Stardaddyed Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 I just purchased a 2017 MKZ Premier. It is awesome and has a great ride. Love it so far. Is there a way to turn on the seats from from the display? In my Ram truck I can turn on the seats from the screen and I was wondering if the MKZ could do the same. Are the heated seat supposed to come on automatically if it is cold outside? Again my trucks seats look at the outside temp and if it is cold outside the heated seats turn on. It doesn't do that for the steering wheel but it does for the seats. Does the MKZ do that as well? I've looked on line, in the manual, etc. and I can't find anything. Can the brake assist be set to come on when the car is started as well? Mine does not switch on when the car starts. I actually like the feature but I would like it to come on all the time. Thanks in advance. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Welcome to the forums, Stardaddyed. Enjoy your MKZ. It is awesome! 1.By "turn on," I assume you mean the climate control function, not the multi-contour function. In the former case, no. You must use the switches. It can't be done via the touchscreen. 2. The climate controlled seats and heated steering wheel will come on if you select that feature in the Remote Start menu. Also, they will come on if they were activated when you last shut the car off. 3. The Auto Hold can only be activated with the switch. It defaults to off when the car is shut off. IDK if Forscan could make that happen. It would be nice if they copied how M-B does it; you just press the brake pedal all the way down when stopped and the Auto Hold is activated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcondo Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 " also, they will come on if they were activated when you last shut the car off." I can't figure this out on my '14. I always have to hit the seats and wheel buttons after I start vehicle. One of the few annoyances I have with my "14. What am I missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stardaddyed Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 So a follow up on what I "discovered" for MY vehicle. No software switch is OK just didn't know ( thanks droid1). On the remote start, the heaters and climate control do come on but the lights do not come on to indicate that. When I "start" the car (when you get in), everything shuts off. I have to manually turn everything back on. Also if you start the car with the button the seats and steering wheel does not turn on. The climate control does come on either case. Now I have found here and other places online that might indicate that the issue may be a software bug that may be resolved by a dealer reset or by disconnecting the battery thus initiating a reboot. I will try that and let everyone know. Shoot on the autobrake. I would think it is a dangerous method of implementation. If you use it you would get used to it. If you forgot to put in on one time you could inadvertently roll someplace to you don't want to be! Thanks for the help! Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris109 Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 (edited) 8 hours ago, Stardaddyed said: So a follow up on what I "discovered" for MY vehicle. No software switch is OK just didn't know ( thanks droid1). On the remote start, the heaters and climate control do come on but the lights do not come on to indicate that. When I "start" the car (when you get in), everything shuts off. I have to manually turn everything back on. Also if you start the car with the button the seats and steering wheel does not turn on. The climate control does come on either case. Now I have found here and other places online that might indicate that the issue may be a software bug that may be resolved by a dealer reset or by disconnecting the battery thus initiating a reboot. I will try that and let everyone know. Shoot on the autobrake. I would think it is a dangerous method of implementation. If you use it you would get used to it. If you forgot to put in on one time you could inadvertently roll someplace to you don't want to be! Thanks for the help! Ed On my 2017, I set the auto temp to 'med'. I remote start the car and let it run for 10-15 minutes. Nice and toasty when I get in. But, when I 'start' the car, seat is heated to 3 lights, and steering wheel heat is 'on'. There are times where I purposely shut those 2 things off when I head in for the night, but they seem to go back to full when I physically start the car. I am assuming this happens because I have the auto feature on. Maybe this happens with certain auto settings. As an aside, every once in a while, if the car is left facing the sun or I have been driving a while and the interior is all warmed up, when I restart after a short amount of time, the a/c for the seats engages. Rare, but it happens. Edited January 16, 2019 by Chris109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris109 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 10:19 AM, Mcondo said: " also, they will come on if they were activated when you last shut the car off." I can't figure this out on my '14. I always have to hit the seats and wheel buttons after I start vehicle. One of the few annoyances I have with my "14. What am I missing? Not sure if this is to what you were referring. Last