Autostart AS-3372 TW-FM manual

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 . Please note that this guide has been written for proper[...]

P. 2 Installation Guide Table of Contents Introducti on ............................................................ 2 Included in the Kit .................................................. 3 Installati on Tools .................................................... 3 Installation Points to Reme mber .......................... 3 Installatio n Order .[...]

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. Note: It is very important t hat you familiariz e yourself with the pro gramming and o peration of the system, even if you have already inst alled a similar system in t [...]

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. Examples: Wiring a clutch bypass and a transponder module to the ground out when running wire: At the junctio n point, where Ground Out when running “splits” and goes to each dev ice, a diode[...]

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. Also, the nea tness of t he installation is lessened every time the[...]

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. Be fore the module i s mounted, connect the antenna,[...]

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. Why are Relays used? Relays can have sev eral purposes in remote car st arter i[...]

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 . When power is removed from the coil, the magnetic fie ld [...]

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. The following example will b e a Positive (+) Parking Light circ uit that feeds [...]

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. Problem : The OEM starter circ uit needs to be disabled only when theft is attempted. Solution : A[...]

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.k.a . The Primary ha rness) The two Red wires are the power i nputs for the mod ule; th[...]

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. Wire Description 1 BLACK (–) Chassis ground input This wire must be connected to bare, unpain[...]

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. In other wor ds, only the NEGATIVE DOOR INPUT or the POSITI VE DOOR INPUT wire is connect[...]

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. For that purpose, the Glow-plug input wire of the module must be con[...]

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 ). Entering Programming Mode This allows th e installer to p rogram the unit. Once the system is in progra mming mode, th e installer will have up to 20 seconds to select one of the sub-[...]

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. 2. Connect the Black/White handbrak e wire located on the 1 2-pin harnes s to the vehicle h[...]

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. 4. Release the brak e pedal. Once the desired menu has been s elected, the unit will fall (by de fault) into featur e #1 of that menu; you can n [...]

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 the 2 nd press of the LOCK button OPTION 2* Priority door access OPTION 3 Horn confirmation upon the 1 st press of the LOCK button FEATURE 3 – AUX 2 [...]

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. 4. Press the TRUNK button t o save the settings you hav e entered. 5. R[...]

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. Usually a cruise c ontrol s[...]

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. In a Positive system, when the clutc[...]

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). Please not[...]

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. To toggle between the Flashing LED ON and OFF , pr ess LOCK and UNLOCK simultaneous ly on[...]

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 . Please note that the horn will honk once and that the OEM-style alarm will be arm[...]

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. The transmitter will beep once. Keep pressing the START/STOP button until the tra[...]

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. Press the UNLOCK and START/S[...]

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.) This great feat ure allows the user to unlock solely the [...]

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 ............................. UNLOCK : customized feature 2 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 ). • To arm the OEM-sty [...]

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 . The following charts (Tables 1, 2 and 3 ) indicate th[...]

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. When the vehicle doors are unl ocked[...]

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. 3. Release the brak e ped[...]

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. With the vehicle running under the remote c ar starter, pres s and release the br ake pedal.[...]

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. 2 • Doors unlocked, starter kill disarmed. • Remote start atte mpt cancell ed by remote. • [...]

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. • Do the parking lights come on when y ou open the hoo d? (Does the hood pin [...]

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. • Incorrect accessory wire . • Does it have more t[...]

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. • Trunk release is rev erse polarity, and not positive trig ge[...]