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On cars with airbags, you may notice bright yellow tubes or
harnesses marked SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
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
during installation. This is fine, but it must be removed before running the
vehicle under remote starter control.
All General Motors (GM), rear wheel drive vehicles built prior to
1995 with automatic transmissions and Dodge Dakota trucks (4
cylinder engines only) with automatic transmissions built prior
to 1996 have a MECHANICAL TYPE of NEUTRAL SAFETY
SWITCH. See important warning on the last page of these
instructions.
When running the wires through the car’s firewall, be sure to
protect them from sharp metal edges and from hot surfaces on
and around the engine.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Before You Start
Take time to read through the whole installation manual before beginning.
Always leave a window open to avoid locking your keys in your car.
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.
POWER & IGNITION HARNESS
The remote starter 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 red diagnostic LED light as the installation progresses.
Locate (or drill) a hole in the firewall to run the PURPLE and GREEN wires of
the
Control Harness
and the PINK wire of the
Power Harness
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.
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is available 24 hours/day to provide you with free, up-to-date vehicle wiring
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Note: Always connect the
PINK
and
BLACK
wires before connecting any of
the other wires. Do not insert the fuse until Step 11.
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 ring terminal. (The thin metal bracing around
or beneath the dash board is not always adequate.)
3. Pink Wire (12 AWG) – Power (+12 Volts)
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. Tape with electrical tape to leave no exposed wires. Alternatively, you
may wish to use the yellow butt connector, but we recommend soldering.
Wait to insert the 30 amp green fuse into the holder until Step 11. As the
power is first applied to the unit the red diagnostic LED light will blink once.
Note: Failure to properly install the fuse holder and 30 amp fuse to the PINK
wire to the battery voids all product warranties.
Ignition Key Diagram for Steps 4-7
The vehicle’s wires are found coming off of the key
switch. Remove the panel under the steering column
to access these wires.
4. Blue Wire (14 AWG) – Ignition 1
Connect the BLUE wire to the ignition 1 wire of your vehicle. This wire will
m12 Volts on the test meter in the “run”
and
“start” position, and is
off in the “lock/off” and “accessory” positions.
5. Green (14 AWG) – Ignition 2
Connect the GREEN wire to the Ignition 2 wire in the vehicle. The Ignition 2
wire can function in several different ways in your vehicle. It is important to
understand how it works. The Ignition 2 wire will usually m12 Volts
in the “run” position and is off (ground) in the “lock/off” and “accessory”
positions. In certain vehicles (especially late model GM vehicles), it may also
show +12 Volts in the “Start” position or Ignition 2 may turn OFF during
“Crank” and turn back ON after the starter disengages. Carefully note the
function of the Ignition 2 wire. If the Ignition 2 turns OFF during “Crank”, set
Option #4 (section 24). If Ignition 2 stays ON during “Crank,” no options
need to be changed.
6. White Wire (14 AWG) – Accessory
Connect the WHITE wire to the accessory wire which is +12 Volts in the “run”
and “accessory” position, but off in the “start” and “off” positions. In most
late model GM vehicles, connect the white wire to the orange wire that is hot
in “run” only.
7. Yellow (14 AWG) – Starter
Connect the YELLOW wire to the starter wire. This wire will m12
Volts on the test meter in the “start” position only.
Note: Most Nissan vehicles have two starter wires. Connect both starter
wires of the vehicle to the YELLOW start wire of the remote starter.
8A. Plug-In On/0ff Switch
Mount the control switch so that it is easily accessible and so that the “ON”
position is facing upward. Make sure there is enough clearance behind the
mounted switch for the wire connections. Do not let the switch wires touch
ground. Do not plug the switch into the unit until it is mounted first.
Connection of this switch is mandatory. Use a 1/4" drill-bit for the mounting
hole.
Plug the ON/OFF control switch into the module just to the right of the power
wires. Turn the switch on.
8B. Plug-In LED Light
Drill a 5/16" hole in to the dash or panel to mount the LED light and plug the
LED light plug into the red connector. Mounting the LED light is not
mandatory but the LED light is used for alarm status, troubleshooting and
programming options.
CONTROL HARNESS
ALL WIRES ARE THE SMALLER 18 AWG SIZE
9. Purple Wire – Hood Pin Switch –
Control Harness
The hood pin switch MUST be installed with the
remote starter. It prevents operation of the remote
starter when the hood is open and is used to
initialize the unit. Connect the PURPLE wire to
the hood pin switch using the red connector.
WARNING
This car is equipped with a remote control starting device.
Disable before working on car!
AVERTISSEMENT
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!
How to share a hood pin
switch with an alarm
To Alarm
To Remote Starter
