CHEVROLET 2011 Express - Manual (Page 34)

Black plate (6,1) Chevrolet Express Owner Manual - 2011
2-6 Keys, Doors and Windows
/ (Remote Vehicle Start):
This button will be on the RKE
transmitter if you have remote start.
To start the engine using the remote
start feature:
1. Aim the RKE transmitter at
the vehicle.
2. Press and release Q on the
transmitter, then immediately
press and hold
/
for
four seconds or until the turn
signal lamps flash.
When the engine starts, the
parking lamps will turn on and
remain on while the engine is
running. The doors will be
locked. The airbag readiness
light will be on during a remote
start. It should turn off when the
ignition is turned to ON/RUN.
See Airbag Readiness Light on
page 5‑17 for more information.
3. If it is the first remote start since
the vehicle has been driven,
repeat these steps, while the
engine is still running, to extend
the engine running time by
10 minutes. Remote start can
be extended one time.
After entering the vehicle during a
remote start, insert and turn the key
to ON/RUN to drive the vehicle.
After a remote start, the engine
will automatically shut off after
10 minutes unless a time extension
has been done or the key is
inserted into the ignition switch
and turned to ON/RUN.
The maximum number of remote
starts between ignition cycles with
the key is two.
If the remote start procedure is
used again before the first 10 minute
time frame has ended, the first
10 minutes will immediately expire
and the second 10 minute time
frame will start.
After the engine has been remote
started two times, the ignition switch
must be turned to ON/RUN and then
back to LOCK/OFF using the key
before the remote start procedure
can be used again.
To manually shut off the engine after
a remote start:
. Aim the RKE transmitter at the
vehicle and press
/
until the
parking lamps turn off.
. Turn on the hazard warning
flashers. See Hazard Warning
Flashers on page 6‑5.
. Insert the key into the ignition
switch and turn the switch to
ON/RUN and then back to
LOCK/OFF.
The remote vehicle start feature will
not operate if:
. The key is in the ignition.
. The hood is open.
. The hazard warning flashers
are on.