DesignTech Ready start 24739 Manuals

v4.1 39 Ready Start! ® Remote Car Starter Installation Manual for Model #s 24739, 24739T, 24740 DesignTech International, Inc. • 7955 Cameron Brown Court • Springfield, Virginia 22153 USA • www.designtech-intl.com • 703-866-2000 or 800-337-4468 PLEASE READ ENTIRE MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE BEGINNING INSTALLATION Congratulations on your purchase of the Ready Start! Remote Car Starter. The Ready Start! Remote Car Starter system allows you to start the car by remote control from the comfort of your home or office in order to cool it down in the summer or heat it up in the winter. Ready Start! is an extremely sophisticated system with multiple built-in safety and security features. Ready Start! is for automatic transmission/fuel injected vehicles only (a special “carburetor kit” is required for older carbureted vehicles). Ready Start! has a built-in transponder security bypass system. However, additional parts may be required for certain vehicles (please see pages 8-10 for information on factory anti- theft systems). Ready Start! Remote Car Starter: • Will start your car by remote control from up to 1,000 feet away, and run the heater, defroster, or air conditioner to warm up or cool down the car. • Is designed to start the car if it is in park, and only if the hood is closed. • Has Lock, Unlock and Trunk Pop keyless entry features. • Will attempt to start the car for up to six seconds, but no longer (to avoid damage to the starter motor). Should the car not start, or if it stalls after starting, the remote starter will make two further attempts to start it. • Has alarm functions including starter kill which becomes active when the doors are locked with the remote control. • Will not let the car be driven without the key in the ignition. • Shuts itself off automatically after 10 or 15 minutes (programmable) if you forget to come out to your car. • Will shut off if the brake pedal is pushed, the hood is opened, or the transmission is shifted out of park - unless the key is in the ignition and in the “run” position. • Allows you to remove the key while leaving the car running with the doors locked for up to 10 or 15 minutes utilizing the Quick Stop™ Option (See Separate User Tip Sheet). • Can start the vehicle automatically whenever the temperature drops below 0°F (-18°C), or if the battery voltage drops below 11 volts when the Cold Start™ Option is used (See Separate User Tip Sheet). • Is the first remote car starter with a built-in transponder anti-theft bypass module. • Is quality engineered, microprocessor controlled, and assembled in the USA to provide many years of reliable use. • Comes with a Limited Two Year Warranty. *For free vehicle-specific wire information consult the DesignTech website at www.designtech-intl.com Parts included with the Ready Start® Unit: We highly recommend that all connections be soldered for reliability. Drill with1/4”and 5/ 16” drill bits Electrical Tape Soldering Iron Test meter Pliers Screwdriver Wire Cutters/Strippers Tools required to install the Ready Start!® Unit: 6 Power and Ignition Wires Antenna Remote Starter Receiver Module Transmitter(s) (two with model 24739T or 24740) Siren (Model 24740 only) Control Harness (10 position) Shock Sensor (Model 24740 only) Alchohol Pad Ring Terminal Plug-In LED 2 Protected by DesignTech Labels Alcohol Pad Green 30 A Fuse On/Off Control Switch Warning Label The following parts are included in the plastic bag: 2 Yellow Butt Connectors 4 Cable Ties Hood Pin Switch Set Wiring Diagram Accessory Harness (8 position) Transponder Loop Foam Tape 2 v3.1 39 On cars with airbags, you may notice bright yellow tubes or harnesses marked SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) underneath the steering column area. DO NOT tamper with these wires in any way, to prevent personal injury and/or damage to the air bag system. Battery gases are explosive. Do not smoke while working near the car’s battery. Note: Some installers connect a battery charger to the vehicle’s battery during installation. This is fine, but it must be removed before running the vehicle under remote starter control. All General Motors (GM), rear wheel drive vehicles built prior to 1995 with automatic transmissions and Dodge Dakota trucks (4 cylinder engines only) with automatic transmissions built prior to 1996 have a MECHANICAL TYPE of NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. See important warning on the last page of these instructions. When running the wires through the car’s