Autostart AS-1725 SH, Installation Manual

Page 1: ...ease note that this guide has been written for properly trained Autostart technicians a certain level of skills and knowledge is therefore assumed Please review the Installation Guide carefully before beginning any work Warning This Remote Car Starter is designed for vehicles with an automatic Transmission only Before installing the Unit test that the vehicle does not start when the Gear Select Le...

Page 2: ...ry for the installation of the Remote Car Starter Most of the features of this product are explained in the User Guide Therefore if you need detailed information about a feature of the product we recommend that you refer to the User Guide Included in the Kit Please carefully read the Installation Guide before beginning the installation especially the Harness Description section and the Programming...

Page 3: ...anual Transmission make sure that the Parking Brake and Door Switch contacts work properly Ƈ When working on a vehicle always leave a window open Ƈ Never leave the keys in the car Leave them on a workbench with a window rolled down Ƈ If possible remove courtesy light fuse to prevent battery drain Ƈ The PROGRAMMING ASSISTANCE BUTTON PAB The PAB is mounted on the side of the Remote Car Starter unit ...

Page 4: ...amage to internal components of the Unit Be careful not to power up a Remote Car Starter before it is properly grounded To avoid any accident it is recommended to pull out the Fuses from their sockets before the installation and to put them back during the very last steps 6 Pin Main Ignition Harness Wire Colour Function Description Connect to the largest 12 V supply wire at the Ignition Harness En...

Page 5: ... rather than a self tapping screw Screws tend to get loose or rusted over time and can cause erratic problems This wire will allow the Remote Car Starter to sense whether the Engine is running The wire requires at least 1 8 V AC and 1 6 Hz or faster when the Engine runs at idle speed Among common references for the Tach wire are the negative side of the Ignition Coil the Camshaft sensor the Cranks...

Page 6: ... remote start 6 BLUE WHITE AUX 1 output Depending on the configuration of Mode 3 Function 4 see Programming Options later in this Guide this output will provide either a 500 mA ground output on the 2nd consecutive press of the UNLOCK button for Priority Door Access or a Horn Confirmation on the first or second press of the LOCK button 7 WHITE ORANGE Starter Kill output armed output This wire will ...

Page 7: ...e the second Ground pulse on this input will stop the Engine Option 3 Key Sense Input Connects to OEM Key Sense Wire When the Key is detected in the Ignition Switch Ground signal on the OEM Key Sense Wire the Starter Kill will not ARM even when it is set to Passive Mode If Secure Lock is programmed LOCK and ARM will not be activated while the Key Sense input is active active meaning there is a key...

Page 8: ...the polarity A diode must be added between the negative Glow plug trigger on the relay and the negative Glow plug wire of the car This is to prevent feedback effects on the Glow plug indicator light on the instrument cluster the light on the dash would come on because of the feedback even though the circuit is off When the user remote starts the vehicle x The Remote Car Starter will power up the I...

Page 9: ...e installer will have to flash the Hood Pin switch once more Tip As long as the Hood is up you may use the Programming Assistance Button instead of the Hood Pin switch Here are the steps which the installer must follow in order to flash the Hood Pin switch The Installer The Module 1 Press and hold the Hood Pin switch for 4 seconds 2 Release the Hood Pin switch The Parking Lights will turn ON 3 Whi...

Page 10: ...r is not delivered pre programmed it must be programmed after the wiring of the Remote Car Starter is completed The Remote Car Starter has the ability to retain up to 4 different Transmitter codes if a fifth Transmitter is programmed the code of the first Transmitter will be lost from memory To erase all Transmitter codes from memory you must perform a reset of the Remote Car Starter see Resetting...

Page 11: ...able 3 Accessing modes Note The Unit will stay in the selected programming Mode until the Hood Pin switch or the Brake Pedal is pressed again Therefore take your time to make the proper selection Pressing the Brake Pedal will take you back to the Programming Centre where you can select a different Mode Once you access a particular programming Mode you will automatically start at Function 1 Once yo...

Page 12: ... LED flashing OPTION 1 ENABLED OPTION 2 DISABLED OPTION 3 DISABLED MODE 2 INDICATES DEFAULT SETTING FUNCTION 1 Safe Start OPTION 1 Safe Start ENABLED OPTION 2 Safe Start DISABLED OPTION 3 Swap Start enhanced Safe Start Mode with extended safety To start the Engine press the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons simultaneously To trigger AUX 2 press the START button FUNCTION 2 Engine Run Time OPTION 1 Run Time 4...

Page 13: ...r OPTION 1 Zone 3 rearm Trunk Pin a disarm pulse is sent before the Trunk opens the vehicle rearms 4 seconds after the Trunk is closed OPTION 2 Engine Start Stop OPTION 3 Key Sense OPTION 4 Smart Ignition Re Lock Tach Programming About Tach Programming If you press the START button before carrying out a Tach Programming procedure the Remote Car Starter will make no attempt to start the Engine and ...

Page 14: ...n replace the Multi speed Tach programming procedure 1 Make sure that all the connections are properly made and that the Remote Car Starter is powered up 2 With the Hood up ground on the Hood Pin switch line start the vehicle using the Key 3 Allow the vehicle to reach regular Engine idle speed The Parking Light output from the Remote Car Starter will activate when the vehicle starts and shut off o...

Page 15: ...edure Hood Switch shutdown with the vehicle running under the Remote Car Starter open the Hood the vehicle should shut down If it does not shut down check the Hood Pin switch and its connector Brake shutdown circuit With the vehicle running under the Remote Car Starter press and release the Brake Pedal The Engine should shut down immediately If the Engine continues to run check the Brake Switch co...

Page 16: ...tion of the output In order to activate one of the three possible functions you must place the Jumper supplied on one of the three sets of pins and connect the 14 AWG wire to the second IGN ACC CRANK wire of the vehicle Caution Only one set of pins can be used at one time Using more than one Jumper may result in serious damage to the vehicle The relay output rating on this unit is 25 A at most Def...

Page 17: ...n of the Lock and Unlock pulses can be configured as follows x Default 7 10 sec LOCK and 7 10 sec UNLOCK pulses x 4 sec LOCK UNLOCK pulses to control vacuum Door Lock systems x A single 7 10 sec LOCK pulse and two 1 4 sec UNLOCK pulses for double pulse disarm unlock systems x 1 10 sec LOCK and 1 10 sec UNLOCK pulses Run Time Use this Function to configure the length of time the Engine will be left...

Page 18: ...ke Pedal is pressed while the Ignition Key is not in the IGNITION ON RUN position you will need therefore to hot wire the Brake Pedal by manually jumping 12 V with a fused test lead at the Brake Pedal switch 1 Flash the Hood Pin switch see Table 1 Once inside Programming Mode you have 10 seconds to complete the next step 2 Press and release the Valet Button 6 times or more until the Parking Lights...

Page 19: ...set to the factory defaults 10 x The Hood Switch line went to ground during cranking or Run Time 1 pause 2 x There was an attempt to start the vehicle while the Remote Car Starter was in Valet Mode ON solid x Cold Weather Mode the Brake Pedal is being held down 2 pause 2 x There was an attempt to start the vehicle while the Remote Car Starter was in Home Valet Mode ON 2 sec x The Hood is up and th...

Page 20: ...P 20 Installation Guide AS 1725 SH Constant flashes up to 30 sec x Panic Mode is triggered ...