Remote Start Key
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Keith...look in your user's manual. The instructions are in there.
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Keith R, if your Nitro has remote start, the button to activate it is on your key. It's a clockwise circle line with an arrow on it, and the letters "2x" in the center. To activate it, your Nitro has to be in locked doors mode first. Then from a distance (the maxiumum of which I haven't tested), you push that little "2x" key twice. Then you need to enter the Nitro and get the key into the ignition (not to turn it, just put it in) within a certain time limit, which I now forget, but it should all be in there in your owner's manual. If you don't have the owner's manual and this still applies to you, let me know and I'll look it up and let ya know.
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You can also download the owners manual for free from Dodge.com.
I like having a copy on my computer, comes in handy sometimes.
http://www.dodge.com/en/owners/manuals/index.html
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Dude that's awesome. I saved that out to the server....
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My remote start works great for stock remote start it work very far away. I have a buddy that had the two way LCD after market remote start and mine work as far as his does. This is what the manual says about the remote start.
To remote start your vehicle, press and release the
“Remote Start” button on the key fob twice within three
seconds. To indicate that the vehicle is about to start, the
parking lights will flash and the horn will sound briefly
(if programmed).
Once the engine starts it will run for 15 minutes. To
cancel remote start, press and release the “Remote Start”
button once.
To enter the vehicle while the engine is running during a
remote start, you must first unlock the vehicle using the
“Unlock” button on the key fob. Once the vehicle is
unlocked, you have 60 seconds to enter the vehicle and
insert the key in the ignition and turn it to the ON
position. Otherwise, the system will cancel the remote
start and automatically turn off.
Remote start will also cancel if any of the following occur:
1 If the engine stalls or RPM exceeds 2500.
2 Any engine warning lamps come on.
3 The hood is opened.
4 The hazard switch is pressed.
5 The transmission is moved out of P (Park).
The vehicle can be started remotely a maximum of two
times consecutively. The vehicle is also allowed a maximum
of one failed start, where the remote start sequence
was initiated but the engine stopped cranking without
starting. Following either of these conditions, or if the
Vehicle Security Alarm (if equipped) is alarming, or if the
PANIC button was pressed, the system must be reset
before remote starting the vehicle again. To reset the
system, insert a valid key into the ignition and turn it to
the ON position and then back to the LOCK position.
Sorry man but that's just NOT LIKELY by any stretch of the imagination.
The Mopar OEM unit is a "cheapest supplier" "made in China" AM unit that has a has a 500 foot range, 700 in perfect conditions, IF YOU'RE LUCKY
whereas
A good FM after market unit (Compustar, Viper, etc) will often reach over a mile!!! Over 10X the range.
Having owned Compustar, Viper and Alpine in other verhicles I can say the Dodge unit is utter crapola.
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I've never had one before but mine's worked every time flawlessly.
I can't even think of a reason why I'd want it to work at a distance
of more than 500'. There may be better units but anything over that
distance just sounds like overkill to me. JMO.
I can't even think of a reason why I'd want it to work at a distance
of more than 500'. There may be better units but anything over that
distance just sounds like overkill to me. JMO.
Now I've seen everything ---- A Californian is trying to give advice on a car starter
You don't have a clue :Na_Na_Na_Na:
In a COOOOOOOLD climate like up here in Canuckia -- with a good remote starter -- you can start your car from that mile away in lots of instances ---- from your office tower, a movie theatre, hockey rink, or at the mall for example and come out to a nice warmed up car -- which here is really the whole point of having one.
A good remote start can also be set to start the car every 2 hours for 10 or twenty minutes to keep the car from freezing up if you can't plug in the block heater.
The Dodge unit is the cheapest piece of **** there is ... in fact from what two dealers here in Calgary told me --- they will not even install the OEM unit after the sale -- and recommend that the customer get an aftermarket unit.
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Ummmm, you ever heard of A/C. :Na_Na_Na_Na:Now I've seen everything ---- A Californian is trying to give advice on a car starter
You don't have a clue :Na_Na_Na_Na:
And yes, I have hockey season seats, work in an office tower and
go to the mall. IMO, I still wouldn't need more than 500'. Oh and it
snows here too!
