Honda Civic Remote Start: The Full Rundown
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No one likes getting into their Honda Civic on freezing cold mornings or getting into one after it has been sitting in the sweltering sun all day, but what are you going to do if you have to drive?
You can think remote start as a reasonable purchase. To find out more, read about Honda Civic remote start: the full rundown.
Factory Honda Civic Remote Start
Your Honda Civic may come from the factory with a remote start. If this information wasn’t divulged to you at the time of the purchase, then you probably don’t have one.
But if you are lucky and have one, your remote starter should work up to 300-feet away. When the remote start is activated, depending on the temperature outside, the Civic will turn on your heated seats, the heater, and defrosts features while it waits for your arrival.
When it is warm enough outside, your car thermostat will notice and turn on your air condition and circulation to keep the Civic at a cool 72-degrees.
If you decide you are not going to head to the car after you have activated the remote start, you can always hit the same start-up bottom to turn the car off. If you turned the car on and have gotten distracted, no worries, the Civic will turn off the engine and all components in ten minutes.
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Aftermarket Honda Civic Remote Start: The Full Rundown
CoPilot only asks that you don’t try to install or repair something on your own if the project is meant to be performed by professionals only, and this is one of those installs. A remote start installed by a non-professional could leave you with bigger problems, and spending more money than you ever needed to spend.
Installation of a remote start requires you to know how the push-button start works, where the ignition switch, battery, brake, tachometer, power, and ground wires are, and how to splice into them in the right places properly.
Programming a Remote Start
If you do happen to tackle the project without the help of a professional, you will also run into the problem of programming the system. The newer your Civic is, the more complicated it will be to program your remote starter to work correctly.
Will a Remote Start be Dangerous to My Civic or Effect its Warranty?
When a remote start is installed properly, it will pose no danger to how the car performs in any way. A remote start will also have no effect on your warranty. The “Magnuson-Moss Act of 1975” allows you to use aftermarket equipment on your vehicle as long as it has not been reported to the FTC as defective or dangerous to the vehicle and how it performs.
If your vehicle does have problems and it has been determined that those problems were the cause of a new remote start installation, then your warranty might be void and the cost of repair would be up to whoever installed the remote starter. Another great reason to go to a reputable technician to have one installed, preferably a Honda associated dealer.
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Honda Civic Remote Start: The Full Rundown on Saftey
You have nothing to worry about when it comes to theft with a remote starter, at least nothing more than you had to worry about before. Your remote start will come with a couple of safety features implicated.
One of those safety features is all of the doors will lock when you use your remote start. In case you didn’t lock your doors the last time you visited your vehicle, your remote start will do it for you. The second safety feature is you will still need the key to unlock the steering wheel and take the car out of park. If the brakes are applied with no key in the ignition, the car will shut down automatically.
And if you were worried about someone else’s key fob working with your vehicle, there’s no need. All key fobs only work with their unique coded transmitter.
Honda Civic Remote Start: The Full Rundown on Pricing and Installation
Remote starters can run anywhere from $200 - $400 without installation included. The more gimmicks or cool features a remote starter has, the more it will cost. But some of those features might very well be worth the money. Depending on what you’re situation is from day-to-day, a 2,500-foot operating range might be very well needed as opposed to a 300-foot operating range.
Read all remote starter features carefully so you know what you are getting, and make sure to compare pricing from place to place. Do the same with installation decisions. This is one of those installs where paying a little bit more for both the product and the install might be a better choice in the long run.
Warnings: Never use your remote starter in a garage or a poorly ventilated area. Also, know how much gas you have in your car before using the remote start so you don’t get to your car and find out it’s not running because it ran out of gas.
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Disadvantages to Using a Remote Starter
Your remote start can be a huge convenience to you on those hot and cold days, but they can also cost you money. When you start your car up remotely, you’re still burning fuel. And if it is summertime and the air conditioning comes on, that burns even more gas money.
Final Decision
If you have taken everything into consideration in this article “Honda Civic remote start: the full rundown”, you should have a pretty good idea about what is the best move for you.
The biggest takeaway from this article should be that a remote start will not hurt your car or its warranty if installed correctly. And no it’s not advisable to try and install one yourself or have a buddy or your neighborly mechanic do the job, it will just make you more problems instead of making your life easier.
And as noted above, spending a little extra coin for a better remote starter and a better installer will be something you will appreciate in the future.
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