I had IGLA for 5 Days. What you should know before installing.

[2026TRX]

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[Air’d outSRT]

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[Sam Gideon]

IGLA is a fantastic alarm system that is very secure. It also fundamentally alters the way you start your truck. You should know the trade-offs before deciding to opt for it.

I had IGLA installed for 4 days before I decided I didn't really like it. Here's the problem: I make lots of small trips to different sites in my truck. It's my DD. I probably start it, on average, 6 times a day. Sometimes up to 10. That's just life and I enjoy the hell out of driving the TRX. When I start my truck I jump in, press the red button, buckle my seatbelt, and go. IGLA kills that ability. Now it's not that big a hassle either. It's about a 10 second commitment at every startup. But imagine running through your day at full speed and then someone puts the brakes on for an all stop for 10 seconds. It's not life-changing, but it's annoying. And it's due to something you decided to install.

So when you start your truck with IGLA you first have to wait for the gauges to "sweep" before you enter your PIN. Then enter your PIN. Then you you get the double hazard light blink that it was accepted, and now you're ready to go. Again, approximately 10 seconds in my seat of the pants estimation. Here's the kicker: if you don't wait long enough for the gauges to fully sweep, and you enter your PIN too early, then the truck will start, but it will throw an error on the dash. Mine would say "service active damping system. offroad maneuvers limited." I don't like this at all. I don't like electronic error messages from my truck. That means I need to fix something. But these were self-imposed from an alarm system I decided to install, which felt terrible. So I decided to use the fob that comes with IGLA. It is supposed to completely bypass the security system when it's inside the truck. When using remote start, this was great. I remote start from 30 seconds out, jump in the truck, and by the time I've buckled up and put it in drive, the fob and IGLA had done their thing. This seemed perfect! It was also my solution for taking the TRX in for service. I don't know about you guys, but I am not confident in RAM service centers to be able to use a PIN to start my truck, even after I explain it and train the service manager. It just isn't going to get disseminated to the workers and getting my truck serviced will be difficult. So I was hot on using the fobs, even though they reduce the security posture...until the fobs stopped working on day 3. Both of them. With new batteries installed in them.

So if the fobs aren't 100% reliable then I can't trust them at all. So the fobs are out for me. You can setup your smart phone to authenticate. That sounded promising. But I'm still out of luck regarding taking it in for service.

Also, my wife needs to be able to drive the truck from time to time. I trained her on the PIN entry. But driving it once every 6 weeks, how feasible is it for her to remember the timing required, wait for the gauges to sweep, and not get error messages? And are the error messages real errors where something isn't working correctly? Or are they just electronic errors from the mis-timed communication? I don't know. And I don't want to have to figure it out.

So I had IGLA removed. When I did my part it worked perfectly. And I am sure it is very secure. I just do not want that level of security at the expense of daily convenience. That's my personal risk/convenience posture, and I'm OK with it. I did not realize any of this before opting for IGLA. So I wanted everyone here to be in the know. You may think the IGLA intrusion is tiny, and doesn't bother you at all, and you wouldn't drive your TRX without it. To you I say, rock on, brother. I'm glad it works for you and gives you the peace of mind you want. For me, I just didn't enjoy it. And I have this truck so I can enjoy it.

Disclaimer: I know the prevailing attitude here on this forum. If you want to think me an idiot for not liking IGLA and wishing to accept the risk of theft rather than experience the mild inconvenience of IGLA, I'm fine with that. I'm 40-something years old. I know myself, and I know I am happier using my truck without it. If my truck is stolen then I have a generous insurance policy on it. And I won't be able to immediately get into another TRX. I'll have to drive something normal for a few months. I'm OK with all of that. So I'm eyes wide open here. My truck is vulnerable to theft. I get it. I'm making the fully informed decision that I would rather use the truck quickly without intervention at every startup and risk theft rather than be inconvenienced every startup.