firewall, be sure to protect them from sharp metal edges and from hot surfaces on and around the engine. INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 1. Before You Start Take time to read through the whole installation manual before beginning. Always leave a window open to avoid locking your keys in your car. IMPORTANT: After having read the entire manual, start the installation by putting the yellow WARNING STICKER in the engine compartment. Choose a surface that is clean and readily visible when the hood is open. POWER & IGNITION HARNESS The remote starter module will be installed under the dash once all wiring has been completed. Do not mount the module at this time! You will need to check the red diagnostic LED light as the installation progresses. Locate (or drill) a hole in the firewall to run the PURPLE and GREEN wires of the Control Harness and the PINK wire of the Power Harness into the engine compartment. The remaining short wires stay in the passenger area. Leave about a foot of the wire harness under the dash for ease of working and visual access to the diagnostic light. The Installation Information section of our web site www.designtech-intl.com is available 24 hours/day to provide you with free, up-to-date vehicle wiring information for your particular vehicle after you log in. Note: Always connect the PINK and BLACK wires before connecting any of the other wires. Do not insert the fuse until Step 11. 2. Black Wire (16 AWG) – Ground Connect the BLACK wire to a very good, clean chassis ground in the driver’s kick panel area. Use the small ring terminal. (The thin metal bracing around or beneath the dash board is not always adequate.) 3. Pink Wire (12 AWG) – Power (+12 Volts) Connect the ring terminal at the end of the short PINK wire to the +12 Volt terminal of the battery. Run the long PINK wire through the firewall of your vehicle. Join the remaining ends of the power wire together by soldering them. Tape with electrical tape to leave no exposed wires. Alternatively, you may wish to use the yellow butt connector, but we recommend soldering. Wait to insert the 30 amp green fuse into the holder until Step 11. As the power is first applied to the unit the red diagnostic LED light will blink once. Note: Failure to properly install the fuse holder and 30 amp fuse to the PINK wire to the battery voids all product warranties. Ignition Key Diagram for Steps 4-7 The vehicle’s wires are found coming off of the key switch. Remove the panel under the steering column to access these wires. 4. Blue Wire (14 AWG) – Ignition 1 Connect the BLUE wire to the ignition 1 wire of your vehicle. This wire will measure +12 Volts on the test meter in the “run” and “start” position, and is off in the “lock/off” and “accessory” positions. 5. Green (14 AWG) – Ignition 2 Connect the GREEN wire to the Ignition 2 wire in the vehicle. The Ignition 2 wire can function in several different ways in your vehicle. It is important to understand how it works. The Ignition 2 wire will usually measure +12 Volts in the “run” position and is off (ground) in the “lock/off” and “accessory” positions. In certain vehicles (especially late model GM vehicles), it may also show +12 Volts in the “Start” position or Ignition 2 may turn OFF during “Crank” and turn back ON after the starter disengages. Carefully note the function of the Ignition 2 wire. If the Ignition 2 turns OFF during “Crank”, set Option #4 (section 24). If Ignition 2 stays ON during “Crank,” no options need to be changed. 6. White Wire (14 AWG) – Accessory Connect the WHITE wire to the accessory wire which is +12 Volts in the “run” and “accessory” position, but off in the “start” and “off” positions. In most late model GM vehicles, connect the white wire to the orange wire that is hot in “run” only. 7. Yellow (14 AWG) – Starter Connect the YELLOW wire to the starter wire. This wire will measure +12 Volts on the test meter in the “start” position only. Note: Most Nissan vehicles have two starter wires. Connect both starter wires of the vehicle to the YELLOW start wire of the remote starter. 