Rattler 369D, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ... you must have a clear copy of your sales receipt containing all of the information shown on the following page This warranty contains the entire agreement relating to warranty and supersedes all pre vious and contemporaneous representations or understandings whether written or oral IN ANY EVENT Directed Electronics Inc IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE THEFT OF THE VEHICLE AND OR ITS CONTENTS This warranty i...

Page 3: ...HE CON TROL MODULE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE Some states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty will last or the exclusion or limitation of incidental or con sequential damages This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state I IM MP PO OR RT TA AN NT T N NO OT TE E This product warranty is automatically void if its date cod...

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Page 6: ...lay HF External Receiver and Cable Shutdown Toggle Switch Dual Relay Door Lock Module Plug in Valet Program Button iin ns st ta alllla at tiio on n t to oo olls s Digital Multi Meter Drill 9 32 and 5 16 Drill Bits Screwdrivers Phillips and Flathead Wire Stripper Solder Iron Electrical Tape Pliers Crimping Tool note The installation tools required will vary depending on your vehicle ...

Page 7: ...ystem You can print additional or replacement copies of this manual by accessing the Directed web site at www diyrattler com system maintenance The system requires no specific maintenance Your remote is powered by a miniature 3 volt lithium battery that will last approximately one year under normal use When the battery begins to weaken operating range will be reduced and the LED on the remote will...

Page 8: ...y interference received including interference that may cause undesirable operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this device w wa ar rn niin ng g s sa af fe et ty y f fiir rs st t The following safety warnings must be observed at all times When properly installed this system can start the vehicle ...

Page 9: ...E VEHICLE ALL DOORS LEADING FROM ADJACENT LIVING AREAS TO THE ENCLOSED OR PARTIALLY ENCLOSED VEHICLE STORAGE AREA MUST AT ALL TIMES REMAIN CLOSED Use of this product in a manner contrary to its intended mode of operation may result in property damage personal injury or death Except when performing the Safety Check outlined in this user s guide 1 Never remotely start the vehicle with the vehicle in...

Page 10: ...he remote start unit has not been properly installed The remote start module must be removed or properly reinstalled so that the vehicle does not start in gear OPERATION OF THE REMOTE START MODULE IF THE VEHICLE STARTS IN GEAR IS CONTRARY TO ITS INTENDED MODE OF OPERATION OPERATING THE REMOTE START SYSTEM UNDER THESE CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR PERSONAL INJURY IMMEDIATELY CEASE THE...

Page 11: ...1 1 8 8 H H1 1 9 9 LT GREEN BLACK Factory Alarm Disarm WHITE BLUE Activation Input GREEN WHITE Factory Alarm Rearm YELLOW Ignition Output to alarm GRAY BLACK Wait to Start Input WHITE RED Activation Input RED WHITE Channel 2 output BLACK Ground H H2 2 1 1 H H2 2 2 2 H H2 2 3 3 H H2 2 4 4 H H2 2 5 5 BLACK WHITE Neutral Safety Switch Input GRAY Hood Pinswitch Shutdown Wire VIOLET WHITE Tachometer In...

Page 12: ... H H3 3 1 1 H H3 3 2 2 H H3 3 3 3 H H3 3 4 4 BLUE Status Output PINK Ignition Relay Trigger ORANGE Accessory Relay Trigger PURPLE Starter Relay Trigger H H4 4 1 1 H H4 4 2 2 H H4 4 3 3 H H4 4 4 4 H H4 4 5 5 H H4 4 6 6 PINK 30A Output to Ignition Circuit RED 30A High Current 12V Input PURPLE 30A Output to Starter Circuit ORANGE 30A Output to Accessory Circuit PINK WHITE Programmable Output for Acce...

Page 13: ...technical assistance warning DO NOT use any testing tool other than a digital multi meter to prevent costly damages to your vehicle Use of a test light may cause grounding of sensitive elec trical components that can damage the on board vehicle computer and processors resulting in substantial cost for replacement warning On vehicles with air bags or sup plemental restraint systems SRS you may noti...

Page 14: ...ee metal surface in the drivers kick panel Using a self tapping screw drill the screw with the ring terminal to the metal area Once screwed down pull on the wire to ensure a good connection SELF TAPPING BOLT OR SCREW RING CONNECTOR GROUND WIRE NOTE REMOVE ANY PAINT BELOW RING CONNECTOR DIA 591 note More problems are attributed to poor ground con nections than any other cause Take extra care to ens...

Page 15: ...s at the back of the key cylinder This is usually a group of thicker wires With the ignition harness exposed use your digital multi meter to find your power and ignition wires Place the black lead of the meter to a clean metal surface in the kick panel area and secure it Put the meter in the DC voltage position then take the red lead of the meter and probe one of the thicker gauge wires The color ...

