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Troubleshooting Q & A
The following are some common installation-related issues.
A problem or symptom is given and then possible solutions and/or suggestions as to areas to verify
are enumerated.
1.
I cannot program the remote control.
Do the parking lights come on when you open the hood? (Does the hood pin work?)
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Is the antenna plugged in?
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Does the light on the remote control turn on when you press the button?
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Is the ignition wire connected properly?
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Are you waiting too long between programming steps?
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After flashing the hood pin and turning the key to
Turn the key
get 5 light flashes from the module.
The entire process should take less than 20 seconds.
2.
The car will not 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 will not start.
Are you on the correct ignition wire?
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Does the car have more than 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 parking lights come on for 8 seconds but the starter motor will not crank.
Does the car have an aftermarket 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 its 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 up the disarm wire?
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Installation Guide
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then keep pressing the
OFF
ON
OFF,
, WAIT for 2 seconds.
ON
button repeatedly until you
LOCK
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