I know the 2011's have them standard but had anyone asked or found out about installing a remote start in a 2010? Perhaps the same 2011 unit can be installed and a 2011 remote programmed?

No comments about the merits of remote start necessary, thanks.


Chris

I know the 2011's have them standard but had anyone asked or found out about installing a remote start in a 2010?

No one has asked..........here anyway

hi.why would you want remote start????
oh silly me! so it will warm up - or cool down -- and you have a nice cosy car to get into!
hmmmmm, there's a word for that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
love that car.cheers

I have a baby and when it's dangerously cold outside, being able to put him in a warm vehicle is a good thing. It's not really for us.

I have a baby and when it's dangerously cold outside, being able to put him in a warm vehicle is a good thing.

Sounds like a damned good reason to me!

I asked a dealer when we bought the car... they never got back to me.

A little off topic, but this is one of the things I don't like about the push-button start. With prior Saabs, I could just lean in and pop in the key (and the between seat location much more convenient than any others) and start it up without actually getting into the car... then do important stuff like clear the car of snow and ice while giving the seat heater and rear defrost time to do their magic. Now, because you need to press the brake to start the car, I must actually get into the car, start it, get out... Yeah, sounds trivial, but this also means I track snow into the car twice instead of once, and when it's frigid outside, every second in the cold counts...

I guess remote start would fix this (there, back on topic).

Would be nice to see something like webasto as option on 9-5. That would work better than remote start under hard winter weather conditions and protect engine from cold starts

How is the remote start activated? is there a special button on the remote?
Cheers

Yes, it's a button on the remote. Here's a dealer demonstrating it, among other things: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb6_naqJa24

I know the 2011's have them standard but had anyone asked or found out about installing a remote start in a 2010? Perhaps the same 2011 unit can be installed and a 2011 remote programmed?

No comments about the merits of remote start necessary, thanks.


Chris

Hi! I don't suppose anyone has anything new on this? I would like to get this for my '10 9-5 as well. Since I don't have a sunroof to let the air ventilate I'd like to at least get the remote start to crank up the A/C on hot days. This way I won't burn my baum on the hot seats after a long day at the office. It's too bad I can't at least open the windows with the remote like in my 9-3.

I tried a third party custom place who works on exotics for remote start and got nowhere. There's just a dearth of info out there and nobody to ask. I think it will take a skilled person who wants to figure it out on their vehicle to solve the problem.

My wife has the remote start on her 9-4x and proximity unlocking. It's very nice.

Like if someone would add the second reverse light and tell us how they did it...

Chris