Remote Start

Hello:

It's finally cooling down in Michigan and I'm starting to use the remote start. My question is at what temperature does the truck turn on the heated seats? Is this programmable? I believe it only turns on the heated seats in the front. Is there a way to have it turn on the rear seats also?

Jason

The only way to activate your seat heaters is manually, once you enter the vehicle and insert and turn the key to "RUN" then you can activate the seat heaters.
They warm up rapidly.

Dave:

It seems that the front seats turn on automatically as long as the external temp is below 50 Degrees F. Was your response in regards to the rears?

Jason

Are you saying that the seats (front) turn on automatically when the temp is below 50 degrees?

So far it's only happened twice, both on cold mornings, but the two front seats were turned on. Once you insert the key and turn it to run they turn off. I love the feature, but was wondering if there was a way to have the back seats do the same.

I'm not positive about 50 degrees being the temp it happens at... it may be 45 or 40

Jason

It has not gotten that cold down here in the Carolina's as of yet. Just some chilly 50 something degree mornings.

anyone else?

I just got my 2007 tahoe and havent reveiwed the manual on this topice. But I saw this post and wanted to ask some questions. I have had viper 791xv remote start alarms on all my other vehicles. So this remote start is a bit of a disappointment.

However, what is the range on the remote start? Is there a way for the transmitter to communicate to the user that the vehicle has started? Like a chirp, or vibrate, or anything?

Lastly, the vehicle just has to be locked to be started by remote, correct? Could it be locked for 5 hours, then remote started? Or does it have to be recently locked then started? It seems I have to hit the lock button right before it starts with the remote, it wont start after a long period of time.

I just got my 2007 tahoe and havent reveiwed the manual on this topice. But I saw this post and wanted to ask some questions. I have had viper 791xv remote start alarms on all my other vehicles. So this remote start is a bit of a disappointment.

However, what is the range on the remote start? It seems to be very close?

Is there a way for the transmitter to communicate to the user that the vehicle has started? Like a chirp, or vibrate, or anything?

Lastly, the vehicle just has to be locked to be started by remote, correct? Could it be locked for 5 hours, then remote started? Or does it have to be recently locked then started? It seems I have to hit the lock button right before it starts with the remote, it wont start after a long period of time.

Sorry Jason, I thought you had a handle on the front seats and were just asking about the rear.
The rear heated seat heated feature is manual, they should not come on when the RVS system is activated and the function cannot be set to memory nor does it have a low temperature that activates it.
The front seats will turn on during colder outside temps but will shut off when the key is turned on.

The remote vehicle start (RVS) system has an operating range of roughly 200', there is no feedback from the transmitter to tell you that the system has activated a start, the only way to tell is that the start sequence has completed is that the parking lamps will illuminate and stay on.
You must first press the lock button prior to remotely starting the vehicle regardless of whether the vehicle was already locked or not.

ZX,

Thanks for the reply, it seemed as though I had to hit the lock before it starts.

However, i am going to put a viper 5900 on my tahoe. It is the new viper that is replacing the 791xv. It has a range of 1 mile to whereas the 791 was 1/2 mile. They are using some new technology that has that range. I have had 3 of the viper 791's and they are awesome.

Sounds neat I guess, I just can't think of any reason that I would need to be able to start the car a mile away, let alone half a mile.
I also can't stand the thought of some dim-wit stereo installer splicing wires into my new vehicles electrical system.

ZX,

I need the range. I park almost 1/2-1 mile away from my office. When it is 0 outside and snowing it is great to get into a warm vehicle when you finally get to it. The remote also notifies you when it starts, if it is tampered with, the status of the system, etc.

As for the installer splicing wires. Better someone who is paid to do it than myself!

thats gonna be a costly install considering the 07 tahoe uses a can bus system which means you either need a can2 bypass module from dei or u need to go into the doors to get ur keyless entry to work on the after market alarm. as far as the 1 mile range i doubt that is true because it all depends on the area that ur in and the surround frequencies. however i do believe its gonna allow you to remote start ur truck from a longer distance than the 791xv which had a decent distance.

xclusive,

Installed Viper 5900 is $550 retail, however I am a frequent customer and got a quote for $450! That is system and install.

In regard to range, you may want to check out a Canadian company called Astroflex, who manufacture remote start systems branded under the AstroStart name. They manufacture a range booster/interface for the GM factory remote start system. I had an AstroStart remote starter installed in my 1999 Expedition back in late 1998. Still worked flawlessly when I traded the vehicle in seven and one-half years later.

The GM remote start system also has a feature that prevents using the remote starter more than twice between starts with the ignition key. You have to turn the ignition switch to the "on" position in order to re-enable the remote starter for two more starting cycles.

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xclusive,

Installed Viper 5900 is $550 retail, however I am a frequent customer and got a quote for $450! That is system and install.

thats great deal. however, i dont think the shop u went to actually knows how complex the new 2007 tahoes are. In order to do keyless entry u need to go into both front doors because its 5 wire doorlocks, but its not your typical 5 wire and the wiring is extremely complex. also to get ur door pin u will hav to go into all the doors. u mite want to check with them again, not to mention you need to have either lose a key or get another key made to be placed in the dei 556uw. trust me its a pain in the ass and the dei can2 adapter isn't coming out supposed isnt coming out til the end of november and probably will be quite pricing. i installed the python 990 and it took about 10 hours because the doorlocks were such a pain in the ass and i actually do the installs for a living.

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The GM remote start system also has a feature that prevents using the remote starter more than twice between starts with the ignition key. You have to turn the ignition switch to the "on" position in order to re-enable the remote starter for two more starting cycles.

Was this a question? Did I miss something?

xclusive,

Can you hook me up with just the alarm kit and I can have it installed here? What kind of price and you sell me just the kit for? Thanks.

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xclusive,

Can you hook me up with just the alarm kit and I can have it installed here? What kind of price and you sell me just the kit for? Thanks.

do u mean the python 990? if so, they are on back order right now i'm waiting to get more in, but they go for 389.99 plus 3.5% sales tax. there are also some additional parts u will need depending on what options u want to go wit the alarm. this was by far the most difficult vehicle i have ever installed a remote start and alarm on.

xclusive,

Is that the price of just the kit for the 990? I have been watching the Viper 5900 on ebay and they are going to around 245-269. The Clifford 50.5x is going for around 245. Of course these are just for they systems no installation obviously.

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xclusive,

Is that the price of just the kit for the 990? I have been watching the Viper 5900 on ebay and they are going to around 245-269. The Clifford 50.5x is going for around 245. Of course these are just for they systems no installation obviously.

i dont know what u mean by kit? the alarm itself is that much. i dont believe the clifford has the sst technology like the python and viper.

The clifford is actually DEI's number one unit. It is supposed to be better than the viper, and python is actually below both of them. Here they are on ebay.

Viper 5900

Clifford 50.5x

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ORIGINAL: biglg

The clifford is actually DEI's number one unit. It is supposed to be better than the viper, and python is actually below both of them. Here they are on ebay.

Viper 5900

Clifford 50.5x

i was lookin on dei's website and it wasnt there yet, but u are right they do offer a sst remstart/alarm. it is suppose to be better but its not....they are all the same until u start getting in to the clifford matrix series. if u look at the brains and the wires they are all the same and plug into all the same places, the only real difference is the remotes different colors...