What Is a Remote Starter for Cars?

Remote engine start is to remotely start the engine through a remote control key. The principle is the simplest: the vehicle starts the engine with a signal from a remote key. The whole process eliminates the inconvenience of manual entry into the car, and the central control lock is still locked when the engine is running, effectively providing safety protection. Generally speaking, after starting the engine remotely, the vehicle will work continuously for ten minutes, and then it will automatically stop if no other instructions are received. This way can also achieve the effect of raising the temperature of the cab. This feature is very common in foreign countries and has a high usage rate in cold regions. However, because most regions in China are not in the cold zone, this feature has not been widely adopted to save costs.

Remote engine start is to remotely start the engine through a remote control key. The principle is the simplest: the vehicle starts the engine with a signal from a remote key. The whole process eliminates the inconvenience of manual entry into the car, and the central control lock is still locked when the engine is running, effectively providing safety protection. Generally speaking, after starting the engine remotely, the vehicle will work continuously for ten minutes, and then it will automatically stop if no other instructions are received. This way can also achieve the effect of raising the temperature of the cab. This feature is very common in foreign countries and has a high usage rate in cold regions. However, because most regions in China are not in the cold zone, this feature has not been widely adopted to save costs.

Chinese name

Remote engine start

Principle

Start the engine by the signal of the remote key

Features

High reliability and easy to use

Engine remote start Features of engine remote start

1. High reliability: Because there is no difference in the internal structure of the engine between remote start of the engine and manual ignition, the engine is started by the electric motor, so there is no mechanical wear of the heater, and the probability of failure is greatly reduced.

2. Easy to use: Although the remote start of the engine cannot be started at the same time as the parking heater, the remote start method is also very convenient. The remote control range is usually not less than 50 meters. If the vehicle is placed in the ground parking lot, it can be remotely controlled from the home or the unit to start the engine in advance.

3. Automatic timing: Generally, if the engine is remotely started without any operation after a period of time, the engine will automatically shut down to avoid possible fuel waste caused by forgetting to shut down.

4. Whole car heating: This function and parking heating both warm up the coolant in the water tank, so the car, the engine or the windows can be effectively heated. ^[1]

Engine remote start

The engine remote start function has some restrictions on the vehicle itself. The most important point is that only automatic transmission models can be installed. The reason is that the automatic transmission will be equipped with a TCU control unit. This device will inform the ECU engine control unit of the gear position information. The engine will only be started when the trip computer confirms that the gear position is in the P parking position. This is done to prevent The vehicle starts unexpectedly, and this protection is not available for later installations.

In use, it should be noted that the preheating should not exceed the manufacturer's limit of ten minutes, and the number of times should not exceed two. Because the engine warms up much slower than normal during idling in situ, and the three-way catalyst is slow to reach an operating temperature of more than 350 degrees. At this time, the exhaust gas generated by the engine due to insufficient combustion will bring three-way catalysts. It is a heavy burden and will damage the three-way catalyst in the past. No problem occurs if used correctly in the program set by the manufacturer.