Remove engine start is not working after VTool

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Remove engine start is not working after VTool

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VTool users have noticed that after connecting the program to the car, following remote engine start (from the smartphone app, or using the car alarm system, or using the remove start module) is unsuccessful.

The message in the app looks like this: Starting the car from the app was disabled at the last service.

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No need to be scared, nothing is broken :D This is the standard behavior of the car. Just connecting to the car is enough for it to switch to this mode.

To make the remote start work again, you need to drive the car at a speed over 20 mph / 35 km/h. After that, the remote start will work again as before.

Why does it work like this? If the car is connected to diagnostic equipment (which VTool is), most likely it is in the service ;) the oil could have been drained from the engine, or partially disassembled and the car left until the next day.

After that, the owner, accidentally presses a couple of buttons on his smartphone and...

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