The key fob system is still 1980's technology. By 1985 I had an alarm system that waited one minute after the key was out of the ignition and the d/s door opened and closed. Then it locked up everything. (By my choice.) Audi still won't do that.

Alday

I'm from Texas and No I did not know how cold it gets until I moved my daughter to Madison for college. Start the car and warm it up before going out to it.....

Norskie

Or park in a garage. When I lived in warmer climes I noticed many live in their garage and park outside, that's not as common in the upper midwest.

Except in my townhome neighborhood, where the garages are typically full of crap and people park outside. That seems counter-intuitive when we all pay for snow removal and driveways with cars are skipped.

My garage isn't heated (except with I turn on the little space heater) but it rarely goes below freezing, even when it's -10 outside. I like that better than remote start, because I don't have to scrape windows.

michaeljohnbelta

It's great that you're exploring the new app update features! The ability to remotely lock/unlock and control the AC sounds useful. However, the availability of these options could indeed depend on your car's model and configuration. To confirm, I'd recommend reaching out to the app's support or consulting your car's how to manual to see if these features are compatible with your specific vehicle.