Temperature 5F, 3 horn sounds, no remote start

[SmoothJ]

I had the same thing happen to me this morning after not driving the truck for 2 days, but plugged in. I tried to remote start, and it tried to start (lights flashed), beep, and then repeat. This happen for 3 times in a row. I tried via my phone, and Alexa... still the same issue. I also condition the truck every day at 8AM. So I went outside and tried to start the truck, and it started without any issues.

Around 20 minutes later, I just tried again to remote start it, and it was successful. So it could be a sleep mode of some sort, or a battery issue.

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[TaxmanHog]

I also condition the truck every day at 8AM. So I went outside and tried to start the truck, and it started without any issues.

Lately, I've noticed an odd behaviour with remote climate start, it's initializing with double the value of my base line time limit, ie. if I had set a ten minute limit previously on the sync screen, then the next day or hours later ask for a remote start, the truck does start but will run to xx:xx time, a full 20 minutes, the same happens with 15 minute base having a run until value 30 minutes long.

So, if you had a departure timed start, that might also run the full length 2x the limit, Ford has programed a max of 2 times we can use remote or departure timed session before there is a Key ON / RUN / Drive action, then the limiter resets.

 

[nanohead]

Jumping in on this thread. Today, its 8 degrees in the balmy northeast, a perfect day to pre heat up the lightning so I can excavate it from the snowfall, then drive it all warmed up.

While I appreciate that Ford has given us on-demand remote heat control, instead of the abysmal scheduling function they gave us originally, its only interesting if it actually works.

Here's what I got this morning when I tried..... Tried about 10 times. So basically useless.

Doesn't do this with the Mach E though

 

[TaxmanHog]

Jumping in on this thread. Today, its 8 degrees in the balmy northeast, a perfect day to pre heat up the lightning so I can excavate it from the snowfall, then drive it all warmed up.

While I appreciate that Ford has given us on-demand remote heat control, instead of the abysmal scheduling function they gave us originally, its only interesting if it actually works.

Here's what I got this morning when I tried..... Tried about 10 times. So basically useless.

Doesn't do this with the Mach E though

Yup, you only get 2 remote requests per Key On / Run cycle.
Note the issues I posted above can impact this to ONE shot.

 

[nanohead]

Yup, you only get 2 remote requests per Key On / Run cycle.
Note the issues I posted above can impact this to ONE shot.

Thanks Tman!

I my case this frigid morning, I had only heated for 1 cycle. When I went to push the extend button, I got the failure message. And it then failed every other time I tried to run another cycle.

I just never understand why they put these goofy artificial limits in the software. Who cares if I want to heat up the car 30 times? its my car...

This is especially true if is plugged in.

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