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Autostart AS-1785 manual

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  • Page 1

    MANUAL TRANSMISSI ON REMOTE STARTER AS-1785 Installation Guide Notice The manufacturer will accept no respons ibility for any electrical damage resulting from imp roper installation of the product, be that either damage to the vehicle itself or to the Unit. This Unit must be installed by a certified technician using all safety devices supplied. Ple[...]

  • Page 2

    P. 2 Installation Guide AS-1785 Table of Contents Table of Con tents ....................................................... 2 Introducti on ................................................................ 2 Included in t he Kit....................................................... 2 Installation Poin ts to Remember ...............................[...]

  • Page 3

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 3 Operation is subj ect to the foll owing two condit ions: (1) this device may not c ause interference, and ( 2) this device must acc ept any interference, i ncluding interferenc e that may cause undes ired operatio n of the device. To reduce potential ra dio interferenc e to other users, the antenna type an d its gai[...]

  • Page 4

    P. 4 Installation Guide AS-1785 ♦ On vehicles equipped with day time running lights, the install er may be unable to see certain programmin g results since the daytime running lights never go ou t. Note: The Parking Light Output Relay of t he unit gives two clic king sounds for e ach flash of the lights: one clic k when the lights would go ON and[...]

  • Page 5

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 5 Warning: at the Ignition Switch of certain vehicles, there may be more than one Ignition wire. Use the 5 th relay (Pin F) and extra relays to power up any extra Ignition wires if necessary. Do not jump wires at the Igniti on Switch : this would compromise the OEM electrical system. This wire will power the Heater Bl[...]

  • Page 6

    P. 6 Installation Guide AS-1785 Note: if the Tach signal is too low, the Remote Car Starter will “over-crank”. Conversely, if the Tach signal is too high, the Remote Car Starter will “under-crank”. 3 GREY (–) Hood Swi tch input Connect this wire to the installed Hood Pin switch supplied. This input will disable or shut down the Remote Sta[...]

  • Page 7

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 7 5 WHITE / GREEN (–) Disarm output 500 mA ground pulse when the Doors are unlocked by remote control. Connect to the OEM Disarm wire of the vehicle. Note: The system will also give a Disarm pulse on this wire before every remote start. This input should be used in vehicles with positive- switching Doo r pins or Dom[...]

  • Page 8

    P. 8 Installation Guide AS-1785 9 PURPLE (–) External Trigger The External Trigger wire can be used for remote- starting the vehicle with an external device. When the vehicle is running, triggering this input will activate Idle Mode. The External Trigger wire can also be used to operate as a negative trigger with the Trunk Pin-switch, the Key Sen[...]

  • Page 9

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 9 Caution! If multiple relays or modules are connected to the GROUND OUT WHEN RUNNING wire, make sure they are diode isolated from one another: feedback may otherwise occur, causing damage to the vehicle. This input should be used in vehicles with negative- switching Door pins or Dome L i g ht circuits. Connect to the[...]

  • Page 10

    P. 10 Installation Guide AS-1785 12 YELLOW (+) Glow-Plug input (cont.) (Also known as the “wait-to-start light”.) The purpose of the Glow-plug ci rcuit on diesel vehicles is to pre-heat the Combustion Chamber before the vehicle is started. When a Remote Starter is installed on a diesel vehicle, the Glow-plug section of the Ignition circuit must[...]

  • Page 11

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 11 12 YELLOW (+) Glow-Plug input (cont.) o Minimum waiting time is 3 seconds. o Maximum waiting time is 18 seconds. If no Glow-plug wire is found on the vehicle, the Glow-plug input on the Remote Car Starter may be “timed out”. The Remote Car Starter will power up the Ignition and Glow-plug circuits and simply wai[...]

  • Page 12

    Here are the steps which the installer must follow in ord er to flash the Hood Pin swit ch : The Installer … The Module … Press and hold the Hoo d Pin switch for 4 sec onds. Release the Hood Pin switch. The Parking Light s will turn ON . While the Parking Lights are ON , press down the Hoo d Pin switch once more. Release the Hood Pin switch aga[...]

