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Clifford Polaris 4 Installation Manual

Clifford Polaris 4 Installation Manual

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  • Page 3 For the latest vehicle wiring information and for wiring diagrams and servicing information on older Clifford products: 24-hour AutoFax: 1-800-444-4667 24-hour dealer website: www.clifforddealer.com Clifford Electronics, Inc. n 20750 Lassen Street n Chatsworth, CA 91311 1-800-824-3208 or 1-818-709-7551 n fax 1-818-407-1743...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Ta ble of Con tents Im por tant In for ma tion ....... . 2 Re quired In stal la tion Tools .

  • Page 6: Im Por Tant In For Ma Tion

    Im por tant In for ma tion 1. DO NOT dis con nect the bat tery ca bles! Make bat tery con nec tions by re mov ing the lug nuts from the bat tery clamps with out de tach ing the clamp it self. 2.

  • Page 7: Stan Dard Fea Tures Of The Po Laris 4

    Smart Remote Trunk Release User-Selectable AutoArming *Programmable (+) or (-), may require relays. Sys tem Com po nents The Polaris 4 installation kit contains the following components: One Prewired 20-pin connector harness One Antenna One Prewired 2-pin connector harness One PlainView 2 Coded Valet Switch...

  • Page 8: Wir Ing Dia Gram

    Wir ing De scrip tion for the 2- pin Con nec tor Wire Color Con nects to White/Red Starter or Ignition Interrupt - key side White/Red Starter or Ignition Interrupt - starter or ignition side...

  • Page 9: Wir Ing De Scrip Tion - 24- Pin Con Nec Tor

    Con trol Unit and An tenna The Polaris 4 con trol unit must be in stalled in side the ve hi cle. Un der no cir cum stances should the unit be in stalled un der the hood or other simi larly hos tile en vi ron ment.

  • Page 10: Door Locks

    If the ve hi cle is not equipped with power door locks, you may op tion ally add up to four #60- 516 Door Lock Ser vos. Polaris 4 will require adding relays. When adding an IntelliStart 4 to the Polaris 4, it is recommended that RPM-dependent door locking be selected. The RPM-dependent door locking feature is only available with the addition of the IntelliStart 4.

  • Page 11: Led Status In Di Ca Tor

    Pas sen ger Com part ment Con nec tions (Con tin ued) Door Locks (Con tin ued) LED Status In di ca tor Select a prominent location on the dash or console visible through all windows. Discuss placement with the owner. 1.

  • Page 12: Plain View 2 Coded Valet Switch

    ORANGE wires. Trunk Trig ger Vehicles with negative switching trunk light will interface directly with the Polaris 4 (on positive switching vehicles, use a relay to invert polarity). The switch may be located in or near the trunk latch or at the trunk light. If a switch cannot be located, you must add a pin switch in a location away from water channels.
  • Page 13 Pas sen ger Com part ment Con nec tions (Con tin ued) Park ing Lights (Con tin ued) 3. Connect a voltmeter lead to ground and find the single wire that shows +12v when the parking lights are on and 0 volts when they are off. 4.

  • Page 14: Aux Il Iary A With Se Lecta Ble Out Put Type And Autoactivation

    Pas sen ger Com part ment Con nec tions (Con tin ued) Aux il iary A with Se lecta ble Out put Type and AutoAc ti va tion The Auxiliary A output (GRAY/VIOLET wire) can be programmed as either pulsed or latched and can be programmed to operate only when the system is disarmed (e.g., for use as a remote trunk release).

  • Page 15: High Out Put Si Ren

    En gine Bay Con nec tions Hood Trig ger Vehicles with negative switching hood light will interface directly with the Polaris 4 (on positive switching Rolls-Royce vehicles, use a relay to invert polarity). The switch may be located in or near the hood latch or at the hood light.

  • Page 16: De Layed Cour Tesy Lights

    Door Ajar Warning feature will not be available. Re mote Con trol Op era tion The Polaris 4 comes with two ergonomically designed remote controls. Up to a total of four Clifford ACG 2 remote controls can be programmed into the Polaris 4 (older Clifford ACG and non-ACG remotes are not compatible with the Polaris 4).

  • Page 17: Pro Gram Ma Ble Fea Tures

    Pro gram ma ble Fea tures Polaris 4 comes from the factory with its features preprogrammed as noted in bold text in the tables on pages 15 and 17. Some features can be programmed by the installer or the user, others can only be programmed by the installer.
  • Page 18 8. You can select another feature, or you can exit program mode: To select another feature in that same column, repeat step 6 within the next five seconds (after five seconds, three chirps indicate that the Polaris 4 is now back in the “Feature Select” position).

  • Page 19: User- Programmable Fea Tures

    User- Programmable Fea tures User-Programmable Features (1 Chirp = OFF, 2 Chirps = ON) Fea ture Unmarked 1 Unmarked 2 Unmarked 3 Unmarked 4 Select Chirps Arm/Disarm with Add New Remote AutoArming (Off/On/Quiet*) Secondary Remote NOTE 1 (On/Off) (1 chirp/2 chirps/3 chirps) NOTE 5 Personalized Siren Trunk Release with...
  • Page 20 You must now add the new and/or existing remote controls to the system (i.e., AutoProgram each remote that will be used with the Polaris 4). Programs a remote control from any other Clifford system (that uses ACG 2 NOTE 5: technology) to arm or disarm the vehicle.

  • Page 21: Installer- Programmable Fea Tures

    Installer- Programmable Fea tures To access the installer-programmable features, use the procedure defined in the User-Programmable section, but after completing step 4, continue to press and hold the side of the PlainView 2 Switch for another 10 seconds. You will hear three confirmation chirps indicating that the system is in installer-program mode.
  • Page 22 Step 2. Test the Im mo bi li za tion cir cuit. Arm the Polaris 4 (either from inside or outside the vehicle) and wait 10 seconds. Turn the ignition to the “ON” position. n Engine does not respond and alarm triggers. This is the correct response, proceed to step 3.
  • Page 23 No flashes. If the LED does not flash, ver ify that the LED’s VIO LET and BLACK wires are sol idly con nected to the same color wires on the Polaris 4’s wire loom. Warn ing: This is a 2- volt LED, test ing with 12 volts will de stroy the LED.
  • Page 24 Sys tem Check list & Trou ble shoot ing (Con tin ued) Step 7. Test the Valet Switch. n Test the valet code and switch operation. Use the instructions provided on page 14 to enter programming mode. If the system enters programming mode, the switch and valet code are in operating order.
  • Page 25 Sys tem Check list & Trou ble shoot ing (Con tin ued) Step 10. (Continued) Test the door trig ger cir cuit. n Siren does not sound immediately. If the alarm does not sound im me di ate ly when one of the doors is opened, make sure that that door’s pin switch is work ing prop erly and, when open, is con sis tently show ing less than 1.5 volts if the ve hi cle has negative- switching door trig gers or more than +11 volts if the ve hi cle has...
  • Page 26 Stand approximately 40 feet from the vehicle and use the remote control to arm and disarm the system. n The Polaris 4 will re spond with the pre vi ously noted in di ca tions fo arm ing and dis arm ing. If not: §...

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