To date, the local dealers have refused to program the cars for Remote Start, so prior to making any hardware purchases, you should find a dealer is is able to do the programming.
I thought that it wasn’t physically possible to do due to changes to our steering column.
Your chances of a dealer getting involved in an illegal modification are nil to zero.
It is illegal in Aus for remote starts (20 demerit points in NSW)
I think you might find that it is not illegal to have Remote Start. It is illegal to leave a car running when not being in attendence. Subtle difference.
I read in this forum sometime back a uk wk2 owner getting remote start to work. He didn't plug the connector that goes to RHD steering column and reported it worked.
One of my staff just bought a SSV Redline, and it comes standard with remote start, from 100m away.
The car is locked when started, and cannot be driven away without the key. the car will also stop after 10mins, unless you get in the car and hit the start button. This is EXACTLY the same as our Jeeps. There is no legal reason why it cannot be enabled.
As for the steering column difference, I do not see how this would be the case as the remote start module is plugin and does not rely on the column.
I seem to remember that someone bought the module from the USA, but the dealer refused to flash the car. I wonder who that was and could enlighten us some more.
The '14 models may be different again, so it would rely on someone asking their dealer and getting the parts.
I've posted before on this subject. I live in the US and my remote start times out after fifteen minutes.
I work for Western Star Trucks in Oregon and build right and left hand vehicles. The Aussie trucks are the only rigs that have turbo timers. They are adjustable and allow the rpm's enough time to drop before the vehicle shuts down. Most trucks just have a turbo gauges here and the driver looks at it before manual shutdown. Here, truck drivers leave there trucks running while in the truck stop.
In the electrical world and knowing how harnesses are built, it may be as simple as a plug or wire (or lack of) within a plug.
If you see truck driver outside their rig while it is running, why can't you do the same?
Whilst waiting in the hospital carpark, the huge Chevy ute next to me just started on its own. A few minutes later the owner turned up, hopped in and drove off. Being almost a monster of a car, that thing needed time to warm up in these colder nights. That's when a remote start is handy.
A Mate of mine was showing off his new Holden SV6 over the weekend. Park assist was amazing...but also impressive was his remote start. It obviously cannot be an ADR issue with regard to lack of this feature on ours.
Its definately not an ADR issue - These features been around for so long now, and aftermarket had it out for over 10 years. Afterall, look at those imported used Hiluxes, Turbo Fortuners, etc they had the remote start. They all came in, registered and approved, how could that be if it was ADR issue?
It was probably going to cost Jeep Aust a fortune to have the ignition reprogrammed for AU. Probably something in the vicinity of about $1.75, so they decided not to proceed.
Since other manufacturers are introducing it on their models, Jeep Aust may decide to absorb that $1.75, and charge MY15 buyers another $100.00 for it.
Just one of those things they cut out when changing LHD to RHD, all they cared was the overall mass profit and getting the cars out on the belt and onto the ships.
Blood Dual Zone climate control is still catered for LHD setup and that the drivers and rear passenger are in the same zone.
Enforcer do you have an email address for Jeep Australia
I will email them and see what they say.
I live in Lithgow and the night or early morning temps drop to -4C
Regards
john W
The thing that is annoying me the most is the remote start, I have done some research and and come across this aftermarket brand. I was wondering if anyone at all had tried this setup on a RHD unit.
I have emailed the company and are waiting a response.
Sorry been busy at work, trying to our sell cars and buy a Jeep.
here is the reply, I will fingd out the distrib is in Oz.
Marc:
Unfortunately we do not have these vehicles, with the Australian country codes available, in the States to test so I cannot guarantee it's operation.
We do have a distributor in Australia, that I could put you in touch with if you give me your local & information I will have them contact you,,,or have my sales manager provide you their information as they have much more information specific to your vehicle.
The installation guide is available for you to look over on our Flash Logic web site,,,Just enter your vehicle information,,,then click on installation guide.
Have emailed to find out the Oz dist and waiting a email back.
On one of the wrangler forums they have installed these and swear by them, just dont know if the Oz and US versions will be a issue. Looking again at Page 5 it looks like there are only 3 wires to connect the rest is plug and play.
So have been in contact with Flashlogic and here is the deal.
1) No warranty
2) No Support
But from what we can work out and there is no promise that this will work and I dont have a JGC yet to try it out so if anyone wants to give it go, knock yourself out, otherwise i will as soon as I get my JGC.
If you have a a standard JGC this kit is the one you need, it is pretty much plug and play, some wiring is required though.
Well, i have contacted an ebay seller and he says the flashlogic kit will work on my 12 JGC hemi export model and he will flash it before sending it. So has anyone done it yet?
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