This is a great and honest post and I definitely appeciate it, so THANK YOU

One lament I have about my TRX is that AS IS, everything takes SO long to initialize, the Uconnect is dreadfully slow for ANY function, it doesn't remember my preferred media choice, and doesn't turn on when I start the vehicle as per my user preferences. (Contrast this with my 2018 Trackhawk which is measurably faster on all these issues)
Add to that the HUD display in my TRX has a peculiar habit of dropping to brightness lvl 1 at dusk and will remain so until daylight.
Cycling the drive modes on the TRX is abysmal, and I therefore feel like it's enough of a waiting period just to start the thing, select the drive mode I want, turn on the Uconnect, select my media input and then DRIVE.
Adding MORE time to this process by way of some additional hardware is a show stopper for me, so I definitely appreciate your review/experience.

 

[slivoman]

This is a great and honest post and I definitely appeciate it, so THANK YOU

One lament I have about my TRX is that AS IS, everything takes SO long to initialize, the Uconnect is dreadfully slow for ANY function, it doesn't remember my preferred media choice, and doesn't turn on when I start the vehicle as per my user preferences. (Contrast this with my 2018 Trackhawk which is measurably faster on all these issues)
Add to that the HUD display in my TRX has a peculiar habit of dropping to brightness lvl 1 at dusk and will remain so until daylight.
Cycling the drive modes on the TRX is abysmal, and I therefore feel like it's enough of a waiting period just to start the thing, select the drive mode I want, turn on the Uconnect, select my media input and then DRIVE.
Adding MORE time to this process by way of some additional hardware is a show stopper for me, so I definitely appreciate your review/experience.

If you don't want to enter a pin, just carry the Igla fob with you

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It allows to disable engine locks without the PIN code or AUTHOR app. Use it when you take your car to maintenance or diagnostics without having to disclose IGLA’s presence or tell the PIN code to anyone.Prices very depending on your vehicle, an installer makes a choice of the right product...

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[IdahoKTM]

This is a great and honest post and I definitely appeciate it, so THANK YOU

One lament I have about my TRX is that AS IS, everything takes SO long to initialize, the Uconnect is dreadfully slow for ANY function, it doesn't remember my preferred media choice, and doesn't turn on when I start the vehicle as per my user preferences. (Contrast this with my 2018 Trackhawk which is measurably faster on all these issues)
Add to that the HUD display in my TRX has a peculiar habit of dropping to brightness lvl 1 at dusk and will remain so until daylight.
Cycling the drive modes on the TRX is abysmal, and I therefore feel like it's enough of a waiting period just to start the thing, select the drive mode I want, turn on the Uconnect, select my media input and then DRIVE.
Adding MORE time to this process by way of some additional hardware is a show stopper for me, so I definitely appreciate your review/experience.

Have you tried a factory reset? Being slow isn't a common complaint for UC5. Which software version do you have? T27.46-PROD is the latest and it may be what your system needs to fix the issues you are having.

 

[Sam Gideon]

Have you tried a factory reset? Being slow isn't a common complaint for UC5. Which software version do you have? T27.46-PROD is the latest and it may be what your system needs to fix the issues you are having.

I just checked and my software is the current version.

After fiddling around, I think I was able to determine that making changes to the screen layout (compass, clock, outside temp, etc) causes the HUD to slowly fade before my eyes until it disappears completely. I also noticed that if I enter the custom HUD setting and remove/add widgets, the HUD will disappear from view. Switching back to another setting (Baja, simple, advanced, etc) does not cause the HUD to re appear. Cycling the vehicle also did not result in the HUD coming back. I then reset all configurations and screens to their default settings, saved, then cycled the vehicle. The HUD then reappeared.

Covering the sensor on the dash will cause the dash screens to switch to night brightness after a few moments (as expected) the HUD remains unchanged in terms of brightness.
Removing the covering causes the Dash screens to pop back (immediatly) to the DAYTIME brightness setting (as expected) the HUD remains the same.

By all accounts, it's working as expected......the test will just have to be the next time I drive at night, I'll see if the HUD is visible at my saved brightness level or if it's acting on it's own again.