# Remote Starter **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [August 24, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595 "2008-08-24T05:27:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TDC2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TDC2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TDC2010)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/1 "2008-08-24T05:27:38Z")
2006 Toyota Solara SLE convertible. It has a factory installed remote starter and my mother has done it once but can not remember how she did it. How do you use the remote. This is our fist Toyota. ---
**Author:** ![AlanY](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@AlanY](https://community.cartalk.com/u/AlanY)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/2 "2008-08-24T08:01:28Z")
I’m sure it’s covered in the owner’s manual. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/3 "2008-08-24T12:22:06Z")
Go to your local dealership, they should know how it works ---
**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 1:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/4 "2008-08-24T13:11:52Z")
Read the manual. ---
**Author:** ![Constantino\_Tobio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@Constantino\_Tobio](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Constantino_Tobio)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/5 "2008-08-24T15:18:48Z")
You sure it’s a factory remote starter? ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/6 "2008-08-24T19:04:07Z")
The factory thought you might be curious about that, so they thoughtfully wrote down the instructions and put them in your glove compartment. ---
**Author:** ![Countrydriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@Countrydriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Countrydriver)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/7 "2008-08-24T21:37:24Z")
You may not have a factory-installed remote starter. The owner’s manual for your car doesn’t mention a remote-start option. Check this site: [http://www.analogstereo.com/toyota\_solara\_owners\_manual.htm](http://www.analogstereo.com/toyota_solara_owners_manual.htm) The device might have been installed by the dealer, or some other third party. If there is a manufacturer’s name on the thing, check their web-site, or go to an electronics store that sells and installs them. One other thing: Your car is equipped with a theft-deterrent system that relies on a transponder located in the key. This system might not function if the car is started remotely. Good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 11:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/8 "2008-08-25T11:44:02Z")
Frankly she should not use it. Remote starter are not a great idea. It is far better for the car to be started and then driven at reasonable speeds until it is fully warm. Idling to warm a car is hard on the car. Driving it is much better for the car. It also reduces the chance of someone driving off with it. ---
**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2008, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/remote-starter/18595/9 "2008-08-25T22:10:40Z")
When the car is running, if someone put their foot on the brake pedal without the key in the ignition, it shuts the car off. While it may not be a good idea to use it, they do help a lot. I’ve used mine a couple times when the weather got pretty hot so I could have a nice cool car when I got into it. Mostly during the winter I use it since I park my car outside. Now, more than ever, I’ll need it to have a clear view when I leave for work in the morning since my commute is less than 3 miles to work.