Idle mode take over no longer working? 2019 Subaru Ascent PTS

Question

I have a 2019 Subaru Ascent push to start. I installed the Evo One with the plug and play harness. everything was working fine...

I could activate idle mode by:

While vehicle is running, Activate Remote Start...Lights flash...Push the PTS Button once, orange light on PTS button would come on then off... get out and lock the doors...

Then Idle mode take over:

I would come back to the vehicle... unlock the doors... push the PTS button once, orange light would come on then off... press the brake pedal and then be able to go without shutdown)

I don't know what happened, but out of no where I can no longer do the take over after initiating idle mode.... when i press the PTS button nothing happens... no light comes on then off.... and when I press the brake the car shuts down....

I have tried reprogramming the module.... ive tried re adding the key to the module... same outcome. I am able to take over after a normal remote start... but not when I activate idle mode....

Answer 1

Kind of surprised it ever worked. Takeover after Idle Mode has never been something that was available on any vehicle equipped with an intelligent key / Smart key. This, because anyone could then get into the car and leave with it since it was originally started with the Push-to-Start button.

If you wanted to try something. DO NOT press the PTS button after activating idle mode. Simply get out of the car. Make sure that the car shuts down after the remote start cycle though, which should take about 15minutes.

Comments

Interesting. But I am pretty sure the procedure of activating the idle mode by initiating a remote start then pushing the PTS button to switch over to the EVO one running the car is just like if you remote started it when the car is off and how it lets you get in and take over from a remote start…

But now you got me second guessing myself if I was just having a fever dream of this working before