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P. 32 Installation Guide
Troubleshooting Q & A
The following are some common installation-related issues.
A problem or symptom is given and then possible solutions and/or suggestions as to areas to verify
are enumerated.
1. I cannot program the remote control.
• Do the parking lights come on when you open the hood? (Does the hood pin work?)
• Is the antenna plugged in?
• Does the light on the remote control turn on when you press the button?
• Is the ignition wire connected properly?
• Are you waiting too long between programming steps?
¾ After flashing the hood pin and turning the key to ON, WAIT for 2 seconds.
¾ Turn the key OFF, ON, OFF, then keep pressing the LOCK button repeatedly until you
get 5 light flashes from the module.
The entire process should take less than 20 seconds.
2. The car will not start by remote.
• Does the light on the remote light up when you press the button?
• Is the starter in valet mode?
• Does the vehicle have passive antitheft security (PATS, VATS, PASSLOCK,
TRANSPONDER)?
3. The starter motor cranks for 8 seconds but the car will not start.
• Are you on the correct ignition wire?
• Does the car have more than 1 ignition?
4. The car cranks briefly then quits.
• Have you bypassed the passive security (PASSLOCK, PASSKEY III, PATS…)?
• Have you adjusted tach?
• Is the vehicle's battery weak?
5. The parking lights come on for 8 seconds but the starter motor will not crank.
• Does the car have an aftermarket starter kill?
• Have you bypassed the VATS or Passlock II?
• Is the start wire hooked up correctly?
• Has the clutch been bypassed properly (for standard transmissions)?
6. The car starts but starter stays engaged.
• Make sure ignition and crank are not common with the key out (connected at rest). May
have to add relay (i.e. Tercel, Altima).
• Did you make an auto tach adjustment?
• Weak tach signal?
• Bad ground?
7. The car starts by remote but then the starter re-engages.
• Check ground wire.
• Is tach programmed?
8. The car starts on its own.
• Is the module in cold weather mode?
• Program remote 4 times (another remote may be programmed to your module).
• Is external trigger shorting out to ground?
9. I get one long flash when I press the button trying to go into ready mode.
• Check tach circuit.
10. The factory alarm goes off when I start by remote.
• Did you hook up the disarm wire?