Remote Start Question

[1st Gen Forever]

I have a 2010 A6 Camaro SS with the remote start and it never gets old hearing it fire up as I approach it an a parking lot. I never thought remote start would be a feature that I enjoyed so much. I actually got the automatic because my wife doesn't drive a stick and we share the car.

Well, now I have a ZL1 on order and this one's a manual. As I'm waiting for the ZL1s to be freed from their QC, I'm spending time researching accessories and one thing I'm looking for is a way to add remote start to it. I realize the car will have to be parked in neutral with the parking brake on but I'm thinking that remote start should be possible.

Has anyone had remote start added to their M6 Camaro and if so, what kit or installer did you use?

Thanks!

[Dave McFly]

from what I heard read you can add remote start to a manual tran car but you have to do it aftermarket. you cannot get a remote start from the factory on a manual tran car probably for safety reasons.

[SixGracing]

Safety reasons as in starting the car, walking out to it and discovering it has driven itself several blocks away and now resides in someone's front room, kinds of safety reasons?

[5cents]

I know the remote start option is not available on GM manual transmission vehicles, for safety reasons. It might be available from some aftermarket supplier, but I would still think twice about installing it.

All it takes is one time that you forget to put it in neutral and bang .... it starts and runs into something. I have also read horror stories on here where the emergency brake failed to keep a Camaro from rolling forward, because the brake handle was not fully set

You might also want to consider that it is illegal in some states, NJ for one, to install a remote start on a manual transmissioned vehicle. So, check your state laws before buying one.

[1st Gen Forever]

I'm thinking the neutral safety switch should prevent the car from starting same way it does when you turn the key in gear right? Unless the clutch is required even in neutral to start the manual Camaros. Maybe I'm oversimplifying since I've not owned a modern manual. But I do understand the mechanics of both transmissions and starting systems. With the right sensors and lockouts it should be doable.

I'm seeing a few kits that claim to work with 2010-2012 Camaros, manual or automatic.
AutoLoc
Autostart
Pyle
ScyTek

I'm just looking for someone with first hand experience. Good or bad.

Thanks!

[=Stephens=]

I have a Viper 5901 with remote start and I love mine. Especially when it starts up and the exhaust is louder the few minutes while it warms up.

[Chiefish]

Just be careful as others have stated its a safty issue. We just got done repairing a car that had remote start with a manual trans . The kid was in a store with his girl, accidently hit the remote button in his pocket and now he owns a storefront and all the accesories to go with it including a new front end on his car. Plus i know the cops were here to investigate it as well. So he probly got a higher insurance payment and a fine or two on top of it all.

[masterofpuppets]

Can't find it, but I remember a story on jalopnik about a guy taking his manual tranny gt mustang (might have been a gt500) in for service. The dealer used its aftermarket auto start, not realizing it was in gear, and it ended up in a ditch.

[rahallfly]

My dad has put remote starts in manual cars. if a professional does it, and or you make sure you buy a nice remote start for the car it will come with a safety switch so it doesnt start in gear. Im not positive how it works but i know they do it. But if they just bypass the safety switch is where you can get in trouble and start it in gear!

[Verbolten]

It's just a bad idea......

[1st Gen Forever]

Thanks for all the feedback! Research goes on...

[evilbeef54]

i have the viper 4000 remote start installed in my m6 as long as you program the unit in manual mode it is impossible to start the car while it is in gear, so there is no safety concerns, it can be annoying because if you set the car so that it can be remote started, then later in the day decide you need something out of the car, but dont want to start it you will disable the remote start since you unlocked the doors with out it being started, but it really isnt a big deal and it does it to protect the car, plus being able to use my android phone to lock, unlock, start, pop the trunk is nice, everyone who says it is bad idea, or unsafe is refering to OLD technology, it can most definitely be set up safe