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Audiovox Prestige APS-55 Installation Manual

3 channel remote start / keyless entry system
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Model APS-55
Installation Manual
3 Channel Remote Start / Keyless Entry System
Installation Instructions
This Unit Is Intended For Installation In Vehicles With
12 Volt Negative Ground Electrical Systems,
Gasoline or Diesel With True Tach Reference
And Automatic Transmissions Only.
Kit Contents
(1) - APS-55 Control Module
(2) - 2 Button High Frequency Transmitters
(1) - 3 Channel Code Learning Receiver
(1) - Multi Pin Input/Output Harness
(1) - Six Pin Power Harness
(1) - Two Pin I/O Harness Factory Alarm By-Pass & Diesel Wait To Start Input
(1) - 2 Pin Door Lock Harness
(2) - 30 Amp In-line Fuse Holders With Fuses
(1) - Control Switch
(1) - Programming Switch
(1) - Ring Terminal
(4) - 1/2" Long Screws
(1) - Pin Switch
(1) - Remote Start Warning Label
(1) - Literature Package

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  • Page 1 12 Volt Negative Ground Electrical Systems, Gasoline or Diesel With True Tach Reference And Automatic Transmissions Only. Kit Contents (1) - APS-55 Control Module (2) - 2 Button High Frequency Transmitters (1) - 3 Channel Code Learning Receiver (1) - Multi Pin Input/Output Harness (1) - Six Pin Power Harness (1) - Two Pin I/O Harness Factory Alarm By-Pass &...

  • Page 2: Program Switch

    The APS-55 Remote Start/Keyless Entry System is designed to be used with Automatic Transmission Vehicles Only! The unit provides wait to start input for glow plug pre-heat which will be used for all diesel applications. If this wire is not connected, then the unit will remain in the Gasoline mode setting which will crank the car when the RF signal is received with no delay.

  • Page 3: Wiring The 6 Pin Main Power Harness

    DO NOT PLUG THE SIX PIN MAIN POWER HARNESS OR THE MULTI PIN INPUT / OUTPUT HARNESS INTO THE CONTROL MODULE UNTIL ALL CONNECTIONS TO THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN MADE. AFTER SELECTING YOUR TARGET WIRES AS DEFINED BELOW, DISCONNECT THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE FROM THE VE- HICLE BATTERY PRIOR TO MAKING ANY CONNECTIONS.
  • Page 4 SEE NEUTRAL START SAFETY TEST FOR FURTHER DETAILS. BLUE Wire: Ignition 1 Output Connect this wire to the ignition 1 wire from the ignition switch. This wire will show +12 volts when the ignition key is turned to the to the "ON" or "RUN" and the "START" or CRANK" positions and will have 0 volts when the key is turned to the "OFF"...
  • Page 5 The Black w/ White tracer wire provides ON-OFF control of the Remote Starter. When the Black w/ White wire is switched to a full time ground, the APS-55 Remote Start Module is operative. When the Black w/ White wire is at open circuit through the control switch, the remote starter is disabled.
  • Page 6 the Brown w/ Black trace wire to the output of the brake light switch. If the brake light switch in the vehicle switches ground, do not use the Brown w/ Black wire; see Grey w/ Black tracer wire. Brake Switch Positive Shutdown Detail YELLOW w/ BLACK Tracer Wire: + 12 Volt Alarm By - Pass Output NOTE: YOU MUST DISCONNECT THE IGNITION INPUT OF THE ALARM FROM ANY OTHER WIRE THAT IT IS PRESENTLY CONNECTED TO IN THE VEHICLE.
  • Page 7 5. Connect the previously selected resistor from terminal #87 to the second (#2) wire (as shown). NOTE: The above information and following diagram is for the GM VATS system only. For GM PASS LOCK System you will require the Audiovox AS-PASS II Module. General Motors VATS By-Pass Diagram...
  • Page 8 DARK GREEN Wire: Tach Sensor Input This wire will continually monitor the engine tach rate while the unit is under power of the Remote Start module. This wire will be routed to the vehicle ECM tach input or through the firewall into the engine com- partment and connect to the negative side of the ignition coil.
  • Page 9 These applications require the use of additional components which may include relays, fixed resistors, or for conve- nience, the AS 9159 Door Lock Interface. Refer to the AUDIOVOX Door Lock Wiring Supplement and or the Audiovox fax back service for information on your particular vehicle for properly connecting to these types of circuits.
  • Page 10 1. RF Programmable Features: Feature Selection 1 Flash 1 Run Time 5 Min. 2 Ign. 2 During Crank 3 Light Output During Run Steady 4 Tach Mode 5 NA 6 Trouble Shooting 7 Door Locks 1 Sec/1 Sec To program these selectable features: 1.
  • Page 11 3. Raise the hood and confirm that the remote start unit shuts down. If the unit fails this test, recheck your pin switch connection to the Gray/Black wire of the Audiovox Remote Start Unit. DO NOT RELEASE THIS VEHICLE TO THE CONSUMER UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE OPERATION OF THE HOOD PIN SAFETY SHUT DOWN FEATURE.

  • Page 12: Park / Neutral Ecm Input

    If the unit fails this test, recheck your enable switch connection to the Ground and the Black/White wire of the Audiovox Remote Start Unit. If you have a plug in enable switch, check that the two pin connector is firmly seated in the mating connector on the control module.

  • Page 13: Key In Sensor Circuits

    Audiovox Remote Start Unit in. 2. Connect the Cathode, (Striped) end, of a 4000 series diode to this reference wire. 3. Connect the Anode, (Non Striped) end, of the diode to one side of the Remote Start enable switch.
  • Page 14 If the hood pin switch is also used for an alarm trigger input, be certain to use the dual diode assembly packaged with the Audiovox Remote Start Unit as shown in this installation guide. AFTER THE CONNECTION OF THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY WIRE AS INDICATED IN ANY OF THE PREVIOUS ALTERNATE CONFIGURATIONS, THIS CIRCUIT MUST BE TESTED FOR OPERATION.

  • Page 15: Completing The Installation

    COMPLETING THE INSTALLATION: After you have confirmed the operation of the Audiovox Remote Start unit and tested all the safety features of the system: 1. If you have not done so already, place the red rubber handle cover over the handle of the control switch for ease of identification.

  • Page 16: Wiring Diagram

    WIRING DIAGRAM © 2000 Audiovox Electronics Corp., Hauppauge, NY 11788 128-5936A...

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