Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product AS-3372 TW-FM Autostart
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Notice The manufactur er will accept no responsibility fo r any electrica l damage resulting from improper in stallation of the product, b e that either damage to the vehicl e itself or to t he unit. This uni t must be installed by a certified tech nician using a ll safety devices s up plied .
P. 2 Installation Guide Table of Contents Introducti on ............................................................ 2 Included in the Kit .................................................. 3 Installati on Tools .......................................
Installation Guide P. 3 Included in the Kit Before beginning the installation, pleas e review the Installation Guide —particularly the Wiring Diagram and the Programming Options.
P. 4 Installation Guide ♦ When wiring in parall el, make sure to isolate each c onnection with a diode in order to avoid feed back and pos sible damage.
User Guide P. 5 Installation Order The following is a suggested order for the Installation pr ocedure. It is intended as a guide f or novices, to hel p make the pr ocess of insta lling a remote s tarter module eas ier. Time is wasted by rewiring the module whe n mistakes are mad e.
P. 6 User Guide when the module i s in the vehicl e. The fuses on t he power wires shou ld be removed d uring the pre-wire stage. The fus es will not be put back in unt il the powerin g stage of the i nstallation. − Once the pre-wiring is finis hed, the module c an be brought int o the vehicle.
User Guide P. 7 A basic introduction to the Relay What is a relay? A device that responds to a small current or v oltage change by activating sw itches or other devices in an electric circ uit. An electroma gnetic switch, remot e-controlled switc h, a switc hing device.
P. 8 User Guide quenching/sup pression diode, and t hat the Negative trigg er is on the same terminal of the relay as the Anode (+ or no n-striped side) of the quenchin g/ suppression diode. When a relay’s coil is energiz ed, a magnetic fie ld is created and e nergy is stored in the coil .
User Guide P. 9 Problem: Some vehicle circuits nee d to be isolate d from feedback . In some cas es, when a vehicl e is remote started , feedback oc curs on a circu it and powers anot her device or sw itch that was not intended to be p owered during t he remote starts.
P. 10 User Guide the relay is act ivated, +12 vol ts from 87 is sent t hrough 30, and t he OEM trunk sw itch is activated, by the positiv e pulse. Interruption: Example : Creating a St arter Kill relay to prevent unauthoriz ed starting of the vehicle.
User Guide P. 11 module's Trunk rel ease output activa tes the relay. The ground sign al is sent from 87 through 30 t o the vehicle's Trunk release wire ac tivating the switc h and opening the trunk. Harness Description 6-pin Mai n Ignition Ha rness (a.
P. 12 User Guide 5-pin Secondary Ha rness (a.k.a. the secondary harn ess) This harness has the remaining wires used in basic remote s tarter inst allations, pos itive parking light output, the safety shut down in puts, and the ground wire for the module.
User Guide P. 13 6 VIOLET (+) Door pin input This input should be used in vehicles that use a posi tive-switching Dome Light circuit. Connect to a Door trigger wire testing +12 V with a Door open. CAUTION! You can only use a negative or a positive c onnection.
P. 14 User Guide vehicles is to pre-heat the Combustion Chamber before the vehicle is started. When a Remote Starter is installed on a dies el vehicle, the Glow - plug section of the Ignition circuit must be activated an d allow ed to operate before the vehicle is remote- started.
User Guide P. 15 5 Pager Port Is used t o connect an optional AS-200P pager (t o use this op tion, make sure to program pager option in Menu 3, Feature 5, Option 4 ).
P. 16 User Guide configuration requires changes afterwards, a comp lete reset will be necessary b efore those changes become effective. To install this unit in a vehicle with a m anual transmission: 1. Make sure the Yellow loop on the PC board is connec ted.
User Guide P. 17 START/STOP ................... to access menu 4. 3. The parking lig hts will flash an d the horn will honk (if programmed) on ce, twice, three or four times to confirm entry into a me nu.
P. 18 User Guide MENU 3 * indicates default setting FEATURE 1 – Home Valet OPTION 1 Home Valet ENABLED OPTION 2* Home Valet DISABLED FEATURE 2 – AUX 1 Programming OPTION 1 Horn confirmation upon t.
User Guide P. 19 3. Press the LOCK button if y ou wish to increase the tim e delay or the UNLOCK button if y ou want to decrea se it. The time delay will be increased or decr eased by 50ms. and the parking lights will flash once ever y time the LOCK or UNLOCK button is pressed.
P. 20 User Guide Clutch Bypass In order to rem ote start a manual transm ission vehicl e, the clutch swi tch must be bypasse d. Clutch safety switch c ircuits can take many forms. Lis ted below are th e most comm on ones. Some vehicles may also have a separate or c ombined switch on the cl utch pedal for cruis e control.
