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remote start only starts the engine....

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#1 ·
I have found on very cold or very hot days when I want to use the remote start to warm the car up or cool the car down. All the function does is start the motor. What turns on the climate control or heated steering wheel and/or seats?

We have 3 cars in the garage, Mazda CX30, Ford and a Chevy

Ford and Chevy when you remote start the vehicle, turns on applicable heat or cooled functions to the seats, steering wheel, HVAC system.

Am I expecting too much from a car I overpaid for? Kinda thinking I should have looked at the domestic brands 1st.

Lastly, how do we schedule an engine start? Want to have warmed up at the end of the work day like I do in my Ford truck.
I called Mazda customer support yesterday to an overseas call center that provides scripted response with no answers.
 
#2 · (Edited)
I would think whatever climate control you had activated when you last stopped the car would be what happens when you auto start the car the next time. So before you turn off the car, set temp to what you want at your next start up.

Also, if you have your seats set to automatically heat according to your climate control (i.e. heated seats go on when car heat goes on), you can get warm seats on a cold day too. You can set that up in vehicle settings.
 
#3 ·
Will look into further

but I never mess with climate control, it is set to auto and 67 degs F
As I stated my other vehicle work as expected, Mazda not so much.
Thanks for the reply and hopefully we can get setting figured out
 
#4 ·
Found the occupant climate option in settings. Which is checked, remote start only works about 50% of the time

Nothing in settings about heated seats.

will keep searching and requesting more info or updates from mazda.
 
#5 · (Edited)
I keep my climate set at 70 and automatic and every time I remote start the car that's exactly what it sets the climate control to, 70 degrees. It warms it in the cooler weather and cools it warmer weather. Also have the heated seats and steering wheel synced to come on when the climate control goes to warm, I haven't checked to see how the heated seats being set to auto works with remote start (I'm not a fan of heated seats).
 
#8 ·
Been testing this issue all winter, heated seats and steering wheel Do Not come on when the HVAC is set to auto.
Should Mazda update this, that would be great, but I don’t believe they would. Japanese manufacturers like to tell us what features we can have. They are not interested with providing custom features that affect their bottom line.
 
#7 ·
I have a 2022 CX-30 premium-Luxury. Comes complete with remote start via mobile app. Even on auto, climate controls NEVER come on for me. Thought I had a lemon! Took it to the dealership. Told me Mazda is working on adding this feature via the app. Total BS to me, but lets see
 
#10 ·
This is not an option on a US model.
occupant comfort is selected and that controls the HVAC, not the heated seats

I would not want the heated seat controlled by the temperature anyway. I use high for my bad back year round.
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