Alarm Troubleshooting - Clifford Matrix RS2 Installation Manual

a. Make sure the hood is closed and no other shutdown circuits are active.
b. Set the emergency brake.
c. Turn the ignition key to the run position but do not start the engine.
d. Put the vehicle in Drive (D).
e. Put your foot over the brake pedal but do not press down on it. Be ready to step on the brake
to shutdown the remote engine starting system.
f. Activate the remote engine starting system.
If the starter engages, immediately step on the brake to shut down the system. If it does
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engage, recheck the neutral safety input connection. The vehicle may use a mechanical
neutral safety switch. (See H2/6 BLACK/WHITE neutral safety switch input in Remote
Start Harness Wire Connection Guide section of this guide.)
If the starter does not engage, the test is complete.
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Once the system passes the three tests, the vehicle can be re-assembled and delivered. Do not the use
the remote engine starting system or finalize the installation if it fails any of the safety check tests.
Troubleshooting

Alarm Troubleshooting

Starter interrupt doesn't work.
➤ ➤ Is the correct wire being interrupted? If the car starts when the starter interrupt relay is
completely disconnected, the wrong starter wire has been cut and interrupted.
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Is the yellow wire of the starter interrupt relay going to primary ignition? This wire must be
powered in the run and start positions.
Shock sensor doesn't trigger the alarm.
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Has the FACT system been triggered? If so, you will hear 5 chirps when disarming. To check this,
turn the ignition key on and off to clear the FACT's memory, and then retest the shock sensor. For
a detailed description of FACT, see False Alarm Control Technology (FACT) section of this guide.
Door input does not immediately trigger full alarm. Instead, chirps are heard for the first 3 seconds.
➤ ➤ That's how the progressive two-stage door input works! This is a feature of this system. This is
an instant trigger, remember, since even if the door is instantly closed again, the progression
from chirps to constant siren will continue.
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