Cars with SAVVY Compatibility Issues
Applies to SAVVY purchased on or after October 16, 2015 (serial number ending in 0019 or higher):
- Electric vehicles
- BMW with OBD-sensing alarm system
- Micro Hybrid vehicles equipped with a Lithium-ion starter battery
- Porsche with OBD-sensing alarm system
If you purchased your SAVVY before October 16, 2015 (serial number ending in 0018 or lower):
- Chrysler with keyless entry
- Dodge with keyless entry
- Jeep with keyless entry
- Mercedes
- Jaguar
- Hybrid vehicles
- Micro Hybrid vehicles equipped with a Lithium-ion starter battery
- Electric vehicles
- BMW with OBD-sensing alarm system
- Porsche with OBD-sensing alarm system
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR ALL SAVVY VERSIONS
- SAVVY draws a small current from the car battery even with the ignition switched off. Use caution in vehicles with weak batteries, or that go for long periods without being driven.
- OnStar® and Uconnect® cannot run their full diagnostic test if SAVVY or any other device is plugged into the OBD port. SAVVY does not interfere with any other OnStar function. Some OnStar and Uconnect users may experience a Check Engine Light when SAVVY is installed.
- Aftermarket alarms, remote-start kits, performance tuning kits, and other devices that “piggyback” on the vehicle’s OBDII system interfere with SAVVY function.