I live in buffalo...it's cold...I don't feel like messing with a block heater and I was wondering if there was a way to start the car using the key fob. I've noticed the car engine will run without the key fob being in the car. I mean there's got to be a way to start up the prius without sitting in it and pressing the power button...gotta be...
do you want to warm up the engine for better fuel economy or do you just want to make your cabin warmer? I assume you are talking about fuel economy since you mentioned a block heater. Am I correct?
if you don't want to use a block heater then there is no way to do it without bringing your fuel economy down
I think some were able to install remote starters. I have to run so can't look for it. somebody else will probably fill in
our best bet is a remote starter system. Is so cozzy to enter a warm cabin in the cold mormings and it only takes no more than 5 minutes to do so.. Took me a while to interfaced the accesory ( electronic starter) that works correctly but still I'm brain-storming on the mather of the fob, for now I leave the RFID in the socket and lock the car with the hard key untill I get the right type of bypass interface that works. So far I tryed 3 types with no much sucess. No problems with thef or robery on my car, it slepps outside with other 4 in our guarded driveway. When the job is completed, I will post instructions to do so and the electronic interface to be used, & thanks to the shared information from Skew.
