Remote start HVAC control

[TaxmanHog]

This mornings experience:

The default setting is OFF for seat & wheel heat.

Truck started this morning on time via departure timer, the Fordpass climate control panel still had my Tuesday afternoon chilled seats active, switched that back to heated seats and also switched on the heated wheel for testing purposes, I really didn't need it to be warmed up. The departure ran its course.

I went out to the truck, the time limit had expired so the truck was now off.

Push to start button, Sync booted up, indicator for heated seats and wheel were off, but the seat and wheel were actually warmed previously by the special commands sent from Fordpass by my 15 minutes earlier.

Later today on our afternoon trip, departure timer will kick on, I'll switch the heating features off and chill my seats.

That's the way it's been for a couple of years, buggs or not.

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[GDN]

Until the controls were added to the app, I never had an issue. For almost 2.5 years if I remote started and it was cold - the truck heated, if it was warm the truck cooled, including seats and steering wheel.

Truly it seems the app is overriding the truck default of "Auto" (I've got HVAC and seats/wheel all set to auto). I'm ok with the overriding being there if I want it, but it shouldn't take precedence.

 

[Scorpio3d]

Is there perhaps a difference between preconditioning and remote starting? I would not think so but…
From what I have gathered reading this thread @GDN is talking about remote starting?
I generally do not use remote start to cool down the vehicle until it gets above maybe 90°to95° so I have not really used it this year yet.


The only problem if I do that in the summer is then it interferes with my dinner cooking in the truck

 

[GDN]

Is there perhaps a difference between preconditioning and remote starting? I would not think so but…
From what I have gathered reading this thread @GDN is talking about remote starting?
I generally do not use remote start to cool down the vehicle until it gets above maybe 90°to95° so I have not really used it this year yet.


The only problem if I do that in the summer is then it interferes with my dinner cooking in the truck

You are correct that I am only referring to Remote Start. Open the app, click on the "Fan blade" icon.

 

[Scorpio3d]

You are correct that I am only referring to Remote Start. Open the app, click on the "Fan blade" icon.

I forgot to mention I also leave mine set on Auto and I agree that when I have used it in the past, it has always either warmed the truck or cooled the truck based on outside temp. I generally leave mine (Auto setting) right around 75° but when it gets really hot or really cold I go up or down 2 to 3°. I have not used it since it was really cold so I don’t know if it has changed now or if it is your beta or whatever.

 

[TaxmanHog]

For shizz & giggles, I'm switching off my departure time events (master off) switch.

I'll punch the FAN icon in the morning.

I expect the climate panel control will still reflect the chilled seats active as last used this afternoon, I'll change it to warming.

In the afternoon test will use the remote start and I'll flip all the features off to see if the SYNC system will do it's magic to chill the seats automatically.

The cabin temperature is dynamic based on your prefered setting on sync, but here too, we have the slider to make changes during the remote or departure timed events, I usually leave that at 72 degrees year round, that's our comfort level regardless of the outside temps being zero or 100 degrees.

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