Page 16: ...off position the meter will read 0 00 volts Turn the key to the on position and the meter should read between 11 00 volts and 13 00 volts Now watching the meter turn the key to the crank position and the voltage should drop a small amount but not disappear If the voltage disappears this is not an ignition wire but an accessory wire If the wire meters correctly solder the thick PINK wire of the rel...

Page 17: ...nt power Leaving the meter black lead connected to the metal ground take the red lead and probe the wire suspected to be the accessory With the key off your meter should read 0 00 volts Turn the key to the on position and the meter should read between 11 00 volts and 13 00 volts Now turn the key to the crank position If you have the correct wire the voltage will disappear while the starter is cran...

Page 18: ...correct wire has been identified Reconnect the starter wire while soldering the thick VIOLET wire off the relay satellite pack to it and cover the connection with electrical tape step 4 Safety Shutdown Wires With all ignition wires properly connected find the appropriate safety shutdown wires These include the brake wire hood pin important These wires are meant to protect the vehicle and anyone ne...

Page 19: ... your black meter lead still in the kick panel probe the suspected wire with the red lead of your meter With the brake pedal at rest it should read 0 00 volts While watching the meter depress the brake pedal The meter should read between 10 00 volts and 13 00 volts Once you have located the correct brake wire solder the small BROWN wire on the secondary harness to it and tape the connection with e...

Page 20: ...ough the grommet taking extra care to keep the wire away from any moving parts or anything that will generate extreme heat Once the wire is run into the vehicle and secured from any moving parts solder the wire to the GRAY wire on the secondary wire connector and cover the connection with electrical tape The last safety shutdown wire is the neutral safety wire This wire is extremely important as i...

Page 21: ...quipped with a factory neutral safety circuit and will need to be located with the multi meter The majority of neutral safety switches can be located at the steering column in the harness coming from the gear shift With the meter black lead still in the kick panel use the red lead of the meter to probe the suspected wires The correct wire will show a small amount of voltage in any gear but once th...

Page 22: ...g the black white wire to the factory neutral safety wire solder the black white wire to one side of the switch it does not matter which side and solder the other side to the vehicle factory neutral safety switch step 5 Parking light flash There are several different types of parking light circuits The following description is for a standard negative triggered parking light circuit usually located...

Page 23: ... watching the meter turn the switch to the parking light posi tion The meter will read between 10 00 volts and 13 00 volts Once you have identified the correct wire solder the WHITE wire on the main connector to it and cover the connection with electrical tape step 6 Door locks When attempting to interface the power door locks with your system it is important to understand that there are multiple ...

Page 24: ... of door lock circuits the most common is the negative triggered door lock system Check the web information on your vehicle to determine your door lock system type If your vehicle has a negative triggered door lock system follow the steps below If your vehicle has any other type of door lock system please contact Rattler Technical Support to obtain the correct door lock wiring diagram Locate the s...

Page 25: ...nnec tion with electrical tape Repeat this process for the unlock wire but press the switch to the unlock position when testing Once you have identified the correct wire solder the LIGHT BLUE wire off the main connector to it and cover the connection with electrical tape note Additional parts may be required to interface with certain door lock types ...

Page 26: ... pin main harness Cover the two connections with electrical tape The remaining RED wire of the relay pack will be soldered to the RED wire of the main eight pin harness for a 12V supply For additional information regarding the wiring of the dual relay module contact Rattler Technical Support step 7 Engine monitoring During remote start the system will need to know what the engine is doing and how ...

Page 27: ...tart module to see In this case the engine will not be protected from over cranking over revolution or under revolution of the engine If this is the case it will be necessary to locate a tachometer wire in the vehicle using the multi meter Identify the suspect wire according to the web information Then start the vehicle with the key and place the black lead of the multi meter on the nega tive batt...

Page 28: ...ny moving parts or anything that will generate extreme heat Once the wire is run into the engine compartment solder it to the tachometer wire and cover the connection with electrical tape Pull on the wire to ensure a good connection Once the connection has been made it will be necessary to teach the tachometer signal to the remote start module The remote start system must be completely installed a...

Page 29: ...obing the wire place the key in the drivers door cylinder Turn it to the unlock position and hold it when testing for the disarm wire Turn it to the lock position and hold it when testing for the arm wire The multi meter should read between 10 00 volts and 13 00 volts and will disappear when the key is released note Some vehicles use a trigger system Use the www diyrattler com website to determine...

Page 30: ...f power to the starter and the fuel supply preventing a thief from starting the vehicle There are several types of immobilizers with the most common being the resistance based passlock passlock 2 systems found on most newer GM vehicles This system can be bypassed using the 557L immobilizer bypass module available at your local retail dealer The majority of transponder based immobilizer systems can...

