P. 20 Installation Guide CT-3200
The entire process should take less than 20 seconds.
2. The car won't start by remote.
• Does the light on the remote light up when you press the button?
• Is the starter in valet mode?
• Does the vehicle have passive antitheft security (PATS, VATS, PASSLOCK,
TRANSPONDER)?
3. The starter motor cranks for 8 seconds but the car won't start.
• Are you on the correct ignition wire ?
• Does the car have more then 1 ignition?
4. The car cranks briefly then quits.
• Have you bypassed the passive security? (PASSLOCK, PASSKEY III, PATS...)
• Have you adjusted tach?
• Is the vehicle's battery weak?
5. The park lights come on for 8 seconds but the starter motor will not crank.
• Does the car have an after market starter kill?
• Have you bypassed the VATS or Passlock II?
• Is the start wire hooked up correctly?
• Has the clutch been bypassed properly (for standard transmissions)?
6. The car starts but starter stays engaged.
• Make sure ignition and crank are not common with the key out (connected at rest). May
have to add relay (i.e. Tercel, Altima)
• Did you make an Auto Tach Adjustment?
• Weak Tach signal?
• Bad ground?
7. The car starts by remote but then the starter re-engages.
• Check ground wire
• Is Tach programmed?
8. The car starts on it's own.
• Is the module in cold weather mode?
• Program remote 4 times. (another remote may be programmed to your module)
• Is external trigger shorting out to ground?
9. I get one long flash when I press the button trying to go into ready mode.
• Check tach circuit.
10. The factory alarm goes off when I start by remote.
• Did you hook the disarm wire?
• Do you have the correct OEM disarm wire?
• Did you program the disarm wire? (CT-3100/3160 only)
11. The ABS and the CHECK ENGINE light come on in the dash.
• Are you missing a second ignition or accessory?
12. The car starts and runs but the heater blower motor doesn't work.
• Incorrect Accessory wire
• Does it have more then one accessory?
13. The car starts, the heater works but not the air conditioning system.
• Missing second accessory (common on some Fords)
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)
