Our Commitment to Quality
EUROSTART™ remote start products have been specifically designed for BMW and MINI vehicles with an emphasis on safety, reliability, user satisfaction and ease of installation.
Safety
Adding remote start products in push to start vehicles that have not been designed specifically for the vehicle can be unreliable and potentially unsafe. A fault in a remote start product that is not designed with adequate protections and redundancy could cause the vehicle to turn off while in motion.
EUROSTART™ remote start products have been designed and tested over a 3 year period with safety as the top priority. Critical tasks are monitored by two processors to provide redundancy and error detection, a common approach used by vehicle manufactures but not generally seen in aftermarket products.
Reliability
EUROSTART™ remote start products have been developed using sound automotive design principles, quality automotive grade components and have been thoroughly tested.
Vehicles are exposed to large temperature extremes and also produce electrical disturbances that over time can be detrimental to electronics. It is essential that automotive products are designed to handle this challenging environment.
Through the use of automotive grade components and protective coatings EUROSTART™ remote start products are designed to withstand the wide temperature extremes of the automotive environment.
All vehicles produce electrical disturbances caused by battery charging and switching on and off high power electrical devices such as the starter motor, power windows and heater fan. Other electrical disturbances can be much larger and are caused by faults such as loose connections to the battery or temporarily connecting the battery with the incorrect polarity. Vehicle manufacturers use a set of standard tests to qualify electrical devices to ensure they will survive these electrical disturbances and continue to operate over the life of the vehicle. EUROSTART™ remote start products have been designed to meet standard automotive tests to offer the same reliability that is expected of an OEM product.
Beyond hardening the product to withstand temperature extremes and stresses caused by electrical disturbances, certain critical automotive devices must continue to operate during brief periods of low battery voltage caused during vehicle starting in cold climates. The automotive test commonly referred to as “Cold Start” is used to confirm that electrical devices will continue to operate during cold starting cycles even in extreme cases where the voltage momentarily drops below 4 volts. While other products may reset during “Cold Start” and fail to acknowledge a successful start attempt, the EUROSTART™ remote start products have been designed to operate during “Cold Start”.
User Satisfaction
Beyond safety and reliability the ultimate goal is to provide our customers with a positive user experience.
Our products have been extensively tested and have been successfully installed on every BMW and MINI model listed on our applications guide. Each product including wiring harness is individually tested before leaving the factory.
Most modern vehicles consume power when parked while waiting for commands from the vehicles remote which puts a small draw on the vehicles battery. After a vehicle is parked for an extended period of time this small draw can result in a dead battery and a vehicle that fails to start. Similarly, all remote start products consume power while the vehicle is parked as they wait for a start command. To preserve and extend the life of the vehicles battery EUROSTART™ remote start products switch to a low power standby mode when not in use. This low power standby feature allows for a 60% reduction in power consumption compared to other remote starter products tested while using the same remote RF kit.
Ease of Installation
EUROSTART™ remote start products for BMW and MINI come complete with a mounting bracket, mounting hardware, and a high quality wiring harness made to fit the vehicle. This combined with our very detailed installation guides makes installation relatively easy for qualified technicians.
By providing custom tailored kits we can finely control how the product is installed ensuring our customers receive a reliable and consistent product. The included mounting brackets and harnesses have been designed to ensure they will not introduce squeaks or rattles to the customer’s vehicle.
Environment
European manufacturers must meet the RoHS (Reduction of Hazardous Substances) directive which limits the amount of lead and other hazardous substances used in the manufacturing of products. Though this is not a mandatory requirement for the majority of products in North America we have chosen Lead-Free manufacturing of our products.
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