Page 31: ...so affect range so this should be a consideration when determining the mounting location After determining the best mounting location follow these steps 1 Clean the mounting area with a quality glass cleaner or alcohol to remove any dirt or residue 2 Plug the receiver antenna cable into the receiver antenna 3 Mount the receiver antenna using the supplied double sided tape 4 Route the receiver ante...

Page 32: ...e holders Make sure that the vehicle is in park with the emer gency brake on and the hood closed Press twice on the remote control to initiate the remote start function The parking lights should flash to confirm the remote start command has been received The accessories and ignition should turn on followed by the starter cranking and the vehicle engine running Pressing twice again will shut the en...

Page 33: ...sired The Valet Program switch plugged into the blue port is used for programming There is a basic sequence of steps to remember whenever programming this unit Key Choose Transmit and Release 1 K Ke ey y Turn the ignition to the ON position 2 C Ch ho oo os se e Within 10 seconds press and release the Valet Program switch the number of times corresponding to the desired channel listed below Once yo...

Page 34: ...sm mi it t While holding the Program switch press the button on the transmitter that you would like to control the selected receiver channel 4 R Re el le ea as se e Once the code is learned the Program switch can be released CHANNEL NUMBER FUNCTION 1 Auto Learn 2 Lock Unlock 3 Channel 2 output 4 Remote Start 5 Turbo Short Run 6 Timer Mode 7 Delete all Transmitters ...

Page 35: ...m switch press it twice and release it to advance to Channel Three Then press it once more and hold it The LED will flash three times to confirm it is ready to receive the code from the transmitter Learn Routine will be exited if Ignition is turned off Program switch is pressed too many times More than 25 seconds elapses between programming steps o op pe er ra at tiin ng g s se et tt tiin ng gs s ...

Page 36: ...s Menu section Once the Valet Program switch has been pressed and released the desired number of times press it once more and hold it After a second the LED will flash to indicate which feature you have accessed For example groups of eight flashes would indi cate access to the status output feature Feature 8 3 T Tr ra an ns sm mi it t The transmitter is used to select the desired setting As shippe...

Page 37: ...r example if you just programmed the run time Feature 3 and you next want to program parking lights Feature 4 to constant release the Valet Program switch Press and release it once to advance from Feature 3 to Feature 4 Then press it once more and hold it The LED will flash in groups of 4 to confirm that you have accessed Feature 4 The learn routine will be exited if any of the following occurs Th...

Page 38: ...in ng g Constant parking light l li ig gh ht t o ou ut tp pu ut t output 5 C Cr ra an nk ki in ng g t ti im me e Cranking time 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 6 6 s se ec c 1 1 3 1 2 4 1 4 5 1 6 6 1 8 7 2 0 8 4 0 9 sec 6 V Vo ol lt ta ag ge e c ch he ec ck k Voltage check low level h hi ig gh h l le ev ve el l 7 S Sh ho or rt t r ru un n t tu ur rb bo o t ti im me er r Short run turbo timer 1 1 m mi in nu ut te e 3...

Page 39: ...AG GE E S SE EN NS SE E If the tachometer signal wire is used this feature must be left in the default tach wire connected setting If programmed to the voltage sense setting the unit will crank the starter for a preset time that can be programmed in Feature 5 Once the starter has been engaged the system will check the voltage level to verify the engine is running The threshold for the voltage leve...

Page 40: ...D to indicate which time is selected Once the 4 0 second setting is reached the next press of the Channel Two button will reset the system to the shortest setting 6 6 V VO OL LT TA AG GE E C CH HE EC CK K L LE EV VE EL L H HI IG GH H L LO OW W This feature only functions when Feature 2 is programmed to voltage sense Some vehicles have many accessories which are turned on when remote started In the...

Page 41: ...ory wire during the wait to start period of a diesel motor When ON the accessory comes on when the wait to start output is activated and stays on dropping out during crank and returning once the car has started When OFF the accessory will activate as a normal acces sory 1 11 1 2 2n nd d S ST TA AT TU US S O OU UT TP PU UT T If programmed to status mode this output will turn on when the remote star...

Page 42: ...l unlock automatically when the key is turned off s sh hu ut td do ow wn n d diia ag gn no os st tiic cs s The unit has the ability to report the cause of the last shutdown of the remote start system To enter diagnostic mode 1 Turn the ignition off 2 Press and hold the Program switch 3 Turn the ignition on and then off 4 Release the Program switch ...

Page 43: ... uses a computer based learn routine to learn the transmitter buttons This makes it possible to assign any specific transmitter button or combination of buttons to any receiver function The transmitter initially comes programmed with the Standard Configuration but may also be customized by an LED Shutdown Mode Flashes One System timed out Two Over rev shutdown Three Low or no RPM Four Transmitter ...

Page 44: ...on n The door locking and unlocking functions are controlled by pressing B Bu ut tt to on n The channel 2 output or trunk release is controlled by the button B Bu ut tt to on n The remote start function of your system is controlled by pressing B Bu ut tt to on ns s When simultaneously pressed these buttons control the timer mode B Bu ut tt to on ns s When simultaneously pressed these buttons contr...

