Tech Tips March 2015 (TIPS 0315)
Publication date: 2015-03-01Reference number: TIPS 0315
TECH TIPS MARCH 2015
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN
| SUBARU: | All Models |
15 SELECTABLE RUN TIME FOR 2015 REMOTE ENGINE START
Starting with the 2015 Legacy/Outback Key Start Remote Engine Start systems there is now an optional Selectable Run Time option. This information is in the Turn-Start Remote Start Quick Reference Guide. It also can be found in the OIK or on STIS > Owner's Manual. There is also a Trouble Shooting Guide for this system on STIS under Online Reference tab, Publication Type "Troubleshooting Guides". Before determining any RES issues, verify the Run Time has not been changed from the factory default setting of 15 minutes.
Selectable Run-Time
The system is preprogrammed to run for fifteen (15) minutes before automatically stopping. The programmed run period can be changed to alternate times using the following procedure.
- Enter the vehicle and close all vehicle doors, trunk or rear gate.
- Verify that the transmission shifter is in the "park" position.
- Turn the ignition to the "on" then "off", "on" then "off", "on" then "off", then back "on and leave on throughout the programming process.
(on/off ignition cycles must be completed within 8 seconds)
- The system will honk the horn the number of times corresponding to the current run time setting.
- Open and close the driver's door to advance to the next run time setting. The system will honk the horn to the corresponding run time setting.
- Run time selection mode will exit via turning the ignition key off or thirty (30) seconds of inactivity. Upon exit the current run time selection will be stored.
| Horn Hunks | Run Time |
|---|---|
| 1 | Three (3) Minutes |
| 2 | Five (5) Minutes |
| 3 | Ten (ID) Minutes |
| 4 | Fifteen (15) Minutes |