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I am having random issues where I will be driving down the road and get a text. It shows up on the infotainment screen but its not showing up on the phone.

 

Most the time it works and as far as I know I am not having any missing text when not connected to truck.  Just frustrating to not fully read the text on the truck expecting it to be on the phone to read when I get stopped not to find it there.

 

On another note, anyone know how to get out of the vehicle and lock the door with it running with the Fob in your pocket?

 

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If I'm wanting it to idle while I'm not in it, I'm usually in a place that I don't feel it is necessary to lock it.

 

However, I sometimes shut it off, get out, lock the door and then use the fob for a 'remote start'. 

 

 

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1 minute ago, redwngr said:

If I'm wanting it to idle while I'm not in it, I'm usually in a place that I don't feel it is necessary to lock it.

 

However, I sometimes shut it off, get out, lock the door and then use the fob for a 'remote start'. 

 

 

I used to do that with my 2017 High Country but that was different system.  I have been unable to get my drivers door to lock with it running. I thought the manual said hold the lock and extended amount of time. Maybe I did not hold it long enough.

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3 hours ago, rrmccabe said:

I am having random issues where I will be driving down the road and get a text. It shows up on the infotainment screen but its not showing up on the phone.

 

Most the time it works and as far as I know I am not having any missing text when not connected to truck.  Just frustrating to not fully read the text on the truck expecting it to be on the phone to read when I get stopped not to find it there.

 

On another note, anyone know how to get out of the vehicle and lock the door with it running with the Fob in your pocket?

 

Who is your wireless company? I haven't had anything like that happen with my truck for 2 years before and after the software recall. Verizon 

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48 minutes ago, rrmccabe said:

Verizon 

Welp, it's not the wireless company then. Have you done the recall? 

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Which recall? It's been back for software updates 2 times in the 6 months I have owned it. It's slightly less quirky than when I bought it.

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3 hours ago, rrmccabe said:

I used to do that with my 2017 High Country but that was different system.  I have been unable to get my drivers door to lock with it running. I thought the manual said hold the lock and extended amount of time. Maybe I did not hold it long enough.

I think you misread what I posted.

 

Shut it off.

Get out.

Lock the door.

Use the remote to re-start. 

 

 

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Just now, redwngr said:

I think you misread what I posted.

 

Shut it off.

Get out.

Lock the door.

Use the remote to re-start. 

 

 

I am sure that works. But I don't take fob out of my pocket all day. And I don't want to shut it off and restart it. It does that on its own more than I like as is it.

 

Just should be an easy way to lock it why running.

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I have a similar problem and I have Verizon but it has nothing to do with the carrier. My problem is I use google messenger and with RCS chat enabled, I will receive a text message while driving and my radio will let me play it back but if I do not send a reply to that message, my cell phone will only show the message in the notification screen and not in google messenger.

 

If I disable RCS chat there is no problem with passing messages between the phone and truck. I do not use android auto anymore and just have my phone connected to my radio and use the built in maps with my phone on mobile hotspot so I cannot attest if this issue is also present with android auto.

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2 hours ago, rrmccabe said:

I am sure that works. But I don't take fob out of my pocket all day. And I don't want to shut it off and restart it. It does that on its own more than I like as is it.

 

Just should be an easy way to lock it why running.

 

Your choice. 

 

But it is a solution that will have it running with the doors locked.

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Hope I did not sound unappreciative or snarky as that was not intent.   For my lifestyle its just nice to have the Fob in my pocket and not take it out all day.  In the winter when its sub zero its just nice to run into the quicky mart for a soda or into a customers to drop something off and not shut the truck off.

 

Thanks again.

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also your part of locking the truck while leaving it run on ignition is possible. Unfortunately you cannot hit the outside button on the handle or press/press & hold the lock button inside the door to get it to lock. You need to pull the remote out and press the lock button on the remote to secure the truck while it continues to run the engine at idle. Your dash will complain about the missing key but it will go away when you return inside with the fob.

 

The one item I did not test but i'm thinking it won't make a difference, if you go in the radio and disable the anti lockout feature, would it let you press the lock button on the door and secure the truck without needing to press the button on your remote.

 

When you return to the truck you can keep the remote in your pocket and just push the unlock button on the door handle to open the truck back up though.

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