What determines which remote is recognized? Yesterday wifey and I got in the car, 2019 Equinox. When I started the car it went to seat position 1 which is her fob! The display showed Driver #1. When both if us get in the car at once and we both have our fobs how do I get it to recognize the one in the driver seat? I've dug around in the manual and didn't find anything. I can't believe this is a new issue so I must be missing something. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Ron

 

Murphy's law applies here, it will always respond to the one you don't want it to. My wife and I are in the habit now of having only one fob at a time in the car because we had the same problem. The other problem is phones and bluetooth the car always seems to pick the passenger phone *sigh*. I use USB and Apple carplay as a work around but her Samsung still tries to take over and I have to quickly touch cancel on the screen each time.

 

Thanks,
I was afraid of that!!! Strange thing is there seems to be a sequence that determines when it recognizes one fob over the other. I'm paying attention to what that is in hopes of identifying what I need to do the get the right one selected. The only problem we've had with the phone is that when the car is in the driveway with the engine running it won't unpair from the phone even if it's in the house 10-15 feet away.. We only have one phone so competition isn't a problem for us.

 

wrap one in aluminum foil or put it in a metal box

 

Hi there,
Same problem here, try this - which ever fob is used to open the door or remote start is recognized first and foremost and therefore dictates seat memory etc.
Plan ahead.
Good luck
Tankman