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Fax On Demand Section 5 - Document #115 - Sheet 2 of 6
On cars with airbags, you may notice bright yellow tubes or
harnesses underneath the steering column area. DO NOT tamper with
these wires in any way, to prevent personal injury and/or damage to the air
bag system.
Battery gases are explosive. Do not smoke while working near
the car's battery.
Note : Some installers connect a battery charger to the vehicle's battery dur-
ing installation. This is fine, but it must be removed before running the vehicle
under AutoCommand
®
control.
When working the wires through the car's firewall, be sure to protect them
from sharp metal edges and from hot surfaces on the engine.
1. Before You Start
Take the time to read through the whole installation manual.
IMPORTANT: After having read the entire manual, start the installation by
putting the yellow WARNING STICKER in the engine compartment. Choose
a surface that is clean and readily visible when the hood is open.
This car is equipped with a remote control starting device.
Disable before working on car!
Ce véhicule est équipé d'un systéme de démarrage a distance. Mettez-le hors
fonction avant d'eflectuer toute opération d'entretien ou de réparation!
POWER & IGNITION HARNESS
The AutoCommand
®
module will be installed under the dash once all wiring
has been completed. Do not mount the module at this time! You will need
to check the diagnostic light (LED) as the installation progresses. Lo-
cate (or drill) a hole in the firewall to run the VIOLET, GREEN, YELLOW, and
BLUE wires of the Control Harness and the PINK wire of the Power harness
through into the engine compartment. The remaining short wires stay in the
passenger area. Leave about a foot of the wire harness under the dash for
ease of working and visual access to the diagnostic light.
The Installation Information section of our web site www.designtech-intl.com
is available 24 hours/day to provide you with up to date vehicle wiring informa-
tion for your particular vehicle if needed.
Note: Always connect the Pink and Black wires before connecting any of the
other wires.)
2. Black Wire (16 AWG) - Ground
Connect the BLACK wire to a very good, clean chassis ground in the driver's
kick panel area. Use the small red ring terminal if needed. The metal bracing
around or beneath the dash board is not adequate.
3. Pink Wire (12 AWG) - Power (+12V)
Connect the ring terminal at the end of the short PINK wire to the +12 volt
terminal of the battery. Run the long pink wire through the firewall of your
vehicle. Join the remaining ends of the power wire together by soldering them.
Alternatively, you may wish to use a yellow butt terminal, but we recommend
soldering. Now insert the 30 amp green fuse into the holder. As the power
wire is connected the LED will blink once.
Note: Failure to properly install the fuse holder and 30 amp fuse to the
pink wire voids all product warranties.
Ignition Key Diagram for Steps 4-7
The vehicle's wires are found coming off of the key switch.
Ignition Key Diagram
for Steps 4-7
The vehicle's wires are
found coming off of the
key switch.
DesignTech disclaims any liability or responsibility arising out of any inaccuracies of this information or use of this information in installation or otherwise.
©1998 All Rights Reserved
DesignTech International, Inc.
WARNING
AVERTISSEMENT
ACC
Lock/Off
RUN
ACC
START
Section 5 - Page 18
4. Blue Wire (14 AWG) - Ignition 1
Connect the BLUE wire to the ignition 1 wire of your vehicle. This wire will
measure +12V on the test meter in the "run" and "start" position, and is off
(ground) in the "lock/off" and "accessory" position.
5. Green (14 AWG) - Ignition 2
Connect the GREEN wire to the second IGN2 wire (if applicable) of your ve-
hicle. This wire will power the heater/air conditioner (in most cars). This wire
will measure +12V on the test meter in the "run" position only.
6. White Wire (14 AWG) - Accessory
Connect the WHITE wire to the accessory wire which is +12V in the "run" and
"accessory" position, but off (ground) in the "start" and "off" positions.
7. Yellow (14 AWG) - Starter
Connect the YELLOW wire to the starter wire. This wire will measure +12V on
the test meter in the "start" position only.
Note : Nissan vehicles have two starter wires. Connect both starter wires to
the YELLOW wire.
8. Plug-In On/Off Switch -- Plug-In LED
Plug the ON/OFF control switch into the module just to the right of the power
wires.
Note : Mount the control switch in the dash so that it is easily accessible
and so that the "ON" position is facing upward. Connection of this
switch is mandatory. Plug the LED into the red connector between the 2
push button switches.
Control Harness (All wires are the smaller 18 AWG size)
9. Red / Black Wire Diesel "wait to start" Control Harness
This wire is only used in diesel vehicle applications - and is optional. This
wire can be hooked up to the "wait to start" light's switched wire behind the
dash. If option 9 is set, this wire will feed information to the AutoCommand as
to when to crank the vehicle over.
10. Violet Wire - Hood Pin Switch - Control Harness
The hood pin switch MUST be installed with the AutoCommand
vents operation of the AutoCommand
initialize the unit. Connect the VIOLET wire to the hood pin switch using the
red connector.
How to share a
hood pin switch
with an alarm...
Note:
If you already have a hood pin
switch which is being used by
a car alarm system, you may
share the wiring -- but be sure
to diode isolate each wire
going to the hood pin switch
with the bands of diodes
pointing towards the pin
switch as shown here:
11. Orange Wire - Brake Shut-off - Control Harness
Connect the ORANGE wire to the brake wire which receives +12V when the
brake pedal is depressed. This wire must be connected. It arms a critical
safety feature which disables the AutoCommand
depressed.
Note : In some cars, the ignition must be in the "on" position to test the power
in the brake wire.
Note: If the IGN1 & IGN2 wires come on whenever the brake is depressed
and the hood is open this just means you need to initialize the unit in
Step 12.
2
®
. It pre-
®
when the hood is open and is used to
®
when the brake pedal is
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