Remote Engine Start for 2010 Toyota Prius

[Kameel]

Hello everyone,
I was wondering if anybody has tried this and knows how it gets installed? (specifically how much installation would cost)

thanks

[JasonPro]

I'm curious to know what people are paying to have this installed as well. 355 Toyota in Gaithersburg MD wanted $437 (after 5% discount) for the system and $352 for the three hours of labor to install it. Total is $789.94.

I'm still debating whether I should get it. It is useful when I visit family up north in the winter. I had a remote start on my previous car and really liked it. Although, I got the remote start when I lived in a colder climate than MD. It's harder to justify down here in MD where the winters are milder.

Additionally, I hate to say it, but feel like I have to... The remote starter is all about comfort. It obviously will have a negative effect on mileage, environment, etc. Anybody considering a remote starter, myself included, already realize this. So, there is no need to tell us about it. Anyways, a remote starter in a prius is still much better from an efficiency and environmental view than my last car.

[arneely]

I just got a 2010 IV which comes with remote start. I guess I paid for it within the price of the Prius. The IV comes with the photocells whic do keep the car cooler when parked.

[Judgeless]

I ordered the Remote Start over the internet for $349.00. When I ordered the car I worked out a deal for the dealer to install for free. They quoted me $225 to install it.

It works ok. You have to be about 200 ft from the car to start it.

It runs the car for 10 minutes then cuts out. You can start it from the remote another 10 minutes. After that the car will not auto start. You have to start the car in the normal way first before you can use the auto start again.

The real rule is you can start and stop it as many times as you want but it will never run more then 20 minutes total in remote start mode.

The remote is one way. You do not get any feed back when it’s running or stopped. I might try to build something to tell the remote the car is running.

[dj128]

So how exactly does the remote start work with a hybrid engine? If the car is not moving, doesn't the engine default to the electric engine? And if so, then doesn't that not heat up the gasoline engine which is the one that really needs to be warmed up?

[RobH]

It's just like pressing the Power button. The car goes into a limited version of READY. The air conditioning/heater resumes at its last setting. The engine runs if necessary to warm up or to recharge the traction battery. After 10 minutes, or when the door is opened, the car turns OFF.

[cnschult]

Originally Posted by arneely

I just got a 2010 IV which comes with remote start. I guess I paid for it within the price of the Prius. The IV comes with the photocells whic do keep the car cooler when parked.

solar roof comes with remote A/C, not remote engine starter, that is a Port Installed Option

[gadmire]

I recently purchase a Prius II and had remote start installed by dealer.

Total cost, including parts, labor and tax, was just over $500.

It took the dealer at least three hours to install.

Dealer explained that this was the first time they had installed the device on a 2010 Prius and there was something of a learning curve.

gda

Originally Posted by JasonPro

I'm curious to know what people are paying to have this installed as well. 355 Toyota in Gaithersburg MD wanted $437 (after 5% discount) for the system and $352 for the three hours of labor to install it. Total is $789.94.

I'm still debating whether I should get it. It is useful when I visit family up north in the winter. I had a remote start on my previous car and really liked it. Although, I got the remote start when I lived in a colder climate than MD. It's harder to justify down here in MD where the winters are milder.

Additionally, I hate to say it, but feel like I have to... The remote starter is all about comfort. It obviously will have a negative effect on mileage, environment, etc. Anybody considering a remote starter, myself included, already realize this. So, there is no need to tell us about it. Anyways, a remote starter in a prius is still much better from an efficiency and environmental view than my last car.

[octavia]

I had remote start on a maxima I owned. It was very useful as I did not have a garage at the time. In the summer, I would just set the a/c and fan to high before I turned engine off and in the winter, the heater and defrost to high.

Worked great.

Now, with a garage, it's a non-issue.

[fgp]

as part of my lease agreement they "threw in" remote start on mine. took about 3 hours to install. nice. sometimes a little finicky about how long you press the buttons. cant wait till winter.