[Gbubba]

Does BMW publish a min/max temperature range that the vehicles can operate within? With the January cold snap in the midwest my 8 series will not remote start. Called the dealer and they say most of the new cars on the lot have the same problem. You would think a $100k car should work as usual at 0F like all the other cars in the parking lot.

[celsdogg]

i bet the car still works. you just gonna have to start it the old fashioned way.

[G35POPPEDMYCHERRY]

typically the more expensive a car is the more temperamental it is.

you could use the same reasoning for a an expensive pretty woman or man

[Rafichicago]

It is what it is. Now imagine those 4-5 hundred dollar snowblowers. It’ll work only when snow is light and you can easily do it yourself. When snow is heavy machine that you’d purchased is pretty much useless 😉
First world problems

[SmokieRiver]

Originally Posted by Gbubba

Does BMW publish a min/max temperature range that the vehicles can operate within? With the January cold snap in the midwest my 8 series will not remote start. Called the dealer and they say most of the new cars on the lot have the same problem. You would think a $100k car should work as usual at 0F like all the other cars in the parking lot.

My wife's X5 did the same. The app said the battery was too low to remote start, but it started just fine when she went out and started it with the key. My guess is the vehicle needs nearly a full charge for remote start, and sitting out all day in the brutal cold while at work drained some of the battery.

[Frank_Zuccarini]

I am in Chicagoland, and it has been sub-zero here. My Comfort Access has not been working consistently, but the doors always lock or unlock when using my fob.

Frank