OMG, this car is frustrating in ways I never imagined...
It was snowing yesterday, temps dipped probably into the single-digits Farenheit last night, and the car was parked outside, so the windows were icy. It was probably 10ºF when I hit the remote start this morning.
After about 7 or 8 minutes, I went out to the car to see the rear window was not defrosted at all. The windscreen was, as the front defroster was blowing. Neither the steering wheel heater nor driver's front seat were heating either.
The manual states that climate control, steering and driver's seat heating should initiate with remote start in defined conditions, but it's not clear whether rear defroster is included. I guess the rear defrost is generally considered part of climate control, but it's not specifically referenced.
Obviously some part of my remote start functionality is inoperative since the the seat and steering wheel heating does not initiate with remote start in sub-freezing temperatures, so I'll have the dealer look into getting that fixed, but I'm curious as to whether other Giulia owners have functioning rear defrosters upon remote start?
I don't have much confidence that my dealer tech is fully up to speed on which functions should be operational when, so I want to be as informative and insistent as possible to make sure things get properly sorted.
I'm finding the remote starting feature frustrating and disappointing. The fob's activation range seems very short, the response time from the car is too long, and then it doesn't behave as described in the manual. For as big and heavy as that fob is, you'd expect it to be a great piece of kit, but there is not even an indicator light to affirm the request.
On the upside, the keyless entry seems to work well, irrespective of which of my pockets the fob is in. Small consolation, though.
Thanks.
Chaad
It was snowing yesterday, temps dipped probably into the single-digits Farenheit last night, and the car was parked outside, so the windows were icy. It was probably 10ºF when I hit the remote start this morning.
After about 7 or 8 minutes, I went out to the car to see the rear window was not defrosted at all. The windscreen was, as the front defroster was blowing. Neither the steering wheel heater nor driver's front seat were heating either.
The manual states that climate control, steering and driver's seat heating should initiate with remote start in defined conditions, but it's not clear whether rear defroster is included. I guess the rear defrost is generally considered part of climate control, but it's not specifically referenced.
Obviously some part of my remote start functionality is inoperative since the the seat and steering wheel heating does not initiate with remote start in sub-freezing temperatures, so I'll have the dealer look into getting that fixed, but I'm curious as to whether other Giulia owners have functioning rear defrosters upon remote start?
I don't have much confidence that my dealer tech is fully up to speed on which functions should be operational when, so I want to be as informative and insistent as possible to make sure things get properly sorted.
I'm finding the remote starting feature frustrating and disappointing. The fob's activation range seems very short, the response time from the car is too long, and then it doesn't behave as described in the manual. For as big and heavy as that fob is, you'd expect it to be a great piece of kit, but there is not even an indicator light to affirm the request.
On the upside, the keyless entry seems to work well, irrespective of which of my pockets the fob is in. Small consolation, though.
Thanks.
Chaad