User Guide P. 21 modules connecte d to the G.O. Wire, a relay (and d iodes) may have to be add ed to strengthen t he negative current going to the clutc h bypass. Positive: Very similar to the n egative system, e xcept that the ve hicle's clut ch relay is trigge red by 12 volts instead of a negative signal.
P. 22 User Guide ¾ Standard Secure Lock: If this Option is selected, upon r eceiving a rem ote start signal, s ecure lock will unlock the doors (disarming the fa ctory Alarm); 1/2 s econd after the remot e start, it will relo ck t he doors. Four seconds after shut down, secure lock will relock all doors ( arming the system once ag ain).
User Guide P. 23 Flashing LED To gain access to this feature, make s ure the Flashing LED option h as been enabled a t the time of programming. Onc e this option is enabled, t he user has the choice to t oggle the Flas hing LED ON and OFF at any giv en moment.
P. 24 User Guide If the vehicle has a manual transmission , Idl e Mode can be ac tivated through the same routine as that used for Ready Mod e (see “Ready Mode Option” in this Guide) ; at the last step, t he TRUNK button is press ed instead of the o ther buttons .
User Guide P. 25 • Start the engine b y remote. • Turn the ignition k ey to the IGNITION ON (RUN) position. • Press and release the AUX button. The LOCK button on the transmitter will light up. While the LOCK button is still lit up, press the START/S TOP button.
P. 26 User Guide successively i nto the IGNITION/RUN and OFF positions. The parking lights will fl ash twice. b. Turn the ign ition OFF The LED on the antenna will flash quickly to indicate that the vehicle is now out of Valet mode. • To put the system o u t o f Valet mode using the TRANSMITTER (Remote Valet Mode): a.
User Guide P. 27 c) By turning the key to the ON posit ion and pressing the valet sw itch (if included) unti l the parking lights f lash 5 times. Panic Mode will autom atically shut d own after 30 sec. The AUX 1 / 2 nd Unlock (Both AUX 1 and AUX 2 can be programmed for Priority Door Access.
P. 28 User Guide Please note that the MCX-100 channel e xpander is required in order to add customized feat ures. The Option 1 or 3 in Mode 3, Function 4 must also be selected. AUX ¾ AUX ¾ AUX ¾ ............................. LOCK : customized feature 1 AUX ¾ AUX ¾ AUX ¾ .
Installation Guid e P. 29 OEM-Style Alarm The OEM-style alarm (i f configured) mo nitors the door s, hood and ignition switc h of the vehic le. It will sound the h orn if a door or the hood is opened, or if t he key is turn ed in the igniti on ( the horn option must be enabled and one of the door inputs must b e connected ).
P. 30 Installation Guide Vehicle Status R equest The status reques t feature allows the us er to see the status of the vehicle i.e.: if the doors are locked or unlocked or if th e vehicle is in c old weather mode, home v alet mode, valet mode or how much time i s left in the run time cycle .
Installation Guid e P. 31 STATUS SEQUENCE LED #1 LED #2 LED #3 LED #4 Beep(s) 1 st sequence if unlocked X 3 fl ashes X X 2 2 nd sequence X X X 4 4 Table 2 Status Request When the Engine is Running When the vehicle doors are loc ked: The LED # 1 will flash 3 times to denote that the vehicle’ s doors are locked.
P. 32 Installation Guide Horn Honk Timing Follow these steps to program horn confirmation: 1. Enter programming mode (see on page 15) the p arking lights will s tay on for up t o 20 seconds 2. Press and hold the brake p edal, then simul taneously press the UNLOCK and START/STOP buttons the horn will chirp 5 ti mes.
Installation Guid e P. 33 Hood switch shutdown. With the v ehicle running un der the remote c ar starter, open the hood; the vehic le should shut down. If it does not shut down, check the hood pin- switch and its c onnector. Brakes shutdown circuit.
P. 34 Installation Guide Diagnostics – Parking Light Flash Table Flashes Description 1 • Doors locked, starter kill armed. • Run time has expired. • TRUNK button pressed. • Start signal received by the module. • Cold weather mode cancelled.
Installation Guid e P. 35 Troubleshooting Q & A The following ar e some common ins tallation-relate d issues. A problem or symptom is given and then possible solut ions and/or sugge stions as to areas to verify are enumerated. 1. I cannot program the remote control.
P. 36 Installation Guide • Do you have the co rrect OEM disarm wire? • Did you program t he disarm wire? 11. The ABS and the CHECK ENGINE light come on in the dash. • Are you missing a second ignit ion or access ory? 12. The car starts and runs but t he heater blower motor does n ot work.
Installation Guid e P. 37 25. I blow fuses ever y time I try the remote door loc ks and I have alr eady installed a r elay. • Door locks are reverse p olarity, and not positive trigger. 26. I blow fuses every time I try the remote trunk rel ease and I have already installed a relay.
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