8A. Plug-In On/0ff Switch Mount the control switch so that it is easily accessible and so that the “ON” position is facing upward. Make sure there is enough clearance behind the mounted switch for the wire connections. Do not let the switch wires touch ground. Do not plug the switch into the unit until it is mounted first. Connection of this switch is mandatory. Use a 1/4" drill-bit for the mounting hole. Plug the ON/OFF control switch into the module just to the right of the power wires. Turn the switch on. 8B. Plug-In LED Light Drill a 5/16" hole in to the dash or panel to mount the LED light and plug the LED light plug into the red connector. Mounting the LED light is not mandatory but the LED light is used for alarm status, troubleshooting and programming options. CONTROL HARNESS ALL WIRES ARE THE SMALLER 18 AWG SIZE 9. Purple Wire – Hood Pin Switch – Control Harness The hood pin switch MUST be installed with the remote starter. It prevents operation of the remote starter when the hood is open and is used to initialize the unit. Connect the PURPLE wire to the hood pin switch using the red connector. WARNING This car is equipped with a remote control starting device. Disable before working on car! AVERTISSEMENT Ce véhicule est équipé d’un systéme de démarrage a distance. Mettez-le hors fonction avant d’eflectuer toute opération d’entretien ou de réparation! How to share a hood pin switch with an alarm To Alarm To Remote Starter 3 v3.1 39 B. Turn the On/Off control switch to the “OFF” position. Wait 5 seconds for the red LED light flashes to stop. C. Program the unit to the tach mode by pushing the White “option” button once and watching the red LED light flash. Now push the start button on the transmitter for a second until you see the red LED light flash again. You are now in TACH mode. (If the red LED light flashed twice or sometimes three times – simply push the transmitter button again until you get only one flash). D. Wait 5 seconds for the red LED light to flash 3 times. E. Turn the On/Off control switch back to the “ON” position F. Start the car with the key and let it get to a normal idle. Do not press on the gas pedal. G. Push the red “code learn” button for a second. H. Watch the red LED light. It will come on after 3 or 4 seconds, indicating that the tach idle rate has been learned. I. Watch that the LED light remains on as the vehicle is running and turns off when you rev the engine RPMs to twice the idle rate. The LED light must go out when you rev the engine to about twice the idle rate to confirm correct tach learning. J. Turn the key to the “Lock/Off” position. K. You are now finished. Note: Once these steps are complete – you cannot use the LED to confirm tach again. You can however repeat the above steps to learn tach over again at any time. OPTIONAL STEPS 13. Yellow Wire – Headlights/Parking Lights – Control Harness Connection of the YELLOW wire allows you to activate the low beam headlights or parking lights for remote start and lock status. After the remote starter has started the car, the lights will remain on until the remote starter shuts off after 10 minutes, or when the brake pedal is pushed, or when the car is put into gear. This is a relay +12 Volts output. Connect the YELLOW wire to the wire that has +12 volts when the lights are on. 14. Blue – Horn/Siren (or Trunk) – Control Harness The BLUE wire sends out a pulse once each time the remote starter starts the car. The BLUE wire is also used to confirm Lock (one pulse) and Unlock (two pulses)and pulses for 45 seconds when activated in the Panic/Alarm modes. The BLUE wire has a +12 volt relay output, which can directly drive a horn or siren. If connecting to a horn, this BLUE wire goes to the positive wire of the horn. If connecting to the positive side of the horn, this connection is generally done at the horn itself under the vehicle’s hood. If connecting to a siren, this BLUE wire connects to the positive wire of the siren and the black ground wire of the siren connects to ground. Note: See Option 11, (Siren constant) in “Setting Program Features” for changing from the factory setting of ‘horn’ mode to the ‘siren‘ mode. Installer Note: This output can also be used to supply a +12 volt relay output to power an electric trunk by setting option 22. If set, the BLUE wire now acts like a +12 volt positive trunk output and the GREEN/WHITE wire referenced in Option 22 now acts as a negative (-) horn/siren output. The GREEN/WHITE wire is a negative transistor output, which can be used to directly drive the negative horn wire at the steering column. 15. Brown/White – Alarm Disable – Control Harness The BROWN/WHITE wire is Alarm Disable, which will give out a quick negative pulse just before starting the vehicle. This wire can be used to turn off the factory alarm system in vehicles which have them. In most vehicles, this wire is located in the driver’s kick panel. Note: If you already have a hood pin switch which is being used by a car alarm system, you may share the wiring – but be sure to diode isolate each wire going to the hood pin switch with the bands of diodes pointing towards the pin switch as shown in the diagram. 