Settings You can set the climate control to operate using the last climate control settings through the information display setting: Remote Start > Climate Control > Heater–A/C > Last Settings. The climate control system automatically uses the settings last selected before turning off the vehicle Automatic Settings You can set the climate control to operate in AUTO mode through the information display setting: Remote Start > Climate Control > Heater-A/C > Auto. The climate control system automatically sets the interior temperature to 72°F (22°C). In cold weather, the system is set to 72°F (22°C). The heated seats and heated steering wheel are set to high (if available, and selected to AUTO in the information display). The rear defroster and heated mirrors automatically turn on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcondo Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 chris109, "last settings" just doesn't work on my '14 I guess. I've tried the setting several times - just doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Doesn't with mine either, seat and wheel heater never come on in auto or last settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mav2 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 You are all aware that those settings only apply to "remote start"? They do not apply when you start your car normally. ie: Don't expect the seat heater to turn on when you enter the car and start it with the standard starter button. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris109 Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, mav2 said: You are all aware that those settings only apply to "remote start"? They do not apply when you start your car normally. ie: Don't expect the seat heater to turn on when you enter the car and start it with the standard starter button. Do you mean that 'last settings' only apply after you remote start and then button start the car? Edited January 18, 2019 by Chris109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKZMark Posted January 19, 2019 Share Posted January 19, 2019 20 hours ago, mav2 said: You are all aware that those settings only apply to "remote start"? They do not apply when you start your car normally. ie: Don't expect the seat heater to turn on when you enter the car and start it with the standard starter button. Yes, the seats and wheel heaters do not come in in cold weather when remote starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drolds1 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 1:05 PM, mav2 said: You are all aware that those settings only apply to "remote start"? They do not apply when you start your car normally. ie: Don't expect the seat heater to turn on when you enter the car and start it with the standard starter button. Mine come on at startup if they were on when the car was shut down, remote start or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcondo Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 OK, which is it? On at start-up or not? Does it differ by year? Is there a combination of settings that make it happen or not? I'm confused by this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy3906 Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 My 2014 turns the AC on remote start when hot days and the heather on when cold days, same with the seats. So I imagine it is the same with all MKZ's using remote start. Unless I am wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionff Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) My 18 turns on either heated or ventilated seats and heated steering wheel when using remote start, depending on outside temperature of course. That with either 'Auto' or 'Last Settings' in the menu selected. It doesn't matter whether I shut the seats and steering wheel off when I last shut the car down, because I almost always do. That's the whole point of using remote start, get the engine warmed up, and the seats too. When getting in and pressing the 'Start' button to initially start my car, the seats and steering wheel are not activated. I guess they figure with your a$$ in the seat, you can reach the buttons and do what you want. That's with me shutting it all down when I turned it off last. I'll test with leaving it all on soon... ______________________________________ _____________________________________________ But yeah, in the 'Remote Start' menu, there is an option to activate the seats and steering wheel, or not activate. Below are the menu options for Remote Start, at least in the 17-19 MKZ. Edited January 20, 2019 by fusionff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris109 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) On my '17, when I remote start, everything gets heated. When I button start after remote start, seats goes on 3 red, and wheel goes yellow and stay on till I shut them off. If I do not use remote and just button start, I need to manually press buttons to engage seats and wheel. Edited January 21, 2019 by Chris109 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I don't think I have ever remote started my 2014... no engine to really warm up (hybrid) and the last thing I need down here is heated seats ? However when I had the 2013 with the 2.0 turbo, I believe I had started it remotely (for the A/C to come on) and also lowered the widows remotely to let