Do you have the correct OEM disarm wire?
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Did you program the disarm wire?
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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 does not work.
Incorrect accessory wire.
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Does it have more than one accessory?
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13. The car starts, the heater works but the air conditioning system does not.
Missing second accessory (common on some Fords).
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14. The CHECK ENGINE light comes on and the vehicle does not shift; it feels sluggish.
Missing second ignition (common on some GMs).
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15. On cold mornings the parking lights come on, go out, and then flash twice slowly.
Check for a weak car battery (try using the cold weather mode option).
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16. The car does not start and the parking lights flash 4 times.
Check brake circuit.
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Check for blown rear parking light (feedback).
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17. The vehicle runs for 8 seconds then shuts down. I have 12 volts on starter wire the
whole time but no over crank.
Did you make an auto tach adjustment (new GM trucks, cars and mini vans)?
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18. The car runs for about 5 seconds, shuts down and restarts; it does this 3 times.
Check voltage on tach wire.
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Try an alternate tach source.
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19. The car starts by remote but the range is poor.
Is the car tinted?
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Does it have an aftermarket alarm?
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Is the antenna mounted below the tint strip?
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Using the correct remote?
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Change remote battery.
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Heated front windshield (Taurus, Crown Victoria)?
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Metal film in windshield (GM Mini vans)?
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20. I get excellent range when the vehicle is not running but almost none when it is
running.
Check for loose spark plug boot or faulty ignition wires, cracked cap.
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Try disconnecting blower motor.
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21. The radio stays on after the vehicle shuts down.
Retained Accessory Power will keep power to radio for approximately 10 - 15 minutes or
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until it sees a door open (Fords, GM's R.A.P.).
22. The headlights stay on after the car shuts down by remote.
Switch headlight switch from auto to normal (Toyotas).
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On some vehicles, opening a door will shut the headlights off. Pulse the driver's door pin
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with the rearm wire.
23. I get no 12v reading at all at the brake pedal, depressed or not.
Some vehicles require the ignition be on (BMW).
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24. The parking lights flash on their own.
Check hood pin adjustment.
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Bad ground?
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