Press Lock and then hold Remote Start until the lamps flash; the engine runs for 15 minutes and the sequence can be repeated once for an additional 15 minutes.
Check that your vehicle has it.
Verified for 2025 Trax vehicles equipped with Remote Vehicle Start. The site's EPA catalog contains gasoline and flex-fuel test configurations for this model-year, so the equipment procedure is scoped to both catalog labels.
- Required equipment / service
- Remote Vehicle Start
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Published availability and qualifications
Verified for 2025 Trax vehicles equipped with Remote Vehicle Start. The site's EPA catalog contains gasoline and flex-fuel test configurations for this model-year, so the equipment procedure is scoped to both catalog labels.
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Step by step.
- 01
Park outdoors in a ventilated location and make sure the hood and doors are closed.
- 02
Press the Lock button on the key fob.
- 03
Immediately press and hold the Remote Start button until the parking lamps flash, then allow the engine to run for up to 15 minutes.
- 04
Repeat the Lock-and-hold sequence once to add 15 minutes, or use the cancellation control described on the fob to stop the engine early.
Important limits
- Never run the engine in an enclosed garage.
- Remote start does not unlock the vehicle or complete the normal in-cabin start procedure.
Quick checks.
- ✓If the lamps do not flash, retry within fob range and check that the hood and doors are closed.
- ✓If an extension is refused, the permitted extension may already have been used for that remote-start cycle.
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Getting to Know Your 2025 Chevrolet Trax — Remote Vehicle Start
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