Autostart AS-2272 Remote Starter User Manual


 
Installation Guide P. 29
Do you have the correct OEM disarm wire?
Did you program the disarm wire?
11. The ABS and the CHECK ENGINE light come on in the dash.
Are you missing a second ignition or accessory?
12. The car starts and runs but the heater blower motor does not work.
Incorrect accessory wire.
Does it have more than one accessory?
13. The car starts, the heater works but the air conditioning system does not.
Missing second accessory (common on some Fords).
14. The CHECK ENGINE light comes on and the vehicle does not shift; it feels sluggish.
Missing second ignition (common on some GMs).
15. On cold mornings the parking lights come on, go out, and then flash twice slowly.
Check for a weak car battery (try using the cold weather mode option).
16. The car does not start and the parking lights flash 4 times.
Check brake circuit.
Check for blown rear parking light (feedback).
17. The vehicle runs for 8 seconds then shuts down. I have 12 volts on starter wire the
whole time but no over crank.
Did you make an auto tach adjustment (new GM trucks, cars and mini vans)?
18. The car runs for about 5 seconds, shuts down and restarts; it does this 3 times.
Check voltage on tach wire.
Try an alternate tach source.
19. The car starts by remote but the range is poor.
Is the car tinted?
Does it have an aftermarket alarm?
Is the antenna mounted below the tint strip?
Using the correct remote?
Change remote battery.
Heated front windshield (Taurus, Crown Victoria)?
Metal film in windshield (GM Mini vans)?
20. I get excellent range when the vehicle is not running but almost none when it is
running.
Check for loose spark plug boot or faulty ignition wires, cracked cap.
Try disconnecting blower motor.
21. The radio stays on after the vehicle shuts down.
Retained Accessory Power will keep power to radio for approximately 10 - 15 minutes or
until it sees a door open (Fords, GM's R.A.P.).
22. The headlights stay on after the car shuts down by remote.
Switch headlight switch from auto to normal (Toyotas).
On some vehicles, opening a door will shut the headlights off. Pulse the driver’s door pin
with the rearm wire.
23. I get no 12v reading at all at the brake pedal, depressed or not.
Some vehicles require the ignition be on (BMW).
24. The parking lights flash on their own.
Check hood pin adjustment.
Bad ground?