AstroStart RSS-5224 manual

All rights reserved © Astroflex Electronics 2007 July 2007 UBRSS5224 PATENT NOS CAN 1.130.426 USA 4.345.554 - 5.614.883 - 5.617.819 - 5.673.017 AND OTHER PATENTS PENDING 2-WAY REMOTE CONTROL ENGINE STARTER ® USER MANUAL Model RSS-5224 For all hybrid, gas- and diesel- powered vehicles. (FRANÇAIS AU VERSO) C ONSUL T S AFETY P RECAUTION SECTION BEF[...]

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS This device complies with the requirements of I ndustry Canada (IC) - Management of Radio-frequencies, as specified in document CNR-210. Its use is authorized only on a no-inte rference, no-prot ection basis; in other words, this device must not be used if it is deter mined that it causes harmf ul interference to services aut[...]

3 THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING AN ASTROSTART REMOTE CAR STARTER! Like you, Astroflex is concerned with the environment. This is why we suggest using the two-minute runtime when you remote start your vehicle to warm up engine fluids. We take this opportunity to remind you to properly defrost your windows and remove all the snow from your v ehicle before d[...]

4 SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Before using this product, carefully read the f ollowing saf et y precaut ions. GENERAL RULES • Never perform a r emote star t when a person or animal is inside the vehicle. • Do not allow any person or animal to remain inside t he vehi cle when the engine is runni ng under remote starter control (continuous mode). • Imme[...]

5 S EQUENCE ACTIVATED BY THE PARKING BRAKE . 1. While engine is running (key in ignition swit ch), apply the brakes and hold t he pedal down. 2. Move gearshift lever to neutral. 3. Apply the parking brake Once Twice Note: The system can be set - at time of installati on - to require that the parking brake be applied once or t wice. If set for t wo [...]

6 THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control can access four distinct remot e st art ers. A maximum of four remote controls can be assigned to your vehicle. See your dealer fo r additional remote controls. NOTE : The range of your remote control can be af fected by a weak battery, interference from nearby metal st ruct ures, hydro poles, or crowded park[...]

7 CONFIRMATIONS EMITTED BY THE REMOTE An audible confirmation (piezo) and a vis ual confirmation (LCD display) are emi t t ed each time a command is transmitt ed. The LCD displays the vehicule status at all ti me, the displa y is refreshed on every transmission or when the st atus of t he vehicle changes pertaining that the “Sta tus conf irmation[...]

8 REMOTE CONTROL SETTING Certain functions on the remot e may be set to your convinience. To access the remote control programming mode, press the but t on located on the back of the remote and hold it f or 5 seconds. The remote beeps once to endica te entering programming mode. PAGER The system is equipped with a function called ‘Pager ’. The [...]

9 T ABLE OF COMMANDS Confirmati ons emi tted by vehicle Confirmations emitted by t he vehicle are s ent as soon as the command is received by t he start module. In most cases, your remote starter will confirm that the co mmand has been received, either by sounding t he horn, the siren, or by flashing the parking lights. The confirmations emitted by[...]

10 START COMMANDS STARTING THE ENGINE To start engine, press button. The system automatically adjusts igniti on duration for your t ype of vehicle; parking lights fl ash once (duration: four seconds) then stay on all the time when t he engine is running. If more than one command is sent, each successive start command resets the runtime t o the begi[...]

11 ENGINE RUNTIME Your engine will stop automatically a fter a preset runtime: 2 min. , 4 min. , 8 min. or 18 min. depending on settings durring installati on. These dur ations are doubled for deisel vehicles. Parking lights will stay on as long as the engine is running. T RIGGER INPUT Your remote starter is equipped with a negative trigger (pulse)[...]

12 STOP When engine is running on a remote start , you can t urn it of f by performing a stop command. This command also terminates panic mode and the alar m condit ion without disarming the secur ity system. LOW TEMPERATURE MODE In Low Temperature (Sent inel) mode, system star ts your engine automatically when the temperature falls below a preset [...]

13 SECURITY SYSTEM This section applies to an AstroStart safety system ( optional) and should not be mist aken for t he vehicle’s original system. On such a system, the remot e can only war n of an alarm status (Alar m Link) (optional connections). The bi-directional remote control is in c onstant communicat i on wit h your vehicle. Even if you d[...]

14 OPERATION Your alarm system has three dif ferent operating modes: active , semi-passive rearming and passive r earming depending on initial programming. See the r elevant paragraph for the mode your syst em was configured in during installati on. Following a rearming, the last remote t hat transmitted a command to the system will receive confirm[...]

15 The following table shows the effect that each zone has on the rear ming cycle. Protection zone Effect on rearming cycle Hood Doors Additional sensor Shock sensor These four zones prolong rearming cycle as long as they remain in violation. Ignition Activated by ignition key: Cancels rearming Activated b y remote sta rter: No effect Warning No ef[...]

16 DURING DISARMING Indicator flashes code for last zone t hat generated the alarm condition. Code is shown when you press button. This code is repeated until you apply the brakes. The following table shows the meaning of zone codes (number of f lashes). ZONE CODES FLASHES ZONE INDICATED 1 System is armed. 2 A door is/was open. 3 Hood is/was open. [...]

17 GLOSSARY S IREN Siren has six different sounds, i.e., it ch irps repeatedly and has six diffe rent melodies (only supp lied with optional alarm ki t). It chirps intermittently (short r epeat ed chirps) during a pre- alarm and cont inuously dur ing an alarm condition. It can confirm ARM and DISARM commands with short chirps; see t able in CONFIRM[...]

18 UNLOCK / DISARM Press the button, doors are unlocked and alarm is disarmed, parking lights flash and siren chirps twice to confirm command has been received and that no alarm c ondition was generated dur ing your absence. If there was a violation, conf irma tion is different (4 flashes or chirps) to warn you. See table of alarm codes to know whi[...]

19 OTHER COMMANDS ANTITHEFT (CIRCUIT DISABLER) Programmable as Active or Inactive during installation. Your Remote Starter is equipped with an antitheft syst em. This system, when enabled, consists of an out put that contr ols a relay that cuts all circuits required to operate your vehicle (optional connect i on). There are two types of ant itheft [...]

20 CAR FINDER Press and buttons simultaneously. This function sounds the hor n (short melody) and flashes the parking lights so you can locat e your vehicle in a large parking lot. PANICPANIC To activate the panic mode, press and hol d more than 4 seconds on either the or the button. This command activates all deterrent s that are connected to t he[...]

21 CODE LEARNING OF ADDITIO NAL TRANSMITTER(S) Four different remote controls can be progr ammed for a given vehicle. If a fif th remote is added, the first remot e is deleted. Note : When the first code learning command is sent, all t he old codes are cleared out. therefor e if you want t o add a new remote, all the old ones must be reprogrammed a[...]

22 GEARSHIFT CHECK APPLICABLE TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLES Make sure the parking brake is operat ional, i.e. it has the capability of immobiliz ing the vehicle. If the parking brake cannot stop t he w heels from turning, which is not saf e, place the main switch in OFF positi on unt il the situation is rectified . D ETECTION OF PARKING BRAKE STA[...]