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Keep your AviStart remote controls out of the reach of children. Whenever the vehicle is being serviced or valet parked, place the system in Protected Valet Mode to prevent accidental or unauthorized remote starting. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
7. Turn off dome light or remove dome light fuse to prevent battery drain. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Any changes or modifications made to the system without the express approval of Avital Technologies, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.
BLACK Battery (-) WHITE/LIGHT GREEN Tachometer Input 6 Pin Connector Pin Number Wire Color Description YELLOW Starter Interrupt Switch Side GRAY Heater/AC Output VIOLET Starter Interrupt Starter Side PINK Ignition Output Battery (+) BLANK Not Used AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
4. Sleeve these wires with vinyl tubing or electrical tape and route them through an existing rubber grommet into the engine compartment. 5. If an existing grommet is not available, drill a hole and install a snap grommet. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
NOTE: Do not connect the RED/WHITE wire to the control unit RED wire. 2. If the parking lights are negative (-) trigger, connect the RED/WHITE wire to control unit BLACK wire. 3. Connect the RED/BLACK wire to the vehicle parking light wire. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
Remote Start Armed Signal (-) Output The GRAY/BLACK wire will provide a continual ground output for as long as the vehicle is in the remote start mode. This output can be used for additional ignition, starter or heater/AC relays. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
2-second (-) output five seconds after the engine is shut off with the remote control or timed out. (Some vehicles may require 2 pulses. See "Programmming Table for System Features" on page 19.) AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
1. Use a voltmeter to locate the wire(s) that show +12 volts while the ignition key is in the "ON," "CRANK" and "RUN" positions and 0 volts when the ignition key is in the "OFF" position. 2. Connect the PINK wire to the vehicle ignition wire. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
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At the same time, the GREEN/WHITE wire provides a 300 MA positive output. When the alarm is remotely disarmed, the GREEN/WHITE wire provides a negative output. At the same time the BLUE/WHITE wire provides a 300 MA positive output. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
Currently, the only vehicles with the combined neutral safety switch that Avital is aware of are General Motors trucks, GM sport utility vehicles, GM column shift passenger cars and Dodge Dakota pickup trucks. There may be additional vehicles with the combined neutral safety switch that require the additional relay.
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The wire color codes are subject to change. Check all wires with a volt/ohmmeter. If you have any questions, please contact the Technical Support Department. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
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Gen eral Mo tors Sport Util ity Ve hi cles, Trucks and Col umn Shift Pas sen ger Ve hi cles Dodge Da kota Pickup Trucks AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
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Posi tive Trig ger Door Locks AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
On most vehicles, the tach wire is easily accessible. If the tach wire is not accessible, there are several alternative choices. Contact Avital Technical Support Department for alternate choices. The following procedure for testing the vehicle tach wire is not exact and may vary with different vehicle make, model and year.
NOTE: Stop on the 11th beep. See the "Programming Table for System Features" on page 20. 5. Press and hold the remote s button. 6. The parking lights will flash two times to confirm the RPMs have been memorized. 7. Release the s button. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
6. Follow the "Secondary Action." You will hear a number of beeps to confirm that you have changed the setting of that feature. 7. Turn the ignition key "OFF." 8. Repeat steps 1-7 for any other feature you wish to program. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
OFF or 5 F (-15 C) Temperature-Controlled Starting Wait 3 seconds. The system will beep once — for -7 F (-20 C), twice for -22 F (-30 C). -7 F (-20 C) or -22 F (-30 C) AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...
One Step Remote Control Press the C button, the system will beep C Button Code Learning 1 time. Instant Remote Control Wait 3 seconds, the system will beep — Code Deletion twice, all codes are erased out of memory. AviStart 4001 Installation Manual...