User Guide
P.7
Remote-Starting Your Vehicle
Setting Your Vehicle into Ready Mode
If your vehicle has a manual transmission you must read the following indications. In order to start
the vehicle by remote, the unit must first be set to Ready Mode. If the unit is not set to Ready
Mode, it cannot remote start the vehicle.
Please note that Ready Mode can be enabled by the remote or the handbrake, depending on the
option that was selected by your installer. Therefore, you must follow the appropriate procedure
between the two described below in order to set your vehicle into
Ready Mode.
Once the system is set to Ready Mode, the vehicle can be remote started and stopped at any time.
The system will exit Ready Mode if a door, the hood or the trunk is opened, if the brake pedal is
pressed, if the parking brake is disengaged or if the ignition key is turned to the
IGNITION ON
(RUN)
position.
To set the system to Ready Mode:
If Ready Mode is enabled by remote
If Ready Mode is enabled by handbrake
1.
Ensure that all the doors, hood and trunk are closed. Make sure that the gear selector is in the neutral
position.
2.
With the engine running, apply the parking brake
once and release the brake pedal.
3.
Within 20 sec. of engaging the parking brake,
press and hold
,
or
on the
transmitter (SmartStart™ uses only the
SmartStart™ icon).
The parking lights will flash 3 times quickly and
remain lit. Release the button.
2.
With the engine running, apply the parking brake
twice within 10 sec.
3.
Make sure to release the brake pedal.
The parking lights will flash 3 times quickly and
remain lit.
4.
Remove the key: the engine will keep on running.
5.
Exit the vehicle. All doors should be closed, including the hood and trunk.
6.
THERE ARE THREE POSSIBLE OPTIONS TO COMPLETE READY MODE (programmable by installer)
OPTION 1: No lock
OPTION 2: Manual shut down
(default)
OPTION 3: Automatic shut
down
The engine stops.
The engine keeps going until you
press either;
a.
to lock the doors and shut
down the engine;
b.
to unlock the doors and shut
down the engine;
c.
to shut down the engine
without affecting the doors.
The engine runs for 8 sec. then
locks the doors before finally
shutting down the engine, without
user interaction.
WARNING:
The vehicle is not
armed or locked down.
WARNING:
Engine runs until the pre-
programmed run time expires.
WARNING:
Do not leave your
keys in the vehicle!
7.
The Parking lights will flash
twice
to indicate Ready mode is set.
Remote-starting
1.
Press the
button for approximately 1 second and release.
2.
The remote will beep once.
3.
The remote will confirm the remote starter’s activation by beeping 3 times.
If your vehicle does not start at the first attempt, the system will shut down, wait a few seconds and
try to start the engine again. There will be 3 start attempts before the system gives up.
P.14 User
Guide
“Home Valet
TM
” Mode
If configured at installation, this feature will remotely set the vehicle to a no-remote-start mode: if
the vehicle is parked indoors there is no danger of it starting accidentally by remote control. If the
vehicle has a manual transmission, it should be set into ready mode before activating the Home
Valet™.
Note:
Once the Home Valet Mode is activated, the vehicle will not start by remote, but the OEM
alarm functions will remain active.
To take the system into home valet mode:
1.
Press the
or
button.
2.
Within 3 seconds, press the
and
buttons simultaneously until the remote
beeps twice.
To take the system out of home valet mode:
x
Turn the ignition key to the
IGNITION ON (RUN)
position.
The system will warn you if someone attempts to start your vehicle while it stands
in home valet mode. The parking lights will:
x
Turn ON
then OFF; then
Flash twice, pause; then
Flash
twice
again.
AUX 1
Note:
This 500 mA negative Aux 1 output can be used for many different applications
Priority door:
This great feature allows the user to unlock solely the driver’s door with a single press of the
button on the transmitter, and to unlock the other doors, if desired, by pressing the
button for a
second time.
The output will provide a 1-second negative output when the
button is pressed a second time
on the transmitter.
Horn Confirmation:
AUX 1 can be programmed to trigger the horn every time the
button is pressed, or when the
button is pressed twice within 3 seconds. When horn confirmation is activated, panic mode is
enabled. If horn confirmation is disabled, panic mode will not be available.
AUX 2
If configured at installation, this feature can be activated by pressing the
AUX
(or Shift) button,
followed by pressing and holding the lit up
button to activate AUX 2.
Horn Timing Adjustment
The pulse duration can be configured by your installer (from 5 ms to 200 ms).