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This is the Mopar remote start I had installed in my nitro. It is the same system that comes OEM in the nitro. My office is on the 4th floor in the middle of the east side of the building. I park on the south side of the building but about 120 yards out at the end of the parking lot and I can remote start my nitro from my office. I thank it works great. I have friend with the long range remotes and I have had many aftermarket alarms in the past. And this one has been the best of all of them for me. Now to unlock the doors I have to be about 50 feet away for that to work.
You guys are really in denial and you aren't being objective.
FACT: AM has 1/10 the range of FM units.
There is simply no way in hell the AM OEM unit will work as good as an FM model.
The OEM is a cheap unit supplied to Chrysler by the cheapest manufacturer. As I said before dealers here in Calgary won't even install the Mopar unit and they will actually recommend aftermarket because they don't want the headaches of the piss-poor performance of the OEM biting them in the ass.
There are simply much, much, much better aftermarket units out there.
FACT: AM has 1/10 the range of FM units.
There is simply no way in hell the AM OEM unit will work as good as an FM model.
The OEM is a cheap unit supplied to Chrysler by the cheapest manufacturer. As I said before dealers here in Calgary won't even install the Mopar unit and they will actually recommend aftermarket because they don't want the headaches of the piss-poor performance of the OEM biting them in the ass.
There are simply much, much, much better aftermarket units out there.
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Considering I have a degree in computer science I have dealt with this kind of information before.
AM has 1/10 the range of FM units. False! AM and FM have the same amount of range when the same amount of power is applied. FM radio works the same way that AM radio works. The difference is in how the carrier wave is modulated, or altered. With AM radio, the amplitude, or overall strength, of the signal is varied to incorporate the sound information. With FM, the frequency (the number of times each second that the current changes direction) of the carrier signal is varied.
FM signals have a great advantage over AM signals. Both signals are susceptible to slight changes in amplitude. With an AM broadcast, these changes result in static. With an FM broadcast, slight changes in amplitude don't matter -- since the audio signal is conveyed through changes in frequency, the FM receiver can just ignore changes in amplitude. The result: no static at all. But the range has nothing to do with it.
AND MY OEM WORKS GREAT!!!
How about doing your research before you start talking trash and throwing around technical crap.
I don't care if your degree is in nuclear physics -- what the hell does that have to do with AM FM frequency stuff?
BTW You want to start throwing around education -- I have two graduate degrees :Na_Na_Na_Na:
The simple facts of the matter are ---
The factory unit is speced to work at a pathetic 300 ft.
Look it up yourself. Here is the Mopar catalogue with the OEM specs:
http://www.mopar.ca/en/accessories/catalogues.php
Whereas aftermarket FM units work at one mile!!
(Have had one and have measured it BTW)
Go here for specs.
http://www.viper.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=112
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
I don't care if your degree is in nuclear physics -- what the hell does that have to do with AM FM frequency stuff?
BTW You want to start throwing around education -- I have two graduate degrees :Na_Na_Na_Na:
The simple facts of the matter are ---
The factory unit is speced to work at a pathetic 300 ft.
Look it up yourself. Here is the Mopar catalogue with the OEM specs:
http://www.mopar.ca/en/accessories/catalogues.php
Whereas aftermarket FM units work at one mile!!
(Have had one and have measured it BTW)
Go here for specs.
http://www.viper.com/Products/Product.aspx?ProductID=112
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
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Like I said, it's the first one I've ever had and it works just fine for me.
I use to cool down the Nitro when parked in my driveway, really have
no use for it anywhere else. The thought of starting my car from a mile
away has no practical use for me. Your mileage may vary
.As far as being the cheapest outside supplier, I'd say 99% of businesses
operate that way, nothing exclusive to Chrysler there. Imagine being a
astronaut, knowing all your equipment/spacecraft was built by the lowest
bidder. Now THAT would make me nervous.
As far as trash talking, I'd say your running point on that.:Na_Na_Na_Na:
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agreed.........................................
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