Starting Your Vehicle With Quictest - Monitech QuicTest QT-1 Operator's Manual

Monitech Ignition Interlock Systems
3. If you have successfully completed the blow, the unit will display "ANALYZING", and then
will indicate the results of the test, in terms of a PASS, WARN or FAIL, with further
instructions, depending on the specific test you are taking.
Section 6

Starting Your Vehicle with QuicTest

(This section describes how to start your vehicle. Please refer to Section 5 for instructions on
how to take a breath test before reading this section)
WARNING: You can be arrested and convicted of DWI even though you might pass the ignition
interlock test with a level of alcohol in your body that is normally not prohibitive. This is
especially true if you are involved in a traffic accident or stopped for driving or other vehicular
violations. Even a small amount of alcohol causes impairment in decision-making and
coordination activities, especially driving.
Ultimately, it is your choice whether to drive after drinking alcohol. The ignition interlock does
not relieve you of the legal responsibilities related to driving after drinking any amount of alcohol
and can not be used as a legal defense in a court of law.
1. To START your vehicle, select START TEST from the menu mode. Enter your PIN if
requested.
2. Follow the instructions above (section 5) to take a breath test.
3. The unit will display PASS, WARN or FAIL
If the unit indicates PASS: WAIT a brief moment, until the unit displays "OK TO START".
Attempting to start before this message is displayed (even if you passed) will result in an
aborted start attempt, and require another breath test. When the unit says "OK TO START",
start the car as you normally would. As soon as your vehicle is started, you may begin to
drive. The display on the unit may say OK TO START for an additional 2 minutes (typically
30 seconds) and then the unit will display "RUNNING". To learn more about unit operation
and testing requirements as you continue to drive, please see section 7.0)
If the unit indicates a WARN: This means that a low level of Alcohol has been detected,
but not enough to fail the breath test, based on the Fail Level set by your State Agency. You
will be allowed to start your vehicle, however you should understand that if your Breath
Alcohol Content (BrAC) rises as you are driving, you may be required to stop the vehicle
(due to running test results to be discussed in a later section) before you reach your
destination. If you choose to start your vehicle, WAIT a brief moment, until the unit displays
"OK TO START". Attempting to start before this message is displayed will result in an
aborted start attempt, and require another breath test. When the unit says "OK TO START",
start the car by turning the ignition key (or, in very recent models, pushing the ignition
switch), as you normally would. As soon as your vehicle is started, you may begin to drive.
The display on the unit may say OK TO START for an additional 2 minutes (typically 30
seconds) and then the unit will display "RUNNING". To learn more about unit operation and
testing requirements as you continue to drive, please see section 7.0)
If the unit indicates a FAIL (only): you have blown a sample that contains more alcohol
than the Fail Level established for your interlock program. If this is the first sample you have
blown for this start attempt, the unit will go into a 5 minute TEMPORARY LOCKOUT. If this
is a second (or more) attempt after an initial fail, the unit will go into TEMPORARY
LOCKOUT for 30 minutes. You will be able to see how much time is remaining before the
lockout expires on the display. At the end of each temporary lockout period, the unit will
return to menu mode, at the START TEST option. At this time you will be able to take
another test. Please remember that you should not have had any substance in your mouth
other than water for the 5 minutes prior to the test.
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