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Originally Posted by nZtiZia
is remote start still a feature? i've seen it in other threads but dating back to 2018-2019. i just took delivery of a 2021 xDr45e in the US and don't see Remote Start in iDrive or in my iPhone BMW Connected app v10.9.2.2059. nothing in the manual either.
EDIT: am i understanding it correctly that Remote Start (actual start of the ICE) is not a feature on the 45e? preconditioning/climatize has essentially replaced it?
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Yes, on the 45e pre-conditioning replaces Remote start: it does not start the ICE because it doesn’t need to start the ICE nor use the ICE to do pre-conditioning since climate control uses the high voltage battery, not the ICE...