Autostart AS-6450VTW-FM manual

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    TWO-WAY LED AUTOMATIC/MANUAL TRANSMISSION REMOTE STARTER WITH FULL ALARM SYSTEM DOC. 1.00 -AS-6450vTW-FM - - October 18, 2007 - - MO - Assembled in Canada AS-6450vTW-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 : When le aving t[...]

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    P. 2 User Guide Table of Contents Introducti on ............................................................ 2 Using the Remote Con trol..................................... 2 Feature Con firmation Cha rt .................................. 3 Vehicle Status Request ......................................... 4 Status Request When the Engine is NOT Run[...]

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    User Guide P. 3 Picture serves as example only. • Pressing and ho lding the LOCK butto n for more tha n 3 seconds will lock all do ors and will send a constant puls e as long as the LOCK button is held down (maximum of 15 seconds) . This constant pulse can b e configured to ac tivate certain func tionalities s uch as rolling up the windows – Pl[...]

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    P. 4 User Guide Vehicle Status Request The status reques t feature allows the us er to see the status of th e vehicle  i. e.: if the doors are locked or unlocke d or if the vehicle is in cold weather mode, home valet mo de, in valet mode or how much ti me is left in the ru n time cycle. The following charts (Ta bles 1, 2 and 3 ) indicate the con[...]

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    User Guide P. 5 Status Request When the Engine is Running When the vehicle’s doors are l ocked: Run time Stage LED #1 LED #2 LED #3 LED #4 Beep(s) 1 st stage 3 flashes 3 If there is more than 3/4 of run time cycle 2 nd stage ON for 1 sec ON for 1 sec ON fo r 1 sec ON for 1 sec 1 st stage 3 flashes 3 If there is more than half of run time cycle 2 [...]

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    P. 6 User Guide Alarm Status Status Stage LED #1 LED #2 LED #3 LED #4 Beep(s) Door If door is opened 1. flash 2. flash 1. flash 2. 1. flash 2. 1. flash 2. continuous Hood If hood is opened Flash Flash f lash flash continuous Ignition If igniti on is turned ON 1. flash 2. 1. flash 2. 1. flash 2. 1. flash 2. flash continuous Shock If shock activated [...]

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    User Guide P. 7 SHIFT ¾ SHIFT ¾ START/STOP : ............... 2 nd car start/stop SHIFT ¾ SHIFT ¾ TRUNK : ....................... 2 nd car trunk Customized Features ( press the SHIFT button 3X) ( May not be appl icable for certai n vehicles ) Your installer can add customized fe atures such as tur ning on the radio, opening sliding d oors, etc. [...]

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    P. 8 User Guide Note: When using the companion remote , Shift button must be press ed twice quickly the first time. For instance, to ac cess customized feature 1 , pres s SHIFT twice quickly, SHIFT and SHIFT again followed by LOCK. Remote Starting Your Vehicle If your vehicle has an automatic transmission , simpl y press the START/STOP button to re[...]

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    User Guide P. 9 Vehicle Presets Heater & Heated Seats When leaving the v ehicle it is recommended t o preset the access ory controls in preparatio n for the next remote start. Setti ngs for the blower motor (fan) as well as heated seats (if equipped) should not be left on HIGH . It is recommended to le ave the settings on LOW or MEDIUM ins tead[...]

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    P. 10 User Guide To leave the vehicle i n Idle Mode if your vehic le has an automatic tr ansmission : 1. With the engi ne running, make s ure to release the brake pedal a nd press the UNL OCK button (to unlock the doors, if installed) or the START /STOP button on the remot e control until the pa rking lights co me on or you hea r a series of clicks[...]

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    User Guide P. 11 4. Remove the key ; the engine will co ntinue running. 5. Exit the vehic le and close all doors, hood and tr unk. 6. Press and hol d either: a. LOCK to lock the doors and shut down th e engine after 60 sec.; b. UNLOCK to unlock the doors and shut down the engine a fter 60 sec.; c. START/STOP to shut down the engine immedi ately, wi[...]

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    P. 12 User Guide The LED will turn on solid. Getting out of valet mode • Hold the UNLOCK and START/STOP buttons simultaneousl y for 3 seconds. The par king lights will flash 2 ti mes. The LED will turn off. Note : Once the remote valet is acti vated, the remote starte r and alarm functions will be di sabled. Home Valet Mode If configured at ins t[...]

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    User Guide P. 13 minutes (or 8 or 2 0 minutes with dies el engines). Cold weath er mode automatical ly ends after 24 hours (or 12 starts). To enter Cold Weather Mode: • Press the SHIFT button and th en the START/STOP for 3 seconds . There will be two ( 2) beeps and the parking lights will f lash three (3) ti mes. Note: You can enter Cold Weather [...]

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    P. 14 User Guide Priority Door Access If the remote door locks o ption is in stalled on your veh icle, this safe ty feature allows yo u to unlock solely the driver’s door with a single press of the UNLOCK button on t he transmitter; upon a second press of the UNLOCK button, all the ot her doors will unloc k. Note: Most vehicl es require the us e [...]

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    User Guide P. 15 Home Valet If this feature is enab led, the user has the option of setting the vehic le to a no-remote-start mod e. The alarm func tions will still be active. Turbo Mode When left in turbo mode, the remot e starter will keep the engine runn ing for 60 secon ds before shutting it down. T his is to allow a tur bocharger to idle down [...]

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    P. 16 User Guide Siren or Horn Chirps ( ON by defaul t.) The siren will chirp to confirm basi c operations on the syst em: • By default, upon locking t he doors the siren will give one chirp if all doors, hood or trunk are closed. • If a zone is open as the system is armed , the siren will give three chirps . • When the doors ar e being unloc[...]

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    User Guide P. 17 Intrusion Codes through the LED Light If there has been an i ntrusion in the vehicle while it wa s locked and armed, the LED will prov ide an intrusion code matching the type of the int rusion that took plac e. Disarm the alarm ( UNLOCK ) to identify the intrusion. The LED intrusion codes are flashed in continuous loo ps: 2 x = Doo[...]

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    P. 18 User Guide Diagnostics – Parking Light Flash Table Flashes Description 1 • Doors locked, alarm and starter kill armed • Run time has expired • TRUNK button pressed • Start signal received by the module • Cold weather mode cancelled 2 • Remote start attempt cancelled by remote • Doors unlocked, starter kill disarmed • Exiting[...]

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    User Guide P. 19 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 long as the original cons umer purchaser cont[...]