Remote A/C Waiting Period?

In my 2012 PiP I would regularly use the remote A/C when I was taking a quick trip into a store or the Post Office. I get out of the car and hold the A/C button on the key fob and away it goes. It would run for ten minutes before it shut off.

In my 2018 Prime there appears to be some kind of waiting period after you turn the car off or close the doors where the remote A/C will not activate. I've tried waiting a minute or two and still can't activate the remote A/C. It activates fine after ten or fifteen minutes. Drives me crazy on a daily basis during the summer. Does anyone know how long the waiting period is, why it is, and if it can be disabled?

 

I mean without it running. There is a waiting period even if it's not been running. There is no waiting period if it's been running 20 seconds before and you turn the car back on.

 

Now go out to the car, put it in READY mode without turning on the A/C. Then turn it off, close the door, lock it, and try and start the remote A/C. If I recall correctly, just opening a door is enough to start the waiting period.

 

Huh. I missed that footnote. I wonder what the purpose of that timeout is? 3.5 minutes seems like a long time when you're standing next to your car in the parking lot in 110°F weather waiting to be able to start the A/C.

Were bad things happening to the PiP?

On my car the waiting period is triggered just by opening a door. I just triple checked right now. Car has been OFF for more than two hours. Opened driver's door and closed it. Press and hold A/C ... beep and nothing.