BuddyG

I know in the past the Europeans didn't have remote start has that changed?

localmotion411

No remote start

BuddyG

#*!X)& So stupid why are they so opposed to that? So nice my American cars you can remote start from an APP on your phone from anywhere.

Pad Bender

Remote starters are banned in Germany/EU for emissions reasons.

digits

I didn't know that. Hmm, I think that kind of settles it - I doubt we'll ever see a remote start option. In today's world, reducing emissions definitely gets high priority when it comes to automotive features. I'm sure very few customers asked for auto stop/start that cannot be permanently disabled by the customer, but all my recent model cars include that feature.

NVRANUF

Maybe not all German cars, perhaps just Porsche? My wife's 2020 Mercedes C43 has a remote start feature on the Mercedes Me phone app.

ER911S

Not correct. MB and BMW have them thru the phone app.

Pad Bender

Its certainly not banned for German cars in North America but VW group seems to prefer not making any changes based on EU regulations....remote starters, key fob window opening, etc.

"Germany keeps tight regulations on vehicles for safety and environmental reasons. For example, it's currently illegal in Germany to start or idle a vehicle with no one in the driver's seat. Thus, no remote starters.Mar. 3, 2017"