Does accessorie remote start and stop ICE and AC

Toyota accessories brochure, page 10 of 14, see below $529 Installed MSRP

link http://www.toyota.com/prius-hybrid/ebrochure.html GST region zip code 77429

If it works, this would be great for P: II, III, IV, V and if I start the engine then no need to think about the 3 min rule. If you start AC then I guess you do. Anybody have information on this.

 

Okay my bad I have this thread going in two places let’s just put it under this one. The other was first car in Texas or something like that. Not a great place for feedback. Some people are saying it is only for P:IV but I am not sure. I believe the AC run from battery not solar so why not. And If you start the car, it may stay in EV until battery gets low, and run for five minutes and shut back down. After Ike and cleanup Galveston, I had to sleep in my 06 Prius.. I turned the AC on. I had to get out of the house I could not breathe with all the mold in the house. The car AC was on about 15 minutes before the car started, and then ran about 5minutes...it did that all night long. It may have started at the begin I could be wrong it has been a while but the on of timing is correct. I could try again, not all night, not again. Put blanket on the windows so I could sleep in a bit. Did not even lose one bar, however my average on my computer went down point 1. I would do it again if needed. Turn hud off and dimmer down on dash.

 

Okay I found a foot note in small type. “Maximum operation duration of this system is three minutes. System may not operate if the hybrid battery is under load and / or if the battery charge is low”. I believe GGood had that example in a video, in his P IV. The three minute thing lots of people are aware of this, but it does look like AC run off primary battery not solar roof. So let everyone have remote AC as an option.

 

You are correct, I meant HTMLSpinnr.. I think the ventilating system and AC remote may be two feature combined, to solar pack. When I buy accessory for my P V is the AC button going to work?

 

When using engine start how long does the engine actual run, out of 10 or 20 min? Could you try at some point with a cold ICE and a ...somewhat charged battery? When getting in that has been started by remote what does the car do? Do I just put it in drive and go, or does engine turn off when I grab door handle? If someone breaks into car, can they put it in drive and go? Not sure if you can test this. J If thief does not have key, I would think it would not go in drive, but I don’t know. Maybe they would have ten minutes and the car shuts down, that would be funny.

 

Try leaving the window down and jumping in, put foot on break and put in gear. LOL Maybe this is why Prius does not have remote control to lower and raise windows LOL..

I would still guess the engine does not run the whole time. It cycles like 3 to 5 min on \ battery the rest of the time.

 

Not as green for staying cool, but think it’s a good option for P V ATP or people that want to stay cool for a bit cheaper than the solar pack, I am sure people will use it to heat up their car also, once or twice out of the year in Houston TX. LOL. It would be cool if we could boost the distance on the remote. 100 ft sound short.

 

Question when getting remote engine start accessory did you get another fob? So I mean did you get two with the car and end up with a total of three keys. Added pic of yours so other can see it, is not the same as brochure.