ProStart CT-3200 Installation Manual page 20

The entire process should take less than 20 seconds.
2. The car won't start by remote.
Does the light on the remote light up when you press the button?
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Is the starter in valet mode?
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Does the vehicle have passive antitheft security (PATS, VATS, PASSLOCK,
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TRANSPONDER)?
3. The starter motor cranks for 8 seconds but the car won't start.
Are you on the correct ignition wire ?
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Does the car have more then 1 ignition?
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4. The car cranks briefly then quits.
Have you bypassed the passive security? (PASSLOCK, PASSKEY III, PATS...)
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Have you adjusted tach?
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Is the vehicle's battery weak?
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5. The park lights come on for 8 seconds but the starter motor will not crank.
Does the car have an after market starter kill?
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Have you bypassed the VATS or Passlock II?
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Is the start wire hooked up correctly?
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Has the clutch been bypassed properly (for standard transmissions)?
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6. The car starts but starter stays engaged.
Make sure ignition and crank are not common with the key out (connected at rest). May
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have to add relay (i.e. Tercel, Altima)
Did you make an Auto Tach Adjustment?
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Weak Tach signal?
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Bad ground?
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7. The car starts by remote but then the starter re-engages.
Check ground wire
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Is Tach programmed?
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8. The car starts on it's own.
Is the module in cold weather mode?
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Program remote 4 times. (another remote may be programmed to your module)
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Is external trigger shorting out to ground?
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9. I get one long flash when I press the button trying to go into ready mode.
Check tach circuit.
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10. The factory alarm goes off when I start by remote.
Did you hook the disarm wire?
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Do you have the correct OEM disarm wire?
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Did you program the disarm wire? (CT-3100/3160 only)
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11. The ABS and the CHECK ENGINE light come on in the dash.
Are you missing a second ignition or accessory?
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12. The car starts and runs but the heater blower motor doesn't work.
Incorrect Accessory wire
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Does it have more then one accessory?
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13. The car starts, the heater works but not the air conditioning system.
Missing second accessory (common on some Fords)
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14. The CHECK ENGINE light comes on and the vehicle doesn't shift, it feels sluggish.
• Missing second ignition. (common on some GMs)
15. On cold mornings the park lights come on, go out, and then flash 2 times slowly.
Check for a weak car battery. (Try using the cold weather mode option)
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P. 20 Installation Guide CT-3200