I have a new 2008 TL that I have been driving for 4 days. I noticed something funny this morning. Last night when I shut car off I my radio settings and temperature, fan settings were all set and on.

This morning when I started the car my heater settings did not appear on my display and my radio was off. After looking at it for a few minutes it appeared that the settings disappeared and I had to set up temperature and fan settings again.

I then turned on the radio and all my presets were gone. It is as if all my settings defaulted back to factory settings.

Has anyone seen this?

 

1) Wrong remote fob?
2) Fob not linked?

The remote keyfobs are marked (and recognized in the car's MID) as "Driver 1" and "Driver 2."
The driver settings (seat, climate control, audio) are linked to the remote fob you used to open the door before making the settings.

If you used a different remote, the driver settings will change to that of the remote, or to no settings if none were entered for that remote.

The instructions to linking the fobs are on the backs in tiny little print; the quick-start guide and owner's manual have more legible instructions.

 

I have read all my documentation and I only see where the key fob's control seat and mirror positions. Are you telling me they also control temperature/fan and radio settings?

 

That way, you can set up the temp for 65* and have pre-sets for orchestra and jazz, while your SO can set up the environment for temp at 80* with rap and zydeco on the other key fob.

 

I had the same problem. I have an '08 with 750 miles. Today my presets were gone and the climate settings were off (I always leave them on auto.) All my XM stations were set to 01 XM preview and my radio presets were gone also. The light on driver 1 on the door was NOT illuminated. I think the car didn't recognize the remote. I also thought I heard 3 tones when i unlocked the door with the remote. I started the car again and everything was back to normal.

 

you can relink the remote by pressing lock and unlock togather and the little light will flash . sometimes when u put it in your pocket the buttons get pressed togather and it gets unlinked.