10. Orange Wire – Brake Shut-off – Control Harness Connect the ORANGE wire to the brake wire which receives +12 Volts when the brake pedal is depressed. This wire must be connected. It arms a critical safety feature which disables the remote starter when the brake pedal is depressed. Note: In some cars, the ignition must be in the “on” position to test the power in the brake wire. Note: If the Ignition 1 and Ignition 2 wires come on whenever the brake is depressed and the hood is open this just means you need to initialize the unit in section 11. 11. Initializing the Remote Starter BEFORE THE UNIT WILL DO ANYTHING FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU MUST INITIALIZE THE REMOTE STARTER A. Insert the 30 amp fuse into the fuse holder on the large PINK wire. B. Turn the control switch on. C. The remote starter requires the installer to open the hood and then press and hold the brake pedal. Note: The ignition/dash lights will come on if the unit is not initialized. D. While depressing the brake (with the engine off and the hood open) turn the ignition key to the “RUN” (not “start”) position. E. Put the car in “DRIVE” from the “PARK” position. F. Put the car back in “PARK” and release the brake. G. Turn the key off and remove the key. Note: Confirm initialization by turning the ON/OFF control switch “OFF” and then “ON”. The red LED light on the remote start module will flash once immediately as the switch is flipped from the “OFF” to the “ON” position. If the red LED light did not flash when the control switch was turned “ON” REPEAT STEPS A THROUGH G. See the colored Trouble Shooting Sheets if necessary. 12A. Green Wire – Tach Input – Control Harness The remote starter has two ways of monitoring the car during the starting process. Both ways will ensure a clean, accurate start. Read about both methods before deciding which one to use. Normally you should try the “No Tach™” method first. “No Tach™” Starting This starting method does not require the connection of the GREEN tach wire. This method will start the car by reading the car’s voltage before attempting to start, and then looking for a voltage increase when the alternator kicks in. This feature automatically takes into account voltage, temperature, and the time since the vehicle was last run. The “No-Tach™” starting is preset at the factory and you can skip step 12B if you would like to use it. Note that if the vehicle is hard to start, set Option #3 (section 24) for “extended crank.” Tachometer sensing If the vehicle is generally hard to start (i.e. requiring a cranking time of more than 1 second) you will get more accurate starting with the tachometer sensing starting method. This method starts the car by reading the engine speed (tach) information from a wire under the hood. If you choose tachometer sensing, connect the GREEN (18 awg) wire to the car’s tach wire under the hood (normally the negative side of the coil or tach output of coil pack). After you have connected the GREEN wire, you need to teach the remote starter the vehicle’s tach rate at idle. Proceed to step 12B. Note: You must have already initialized the remote starter from Step 11. 12B. Tach Rate Learning Note: Only use if the tachometer sensing method is chosen. A. Connect the GREEN wire to the car’s tach wire under the hood. 4 v3.1 39 Installer Note: By changing Option 22, the installer can supply a +12 volt relay output to power an electric trunk and a negative output to trigger a negative horn. If Option 22 is set, the BLUE wire now acts like a +12 volt positive trunk output and the GREEN/WHITE wire referred to in Option 22 now acts as a negative (-) horn/siren output. This GREEN/WHITE wire is a negative transistor output, which can be used to directly drive the negative horn wire at the steering column. 18. Brown Wire – Accessory Pulse/Dome Light – Control Harness The BROWN wire is the Accessory Pulse output which gives out a momentary, transistor ground output 10 seconds after the vehicle is remotely started. This is important in some vehicles to control the defroster or to control the GM R.A.P. system. This is a 400 mA transistor ground output which MUST drive a relay (not included). This BROWN wire can also control a relay for Dome Light activation. When Option #20 (section 24) is changed, this BROWN wire causes the dome light to turn on for 25 seconds every time the doors are unlocked with the transmitter. 