Autostart CT-5000 - Manual (Page 27)

CT-5000 Installation Guide P.27
14. The CHECK ENGINE light comes on and the vehicle doesn't shift, it feels sluggish.
• Missing second ignition. (common on some GMs)
15. On cold mornings the park lights come on, go out, and then flash 2 times slowly.
• Check for a weak car battery. (Try using the cold weather mode option)
16. The car doesn't start and the park lights flash 4 times.
• Check brake circuit.
• Check for blown rear park light (feedback).
17. The vehicle runs for 8 seconds then shuts down. I have 12 volts on starter wire the
whole time but no over crank.
• Did you make an Auto Tach Adjustment? (New GM trucks, cars and mini vans)
18. The car runs for about 5 seconds, shuts down and restarts; it does this 3 times.
• Check voltage on tach wire.
• Try an alternate tach source.
19. The car starts by remote but the range is poor.
• Is the car tinted?
• Does it have an after market alarm?
• Is the antenna mounted below the tint strip?
• Using the correct remote?
• Change remote battery.
• Heated front windshield? (Taurus, Crown Vic)
• Metal film in windshield? (GM Mini vans)
20. I get excellent range when the vehicle is not running but almost none when it is
running.
• Check for loose spark plug boot or faulty ignition wires, cracked cap.
• Try disconnecting blower motor.
21. After about a half hour almost no range at all until the vehicle is started with the key
again.
• Does the vehicle have factory alarm/ keyless entry? You might have to switch to a
433MHZ module. (Some GM Trucks, Cavalier/Sunfire, Breeze/Stratus/Cirrus)
22. Sometimes I have to press button I twice to lock my doors.
• Normal on 3100/3160 if you wait past the starter kill arm cycle (approx. 35 seconds)
• Program toggle mode. (3100/3160 only)
23. The radio stays on after the vehicle shuts down.
• Retained Accessory Power will keep power to radio for approx. 10 - 15 minutes or until it
sees a door open. (Fords, GM's R.A.P.)
24. The headlights stay on after car shuts down by remote.
• switch headlight switch from Auto to normal. (Toyotas)
• On some vehicles, opening a door will shut the head lights off. Pulse the drivers door pin
with the Rearm wire.
25. I get no 12v reading at all at the brake pedal, depressed or not.
• Some vehicles require ignition be on. (BMW)
26. The park lights flash on their own.
• Check hood pin adjustment.
• Bad ground?
27. I blow fuses every time I try the remote door locks and I have already installed a relay.
• Door locks are reverse polarity, and not positive trigger.