Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world
by lukeinator42 on Monday November 09, 2026 @09:38AM
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I'm in Canada and was going to say this as well. Also, the nice thing about a phone vs. key fob for remote start is that with the phone you're less likely to accidentally remote start the car in your garage compared to a key fob. My parents always disabled remote start on their key fobs because they parked in a garage, but having the remote start option on your phone when parked outside at work, etc. is really convenient.
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Re:Unlocking any car from X brand in most of the world
by f001 on Monday November 09, 2026 @10:53AM
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I have an Acura RDX with remote start on the keyfob and it is very difficult to accidentally do. You have to first lock the car from the fob, get back a response saying it’s indeed locked then hold the remote start button for several seconds before it will start. Any other inputs in between those two actions cancels out the remote start sequence. It also shuts off after a few minutes if you don’t get in and actually “start” the car just in case you did manage to accidentally trigger it.