Troubleshooting – Directed Electronics AM1 User Manual

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troubleshooting

starter kill does not work:

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Is the correct starter wire being interrupted? If the car starts when the starter kill relay
is completely disconnected, the wrong starter wire has been cut and interrupted.

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Is the yellow wire connected to “true” ignition? Make sure this wire is connected
to a wire that has power in the run and start positions.

the Valet

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switch does not work.

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Is it plugged into the correct socket? See the integrated LED/Valet

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Switch sec-

tion. Is the H1/9 YELLOW wire properly connected? See Primary Harness (H1)
Wire Connection Guide section of this guide.

status LED does not work.

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Is the LED plugged into the small white port on the side of the control unit? See
integrated LED/Valet

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Switch section.

door locks operate backwards.

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This unit has easily-reversed lock/unlock outputs. Recheck Harness 3, (+/-) Door
Lock Outputs section to see if you have reversed these.

the horn honks when the unit enters panic mode, but the con-
firmation honks do not work when locking and unlocking.

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Are the confirmation honks turned on in programming? See Operating Settings
Learn Routine and Feature Descriptions sections.

I can get into programming and change the feature settings,
but when I use the remote the settings seem to change.

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Are you using a binary, master dealer remote? Remember, you can program the
settings using a master dealer remote. However, the unit will follow the dealer
default settings when using a binary remote to operate the system.

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