19A. GRAY/BLACK Wire – Door Pin/Alarm Input – Accessory Harness The GRAY/BLACK wire is the door pin switch input. This wire tells the unit the status of the vehicle’s doors. It is very important that the remote start unit knows when the doors are being opened and closed during the remote start setting process. Most vehicles have negative trigger inputs (door pins switch is grounded (-) when door is open, +12 volts when the door is closed). Also check that this wire goes to (-) ground when ANY of the vehicle’s doors are opened. If not, try finding this wire at the dome light itself. If you are installing this unit into a Positive door pin switch (many FORD vehicles are this way), you will need to program option 23, (positive door pin) in the “Setting Program Features” section. This input is also used for the alarm features of this unit and is “last door arming.” Anytime the vehicle is locked with the transmitter, this input becomes active as an alarm input. Important Note: If you want to use the keyless entry features only - with no alarm functions - set Option 24 (no alarm) in the “Setting Program Features” section for No Alarm mode. 19B. GRAY Wire – Alarm Input – Accessory Harness The GRAY alarm input wire will accept any negative alarm input. The remote starter ignores this input during the remote starting and when the remote starter is running the vehicle, preventing false triggering. If you are using a sensor or input that switches to (+) when triggered, you will need to reverse the polarity with a relay before connecting to the GRAY wire. 16. White/Black Wire – Ignition #3 – Control Harness The WHITE/BLACK wire, is a ground output that acts just like the Ignition 1 or Ignition 2 relay outputs (active in the “run” and “crank” positions). This wire is a 400 mA negative transistor output and MUST be set up to power a relay (not included). It can be used to power the third ignition wire at the key (necessary for most Ford vehicles). This is the wire that can also be used to bypass a passive vehicle anti-theft system by hooking it up to the Universal Bypass Module. See the Factory Anti-Theft System section at the end of these instructions. 17A. Keyless Entry Wires – Accessory Harness Yellow/Red & Yellow/Green - Door Unlock - Accessory Harness - White/ Red & White/Green - Door Lock The YELLOW/GREEN wire is the NC (normally closed) contact of the on- board door unlock relay. The YELLOW/RED wire is the C (common) contact of the on-board door unlock relay. The WHITE/GREEN wire is the NC (normally closed) contact of the on- board door lock relay. The WHITE/RED wire is the C (common) contact of the on-board door lock relay. Check the separate wire colors sheet to determine which are wire the correct lock/unlock wires in your vehicle. To select lock polarity output: The remote starter has a 15-amp fuse inside its case to select lock polarity. This fuse is factory set at positive. (This fuse connects the normally open contact of the relay to +12V or ground). If your door locks are positive, keep the fuse set for positive as it comes from the factory. If your door locks are negative, open the unit and change the position of the fuse to the two positions closest to the wires. If your door locks are reverse polarity, keep the fuse set for positive and cut the lock and unlock wires of the vehicle in half and follow the Green Sheet Keyless Entry Notes. Check this chart for connecting to the 3 most popular locking styles: AutoCommand Positive Negative Reverse Wire Polarity Polarity Polarity Yellow / Red Connect to car’s Connect to car’s Connect to Unlock wire Unlock wire car side, car Unlock wire. Yellow / Green NOT USED NOT USED Connect to door side, car Unlock wire. White / Red Connect to car’s Connect to car’s Connect to Lock wire lock wire car side, car Lock wire. White / Green NOT USED NOT USED Connect to door side, car Lock wire. For Single Wire Lock Systems: Connect both the lock and unlock output wires to the single lock/unlock wire in the vehicle with the appropriate resistor(s) in-line. Refer to the specific vehicle wiring instructions for further guidance on the value of resistor(s) needed and the required output polarity (+/-). Note: most VACUUM operated door locking systems require Option 18 (Long Locks) to be set. 17B. Green/White Wire – Trunk Release – Accessory Harness The GREEN/WHITE wire is the Trunk Release output which gives out a transistor ground output when the unlock button is held for 4 seconds. This is a 400 mA transistor ground output which MUST drive a relay (not included).