Autostart AS-2350vTW-FM manual

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    TWO-WAY FM LED MANUAL / AUTOMATIC TRANSMIS SION REMOTE ST ARTER DOC: 1.00 - AS-2350vTW-FM - - February 21, 2008 - - MO - Assembled in Canada AS-2350vTW-FM User Guide WARNING It is the responsibility of the vehicle operator to ensure their vehicle is parked in a saf e and responsibl e manner. 1. a) Manual transmission : Wh en leaving the v ehicle, i[...]

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    P. 2 User Guide Table of Contents Introducti on ............................................................ 2 Using the Remote Con trol..................................... 3 Vehicle Pr esets....................................................... 3 Heater & Heated Se at ....................................... 3 Windshield Wipers , Radio & [...]

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    User Guide P. 3 Using the Re mote Control Your remote starter is equi pped with a 5-button multi -channel remote c ontrol. It can operate two independent v ehicles equi pped with a remo te starter (s ee Multi-car operation section on page 11). The functions of the trans mitter are as follows: Vehicle Presets Heate r & Heate d Seat When leaving [...]

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    P. 4 User Guide Remote Starting Your Vehicle If your vehicle has an automatic transmission , simply press the button to remote start or stop your vehicle. Pl ease see “ Remote starting ” below. Warning: If you vehicle has an automatic transmis sion and the parkin g lights flash 15 times after pressing the button, please s ee your install er as [...]

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    User Guide P. 5 You are now ready to drive off. Remote Starter Features Idle Mo de Convenience feature: Idl e Mode allows y ou to keep the engine running and the doors locked while yo u stop, for example, at a convenie nce store or for a short delivery . This feature allow s you to let the remote starter tak e over control of the v ehicle (i.e. no [...]

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    P. 6 User Guide The L.E.D. will come ON solid once the igniti on key is remo ved. To take the system o u t o f Valet Mode: • Insert the ignition key into t he ignition sw itch. Wit hin 10 sec., turn the key 5 times successively i nto the IGNITION ON / RUN and OFF positions. • The parking lights will flash twice to indicate that t he vehicle is [...]

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    User Guide P. 7 • Press the brake p edal. • Press the SHIFT button then pr ess and hold the START/STOP button for 3 sec . (The parking lights will fl ash once) . When the vehicle exits Cold Weathe r Mode, the Parkin g Lights will flas h once. If Safe Start is enabled , you can activate Cold W eather Mode by • Pressing and rele asing the SHIFT[...]

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    P. 8 User Guide Ignition-controlled Door Locks This is an added sec urity feature. If your Remote Car Starter was ins talled with the Ignitio n- Controlled Door Locks option, the doors will automa tically be locked as soon as the ignition key is turned to the IGNITION ON (RUN) position whil e the brakes are pres sed. When the key is turned to the O[...]

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    User Guide P. 9 • Within 3 sec., pres s and release the valet button , th e parking lights will flash twice the L.E.D. will turn itself off. Note : With the Valet mod e with the Valet S witch acti vated, the remote st arter and the alarm functions wi ll be disabled. “Home Valet ™ ” Mode If configured at in stallation, this feat ure will rem[...]

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    P. 10 User Guide (this will bypass T urbo Mode). D. TRUNK TO SET THE VEHICLE INTO IDLE MODE Engine Run Time If you have a g as engine, your Rem ote Car Starter can be pro grammed to run th e engine for 3, 15, or 25 minutes (15 minutes by default). If you h ave a diesel engi ne, the Remote Car St arter can be programmed to r un the engine for 8, 20,[...]

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    User Guide P. 11 Multi-car Operat ion This option allows the owner of two vehicles, bot h equipped with the same Re mote Car Starter model, to contro l both systems with a single remote co ntrol. To control the sec ond vehicle : • Press TRUNK + LOCK buttons simultaneously: ...................................... LOCK • Press TRUNK + UNLOCK simul[...]

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    P. 12 User Guide Option 3: Level 1 (requires pressing the SHIFT button 1X) Æ Customized featur es Level 2 (requires pressing the SHIFT button 2X) Æ Multi car operatio n Level 3 (requires pressing the SHIFT button 3X) Æ Basic features Option 4: Level 1 (requires pressing the SHIFT button 1X) Æ Basic features Level 2 (requires pressing the SHIFT [...]

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    User Guide P. 13 STATUS SEQUENCE LED #1 LED #2 LED #3 LED #4 Beep(s) 1 st sequence if unlocked X 3 flashes X X 2 2 nd sequence 1 second X X 1 second X 1 st sequence if locked 3 flashes X X X 1 1 st sequence if unlocked X 3 flashes X X 1 Valet Mode 2 nd sequence 1 second X X 1 second X Table 1 Ready Mode St atus Request STATUS SEQUENCE LED #1 LED #2[...]

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    P. 14 User Guide Troubleshooting Poor Transmitting Range Many factors may affect the op erating range of t he transmitter. Some of these are: • The condition of the battery in the tr ansmitter. • The operating env ironment (for example: downt ow n radio-freq uency noise, air ports, cellul ar phone towers…) • Metal: any type of metal will af[...]

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    User Guide P. 15 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 • Remote start atte mpt cancel led by remote. • Doors unlocked, starter kill disarmed. • Exiting [...]

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    P. 16 User Guide LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY REMOTE STARTERS: As the manufacturer, 43 66859 Canada Inc. (“Autostar t”) warrants to the original consumer purchaser only ( nontransferable ) t hat the remote s tarter module (c ontrol box) shall be free f rom defects i n materials a nd workmans hip for as l ong as the original cons umer purchaser con[...]