ang444B to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

Hate how car manufacturers forces consumers....

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Hate how car manufacturers forces consumers....

ang444B to Mechanic Advice@gearhead.townEnglish · 10 months ago

Hi, I drive a 2019 Mercedes GLC that I have to pay a subscription for in order to use the remote starter…I know most are doing this but I HATE it…not only bc I hate being “app dependent” but bc I notice that if the gas tank is less than half a tank, it will tell me that there is low fuel and cannot start. I NEVER had this issue when I used the Viper engine starters and had a simple remote to turn it on…

So, this may be a dumb question, but can I install my own remote starter over an existing one? Thanks Everyone

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I thought Toyota took a huge amount of backlash for trying this bullshit and dropped the subscription service for features installed in your car.

they did - they were trying to lock the fob remote start command behind a paywall. got a buncha backlash then went woa woa woa we wont do it.

for now…

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