Canadian Army (Retired)I use my key fob to remote start. Onstar won’t get my money.
have you gone into the infotainment centers settings ????? my 2022 turns on heat or a/c even my heated seats
I used FOB.
you have to go into the settings and turn these items on , you have to tell the truck what you want on and off , you can also turn off the back seat alarm if ya don;t have kids
Oh, another thing...when I did get in the car I found the steering wheel locked. Once I hit the start button, wheel unlocked and all the other stuff mentioned returned to default.
2021 LT 5.3 TB I use the key fob to remote start. I believe everything works as it should.
My wheel and heat are on but not the heated seat. And both defrosts are working.
No Steve, it isn't just onstar, onstar is just one of many reasons. My dislike is mostly the ridiculous electronic engineering. On one hand they try to offer so much and on the other hardly any of it is intuitive or even works. So much of it just makes me shake my head as to why would they do this? That and the price I paid and I ordered the preferred package. The package doesn't include electric folding outside mirrors? It has all the equipment installed for front distance maintaining, it even lights up like it's working and allows me to set the distance, but I don't have it. Obviously, a chip programmed to shut it off, which to me is arrogant greed. The front collision system often doesn't work because there is snow/ice/frost built up on the windshield where they have sealed off the sensor on the inside stopping the warm defrost air to get to it. Heads up is another thing that is fully equipped and shut off because I didn't pay more. The lack of insulation on the roof makes for heat escaping which melts snow build up which then turns to ice that get's carried around until I chip it off doing who knows what to the finish. The windshield is paper-thin. The slightest impact by a pebble or even catch an edge of a cleaning sponge will leave a forever mark. The BS owner's manual which basically covers every pickup they sell and every item starts with 'if so equipped' and is often wrong is worthless. Inquiries to dealers are usually met with, I don't know. GM videos can be helpful, but are often wrong. I still don't really know if my cab heat should turn on when I use the remote start or not, it doesn't, regardless of outside temperature. A lot of this it seems should be fixable with a software update, if they cared. And I love the auto shut off that you have to set to no EACH TIME you start the rig, albeit that was probably a government woke mandate. And the hours I've spent trying to figure it all out p's me off too. I wonder how this crappy this system compares to how crappy other manufacturer's systems are, anyone know? So, like I said, it isn't just the collusion with onstar and google, it is many things. And I don't think I can name one thing that is better than a model from 10 years ago. Progress? My 2007 Hummer has many features that are much better than my 2023 Chev. Every year, more expensive, and not as good. That's a shame of the new normal. End of rant, thanks for reading. Steve, you mentioned there are other things you don't like other than onstar. Did I cover them, or can you add to the list?
2026 LT TB 1500 here. Using my key fob or the Chevy app on my phone to remotely start my truck it is toasty warm in 15 minutes. Check your climate control settings on the infotainment screen. Hope this helps.
