Remote start as "dog mode"?

[Lardener]

I wasn't able to find something about this but let me know if it's already been discussed.

My Ranger has remote start, which I didn't originally want but I'm finding useful. I was wondering if there is a way to disable the auto shut off for the auto start. My thinking is that I can leave the dog in the (remote started) truck, go shopping or whatever, and the air conditioner will keep him comfortable. Is there a way to do something like that?

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[nevada.tracy]

I wasn't able to find something about this but let me know if it's already been discussed.

My Ranger has remote start, which I didn't originally want but I'm finding useful. I was wondering if there is a way to disable the auto shut off for the auto start. My thinking is that I can leave the dog in the (remote started) truck, go shopping or whatever, and the air conditioner will keep him comfortable. Is there a way to do something like that?

I use the ford pass app on my phone. I take the keys with me start the truck with the app (which locks the doors.)but you need to set up the climate to what you want before. I'm pretty sure you do that with the steering wheel buttons and menus. The truck will run for 15 minutes unless you up the run time on the app as well.

 

[Mellow]

I use the ford pass app on my phone. I take the keys with me start the truck with the app (which locks the doors.)but you need to set up the climate to what you want before. I'm pretty sure you do that with the steering wheel buttons and menus. The truck will run for 15 minutes unless you up the run time on the app as well.

I would say... it's not worth the risk of something happening and it not working as you wish.... even if it works 9 our of 10 times.... you probably care enough to not want to think about the 10th time.

 

[Tom_C]

I wasn't able to find something about this but let me know if it's already been discussed.

My Ranger has remote start, which I didn't originally want but I'm finding useful. I was wondering if there is a way to disable the auto shut off for the auto start. My thinking is that I can leave the dog in the (remote started) truck, go shopping or whatever, and the air conditioner will keep him comfortable. Is there a way to do something like that?

If you go shopping then can't you just leave it running without remote start?

 

[Lardener]

If you go shopping then can't you just leave it running without remote start?

The remote start isn't the same as leaving the keys in the ignition. I'm not sure why but the dealer told me stealing a remote started car isn't just a matter of breaking the window and putting it in gear.

 

[Tom_C]

The remote start isn't the same as leaving the keys in the ignition. I'm not sure why but the dealer told me stealing a remote started car isn't just a matter of breaking the window and putting it in gear.

Oh, I forgot there were keyed cars. I have a push button. My bad.

ADDED: I think you can change that via forscan, but I don't have that so can't confirm.

 

[RANGER_MARC]

I wasn't able to find something about this but let me know if it's already been discussed.

My Ranger has remote start, which I didn't originally want but I'm finding useful. I was wondering if there is a way to disable the auto shut off for the auto start. My thinking is that I can leave the dog in the (remote started) truck, go shopping or whatever, and the air conditioner will keep him comfortable. Is there a way to do something like that?

It is probably doable from a technical standpoint, but why would you leave a dog (or a child) in a vehicle that might potentially heat up (to unbearable levels, and quicker than most people imagine) if something went wrong?

 

[Lardener]

I use the ford pass app on my phone. I take the keys with me start the truck with the app (which locks the doors.)but you need to set up the climate to what you want before. I'm pretty sure you do that with the steering wheel buttons and menus. The truck will run for 15 minutes unless you up the run time on the app as well.

There's a setting in the car where you can pick 5, 10, 15 minutes. In the app can I set, say, an hour?

 

[Lardener]

It is probably doable from a technical standpoint, but why would you leave a dog (or a child) in a vehicle that might potentially heat up (to unbearable levels, and quicker than most people imagine) if something went wrong?

Seems to work for Tesla. Why not Ford?

 

[Apples]

Leave the dog at home.

 

[D Fresh]

Just leave the keys in the truck with it running.


Anybody brave enough to steal my truck with 200 lbs of barking and drooling can have it.

 

[MTB-BRUH]

I’ve thought about this too, I wouldn’t risk a mechanical issue with my dog in the car. Never know... could blow hot air pretty quick if something in the A/C system gave up the ghost. Guess it depends how hot it gets where you live. We get 115+ so dog wouldn’t make it long

 

[GTGallop]

We had a guy here with a jeep.
Jeep was had a cloth top on like a bikini top.
The sides were made from a net.

He stopped to eat in McDonalds (dinner / late afternoon) and left two dogs in the OPEN AIR JEEP with temps in the roaring 80's and breezy.

Lady goes into McDonalds and starts yelling about the dogs in the jeep. He assures her they are OK, so she facebooks live to the neighborhood forum herself snagging a fire extinguisher from McD's and then BASHING the WINDSHIELD to save the dogs from suffocating....
In the
Open
Air
Jeep.

Patrons from McD's ran her off and she called the cops. I think she was held accountable but the story goes fuzzy there.

Regardless of how it played out in the end, there are self entitled lunatics out there looking for their moment of Social Justice Heroism. Don't be the reason they ignorantly Facebook Live the destruction of your truck.

 

[aeroshots]

FWIW. Copied, not my words.
Aside from direct criminal laws against leaving a vehicle running while unattended, there is also a possibility for civil liability. Insurance coverage might not apply to a vehicle stolen because the owner left it running while unattended. Check your policy and ask your agent to find out for sure. Similarly, anyone injured, or any property damage occurring as a result of someone operating the vehicle who should not have been but was able to simply because it was left running may have a claim against the owner of the vehicle (or the person who left it running unattended) for negligence. In some cases it could even be considered grossly negligent and could result in greater liability and even punitive damages.

As a result, while not every jurisdiction has a specific law against leaving a vehicle running while unattended, many do, and the number is growing. Regardless of whether there is a specific law prohibiting the practice, there will always be a chance for significant civil liability resulting from leaving a vehicle running unattended, so it is unwise simply from the standpoint of opening oneself up to a lawsuit. Moreover, insurance may not apply to damages or injuries caused by an accident that occurred only because the owner (or insured driver) left the vehicle running unattended.

 

[Lardener]

Just leave the keys in the truck with it running.


Anybody brave enough to steal my truck with 200 lbs of barking and drooling can have it.

I used to know a guy who trained guard dogs. Those dogs scared the crap out of me. He would leave is truck running with one of the dogs in there, pretty much daring anyone to take it. I heard someone tried once. Once.

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