Page 45: ...start the vehicle T TH HE E U US SE ER R M MU US ST T I IN NS ST TA AL LL L A A C CA AR RB BO ON N M MO ON NO OX XI ID DE E D DE ET TE EC CT TO OR R I IN N O OR R A AB BO OU UT T T TH HE E L LI IV VI IN NG G A AR RE EA A A AD DJ JA AC CE EN NT T T TO O T TH HE E V VE EH HI IC CL LE E A AL LL L D DO OO OR RS S L LE EA AD DI IN NG G F FR RO OM M A AD DJ JA AC CE EN NT T L LI IV VI IN NG G A AR RE EA...

Page 46: ... module by performing the Safety Check outlined in the product installation guide If the vehicle starts when performing the Neutral Safety Shutdown Circuit test the remote start unit has not been properly installed The remote start module must be removed or the installer must properly reinstall the remote start system so that the vehicle does not start in gear All installations must be performed b...

Page 47: ...arking lights will flash twice to confirm that the doors are unlocked ignition controlled door locks If power door locks have been connected to your system the vehicle s door will lock three seconds after the ignition has been turned on and unlock when the ignition n no ot te e If the ignition is turned on while the vehicle is remote started the doors will not lock until the remote start shuts off...

Page 48: ...evel prior to remote starting the vehicle To remote start the vehicle 1 Press on the transmitter twice within 3 seconds 2 The parking lights will flash to confirm remote start opera tion 3 Once the vehicle has started it will run for the pre pro grammed period of time 12 24 or 60 minutes or until a shut down input is triggered When you are ready to drive the vehicle 1 Insert the ignition key and t...

Page 49: ...grammed run time has elapsed The button is pressed twice within 3 seconds short run turbo Short run turbo mode keeps the engine running after arriving at you destination for a programmable period of 1 3 5 or 10 minutes This allows the system s timer to conveniently cool down the turbo after you have left the vehicle To activate 1 Park the vehicle and set parking brake 2 Remove your foot from the b...

Page 50: ...h 4 times and then start the vehicle and run for the set duration The remote start can be shut off by the transmitter by pressing the remote start button twice and remain in timer mode but if any other shut down zones or the ignition becomes active the timer mode will cancel 1 Press Timer mode buttons 2 The vehicle will confirm with 4 parking light flashes 3 A 1 second delay will start 4 The syste...

Page 51: ...ock the vehicle for short periods of time but would like to leave the motor running and the climate controls on T To o p pe er rf fo or rm m V Va al le et t T Ta ak ke e O Ov ve er r 1 Before turning off the engine press and release twice within 2 seconds or press and release the optional Momentary switch twice 2 Turn the ignition key to the off position 3 The engine will continue to run until the...

Page 52: ...in the ignition If so does the vehicle have an engine immobilizer Will it start with the brake pedal depressed Make sure to disconnect the brake shutdown when performing this test If so it may have a brake starter interlock Is the correct starter wire being energized Check by ener gizing it yourself with a fused test lead The starter cranks for six seconds but does not start Either the wrong ignit...

Page 53: ...or more than one ignition or accessory wire must be energized in order to operate the climate control system The remote start will not activate Check harnesses and connections Make sure the harnesses are fully plugged into the remote start module Make sure there are good connections to the vehicle wiring Check voltage and fuses Use a meter and check for voltage between the red wire in the 5 pin ri...

Page 54: ...g Also if the vehicle has more than one 12 volt input wire then connect one red wire to each The vehicle starts but immediately dies Does the vehicle have an immobilizer The vehicle s immo bilizer will cut the fuel and or spark during unauthorized starting attempts Is the remote start programmed for voltage sense If so the start time may not be set high enough or you may have to adjust the voltage...

Page 55: ...e white tach input wire of the remote start If not recheck the connection to the vehicle s tach wire and make sure the wire is not broken or shorted to ground leading to the remote start The vehicle will start and run only for about 10 seconds Is the remote start programmed for voltage sense Try programming the unit for low voltage reference If this does not work a tach wire should be used ...

Page 56: ...he microprocessor that monitors your vehicle and controls all system functions LED A red light mounted on the side of the control unit It is used when programming the unit Transmitter A hand held remote control which operates the various functions of your system Valet Switch A small button mounted at a discretionary location inside the vehicle It is used for programming the unit ...

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Page 60: ...ghts will flash twice to confirm the doors are unlocked To remote start the vehicle Press the button twice within 3 seconds The parking lights will flash to confirm remote start operation To enter timer mode Press the button simultaneously The parking lights will flash 4 times for confirmation To exit timer mode Turn the ignition key On when the engine is not running The parking lights will flash ...

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