  • Page 13

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 13 memory, you must perform a r eset of the Remote Car Starter (s ee Resetting the Remote Car Starter , later in this Guide, for more details). The Transmitter Programming Procedure 1. Flash the Hood P in switch (see Table 1) – The Parking Lig hts will stay ON for up to 20 seconds. – Before the lights go out, tur [...]

  • Page 14

    P. 14 Installation Guide AS-1785 Table 4: Accessing options In each Function, once an Option has been s elected the Parking Ligh ts will flash 1, 2, 3 or 4 tim es (depending on th e selected Option). Please note that the different Func tions within any partic ular Mode can on ly be accessed sequentially: t he Programmi ng Centre will mov e from Fun[...]

  • Page 15

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 15 FUNCTION 3 – Turbo Mode OPTION 1 Turbo Mode ENABLED OPTION 2* Turbo Mode DISABLED OPTION 3 Turbo Mode ENABLED FUNCTION 4 – Engine type and Cold Weather Mode OPTION 1 Diesel Mode with 20-minute Run Time in Cold Weather Mode OPTION 2* Gas Mode with 4-minute Run Time in Cold Weather Mode OPTION 3 Diesel Mode with [...]

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    P. 16 Installation Guide AS-1785 adjustment. Never theless, a Tach-pr ogramming proce dure must be carried ou t every time a new Remote Car Starter Unit is installed . This is because the Tach signals of certain Ignitio n systems are sometimes too low or to o high for the Remote Car Starter, c ausing failed start- ups at various temperatures. 1. Fl[...]

  • Page 17

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 17 a. To increase th e Horn pulse by 3 ms, press the LOCK button. b. To decreas e the pulse by 3 ms, press the UNLOCK button. c. To increase the pu lse by 10 ms, pr ess the START or STOP button. d. To decrease t he pulse by 1 0 ms, press the TRUNK button. 5. To save the new settings: press LOCK and UNLOCK . If 3 honks[...]

  • Page 18

    P. 18 Installation Guide AS-1785 Remaining in ready Mode Once the vehicle is in Ready Mode, you can start and stop the v ehicle at wish. However, should any one of the follow ing occur, the vehic le will exit Ready Mode, thus disabling remot e start capabilities until Ready Mode is restored: • Door opened, • Hood opened, • Brake pedal press e[...]

  • Page 19

    Most comebacks are the result of misunderstandings about how a produc t works or performs. Take the time to pro perly explain all functions and features to the custom ers before they l eave the premises. Doing t his will save time and money. Always make all y our connections before pluggi ng in the Remote C ar Starter, and be sure to test all funct[...]

  • Page 20

    P. 20 Installation Guide AS-1785 test the wire with the Key in the START position With the pedal do wn: test the wire with the Igni tion Key in the OFF position test the wire with the Key in the IGNITION ON (RUN) position test the wire with the Key in the START position With this information for ev ery wire at the switch, determini ng what type of [...]

  • Page 21

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 21 Note on N/C systems: There are different types of this system used by v arious vehicle manufact ures, the following is us ed to illustrate how the se systems work in ge neral. Normally Closed (N /C) Systems: In the previous two examples , the clutch was bypassed by en gaging the cl utch relay. In an N/C system, a r[...]

  • Page 22

    If the vehicle is in itially unlocked , upon re mote START the Remote Car Starter will start th e Engine and arm the Star ter Kill, but the Doors will not be lock ed or unlocked at any moment of th e sequence. Lock Pulse Duration The duration of th e Lock and Unlock pulses can be c onfigured as follows : • (Default) 7/10-sec. LOCK and 7/10-sec. U[...]

  • Page 23

    AS-1785 Installation Guid e P. 23 2. Press and releas e the Break Pedal 6 times (within 10 seconds from entering Programming Mode). 3. The Parking Ligh ts will flash 8 times to confirm re settin g. Table 10: Resetti ng without a Valet Button On some vehicles (such as BMW and c ertain Volkswagen v ehicles), resetting wil l not work if th e Brake Ped[...]

  • Page 24

    P. 24 Installation Guide AS-1785 Diagnostics – Parking Light Flash Table Flashes Description 1 • Doors locked, Star ter Kill armed. • End of Run Tim e. • TRUNK button press ed • Start signal receiv ed by the Remote Car Starter. • Cold Weather Mo de cancelled. • Cannot start after maximum nu mber of attempts is reached. 2 • Doors unl[...]