The Corvette C8 Stingray comes with a number of interesting little tricks, some of which may be confusing for new owners. That includes the remote engine starter and the way it functions when the C8’s engine cover is either open or closed. Now, GM Authority is here to shed some light on this.
For those who may be unaware, the Corvette C8 Stingray’s remote engine starter will cease to function when the vehicle’s engine cover is opened. If the remote start is used and the engine cover is opened, the engine will stop. What’s more, if the engine cover is already open and the remote engine starter is used, the starter will not work.
We caught up to Corvette Marketing Manager Harlan Charles, who provided some insight as to why the remote engine start feature functions in this way.
“It’s just like the hood of a car,” Charles told GM Authority. “On any car, if you open the hood, remote start will defeat or it won’t start.”
According to Charles, the reason behind the functionality comes down to safety.
“Imagine if someone was working on your car, and then someone started it when the person working on it isn’t ready? So it’s just for that – a safety feature,” Charles said.
“It’s a little different on the C8 because it’s your trunk, but it’s also your hood,” he added.
Notably, the feature only works this way for the Corvette C8 Stingray Coupe, as the Corvette C8 Stingray Convertible has a separate compartment for the engine and the rear cargo space.
It should also be noted that the engine will remain running if the user starts the engine using the push-button starter in the cabin, then opens the engine cover.
As a reminder, the C8 Corvette Stingray is powered by the mid-mounted, naturally aspirated 6.2L V8 LT2 gasoline engine, which is rated at 495 horsepower at 6,450 rpm and 470 pound-feet of torque at 5,150 rpm when equipped with the optional factory performance exhaust system.
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Gee so the remote will not work when the hood over the engine is open. Just like every other car in the road.
Shocking. Lol
Must be quite the slow day in auto journalism…….
This is my first car with remote start because I simply didn’t want to pay the upcharge for it on my others, and I for one have been curious about why it works this way. So… I found this article enlightening. Having said that, while I understand why it won’t remote start with the hood open, if it’s already running it’d hardly be a surprise to someone that opened the hood.
For all GM’s foibles, their remote start integration and simplicity has been a strong suit for 15 years or more. It predictably works the same way, with the same button presses/sequence, on every GM vehicle equipped with it. That the new Corvette’s remote start works just like what was on a 2006 Cobalt, surprises me not one bit, and it’s an unobtrusive system. Another thing that hasn’t changed: GM sucks at promoting the quietly thoughtful touches that they engineer into some of their (often standard equipment) feature sets.
Unlike my wife’s Subaru, where remote start was an expensive accessory, requiring a separate fob that’s almost as big as the key/remote itself. What’s worse, the car of course needs to be locked when you remote start, but after unlocking the doors to get in, the engine is killed when you open the driver’s door and you have to start the car yourself all over again.
how do you adjust the mirrors after you select reverse? my mirrors show more ground than whats behind me…
I presume you’re referring to the position the mirrors go to in reverse if “reverse tilt” is enabled. If so, I believe they go to a preselected – meaning “pre-determined” position – which I do not think is adjustable. I have found that you can adjust the mirror when tilted with the normal controls, but that then becomes your “normal” mirror position.
In the C8, go to settings, set the mirrors to turn down in reserve or you can shut off that feature. It’s all controlled in the DIC. Read the owners manual
Infotainment settings app, not DIC.
I think he was asking how to “adjust” their reverse view.
It doesn’t seem like the way remote start “functions when the C8’s engine cover is either open or closed” is potentially confusing—only when it’s open. It doesn’t seem like it’s exactly “confusing”, either. A more appropriate lede might have been that, because the engine is in the rear, the C8’s engine cover works just like the hood on previous Corvettes, disabling remote start when it’s open.
Nich H Goodrich in my 2010 Chevy Equinox there is a vehicle menu where can turn on/off the “tilt mirror” function…I imagine the Corvette has something similar…. Good luck figuring it out! It’s amazing what you learn about your car if you go through the menu screen and click on everything yes it takes time but it’s worth knowing your vehicle.
Yet, with the Chevy Volt, if the car is on and the hood is unlatched/opened, the engine comes ON. FOR SAFETY. LOL. I’m serious. Make up your mind.
That was actually put there on purpose as a backdoor hold charge mode, in regions (like CARB/US) where hold charge wasn’t allowed.
It’s a hidden feature, not a bug. Doing that allows you to drive on the highway and save your charge for city driving where it’s most efficient.
And no, the hood being raised a half-inch is unlikely to negate the benefit with any loss in aerodynamics. The air is still going to coast over it.
In other news, if you let the air out of one of your tires it will be flat. Seriously if they are going to make me read crap like this I’m giving it back. lol
When I drive the rear wheels turn forward😀
The Remote start has intermittently failed on my 2007 Avalanche ever since it was new. The dealer tried to fix it multiple times although it never did it for them. A failed remote start is one of my most watched videos on YouTube however.