the steam out ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris109 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) 18 hours ago, R2D2 said: I don't think I have ever remote started my 2014... no engine to really warm up (hybrid) and the last thing I need down here is heated seats ? However when I had the 2013 with the 2.0 turbo, I believe I had started it remotely (for the A/C to come on) and also lowered the widows remotely to let the steam out ? -30 with wind in upstate NY. Don't need heated seats.? Gonna need them tonite. You'tr supposed to have 43 degrees with NE wind about 10 mph. That's gonna feel like 35 degrees. Better read the manual about remote starting with settings. :) Edited January 22, 2019 by Chris109 R2D2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajschicago Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 I'm with Chris109 with this, my '19 does the same with the driver seat & wheel after you pushed the start button, but my '16 did not. I don't want them to stay on after I push the button, but I do like them to come on during the remote start. So, in this regard I'm with Fusionff on this feature. So, that said, if I change it to Last Settings will the seats/wheel default to where they were set when the car was last shut off? As an aside, even during a Chicago winter I cannot keep the seats on past level 1. Level 3 is WAY too hot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusionff Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, ajschicago said: I'm with Chris109 with this, my '19 does the same with the driver seat & wheel after you pushed the start button, but my '16 did not. I don't want them to stay on after I push the button, but I do like them to come on during the remote start. So, in this regard I'm with Fusionff on this feature. So, that said, if I change it to Last Settings will the seats/wheel default to where they were set when the car was last shut off? As an aside, even during a Chicago winter I cannot keep the seats on past level 1. Level 3 is WAY too hot! I always use last settings. When remote starting, the seats turn on level 3, and the steering wheel turns on, no matter what I last had it set at (or off). The meaning of 'Last Settings' seems to be the temperature setting only. Chris109 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 (edited) 14 hours ago, Chris109 said: -30 with wind in upstate NY. Don't need heated seats.? Gonna need them tonite. You'tr supposed to have 43 degrees with NE wind about 10 mph. That's gonna feel like 35 degrees. Better read the manual about remote starting with settings. ? Funny, very funny guy..... Car is garaged.... here is our local weather for today and 10 day forecast.... read it and weep ? Not sure what what city you are in ( Irecall near Albany from another thread) so I just plugged in Albany to get a general idea of what you have, I don't know if I should laugh ? or cry ? Edited January 22, 2019 by R2D2 Fat fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris109 Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 6 hours ago, R2D2 said: Funny, very funny guy..... Car is garaged.... here is our local weather for today and 10 day forecast.... read it and weep ? Not sure what what city you are in ( Irecall near Albany from another thread) so I just plugged in Albany to get a general idea of what you have, I don't know if I should laugh ? or cry ? I was referring to last night with wind chill. But, if you are retired, you are off the road by 4 pm and don't get behind the wheel until 10 am, so you probably didn't know about the chill. As an aside, one can always tell when someone is a transported NYers in Fl. They wear shorts when it is 60 degrees and they have garages instead of carports. And where do you get the emojis? I'm limited to 13 weird ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Chris109 said: I was referring to last night with wind chill. But, if you are retired, you are off the road by 4 pm and don't get behind the wheel until 10 am, so you probably didn't know about the chill. As an aside, one can always tell when someone is a transported NYers in Fl. They wear shorts when it is 60 degrees and they have garages instead of carports. And where do you get the emojis? I'm limited to 13 weird ones. LOL Wait a sec....happy hour ends at 7??.... then I'm off the road ? Garages keep the rain out... well, you are right about the shorts I think the expanded emojis came with the MKZ "Club" membership??♂️?? see this thread Edited January 23, 2019 by R2D2 Added info for MKZ Club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris109 Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 5 hours ago, R2D2 said: LOL Wait a sec....happy hour ends at 7??.... then I'm off the road ? Garages keep the rain out... well, you are right about the shorts I think the expanded emojis came with the MKZ "Club" membership??♂️?? see this thread Well, seeing that I'm just a plebe, I'll just have to use the "Live Long and Prosper" emoji. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R2D2 Posted January 24, 2019 Share Posted January 24, 2019 19 hours ago, Chris109 said: Well, seeing that I'm just a plebe, I'll just have to use the "Live Long and Prosper" emoji. ? Touche` Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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