DesignTech AutoCommand 20022 User manual

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“Add-On”
Remote Control Car Starter
Model 20022
Installation Manual
For use on automatic vehicles only.
For gasoline or diesel vehicles.
AutoCommand®
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Congratulations on your purchase of the AutoCommand® Remote Car Starter. The
AutoCommand® Remote Car Starter system allows you to start the car by remote
control from the comfort of your home or office in order to cool it down in the
summer or heat it up in the winter.
This model 20022 is an “add-on” unit and must be used in conjunction with
another remote control unit such as a remote car alarm or keyless entry
system.
AutoCommand® is for automatic transmission cars only. It is an extremely so-
phisticated system with multiple built-in safety and security features.
The AutoCommand® Remote Car Starter:
•Will start your car by remote control, and run the heater, defroster, or air
conditioner to warm up or cool down the car.
•Is designed to start the car if it is in park, and only if the hood is closed.
•Can monitor the engine’s speed using a special tachometer monitoring cir-
cuit.
•Will attempt to start the car for up to six seconds, but no longer (to avoid
damage to the starter motor). Should the car not start, or if it stalls after
starting, the AutoCommand® will make 2 further attempts to start it.
•Will not let the car be driven without the key in the ignition.
•Shuts itself off automatically after 10 or 15 minutes (user selectable) if you
forget to come out to your car.
•Will shut off if the brake pedal is pushed, the hood is opened, or the trans-
mission is shifted out of park - unless the key is in the ignition and in the
“run” position.
•Allows you to remove the key while leaving the car running with the doors
locked for up to 10 or 15 minutes utilizing the QUICK STOPTM option.
•Starts the car automatically should the temperature drop below 0°F (-18’C),
or if the battery voltage drops below 11 volts with the VACATIONTM op-
tion.
•Is quality engineered, microprocessor controlled, and made in the USA to
provide many years of reliable use.
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!! WARNING !!
Do not connect this AutoCommand® to a manual transmission vehicle.
Doing so could cause serious property damage, personal injury, and will
void all warranties.
Tools required to install the AutoCommand® unit:
Wire cutters/strippers Soldering iron
Pliers Screwdrivers
Test meter Drill and 1/2” bit
We highly recommend that all connections be soldered for reliability.
Parts list
AutoCommand® module
Baggie of Parts
Control harness (10 position)
6 Power & Ignition wires
Parts kit in plastic baggy:
30 A Fuse 3 Tab connectors
On/Off control switch Warning Label
Window decal Ring terminal
Hood pin switch set 2 cable ties (not pictured)
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ImportantNote:
Make sure that all drivers who will be operating the AutoCommand® are fully
aware of the safety precautions installed and their limitations. Stress the impor-
tance of switching the On/Off control switch to the “OFF” position (down)
every time the car is serviced. Show the user how the control switch must be
turned off and on again after pulling out the key before leaving the car. Give the
user a copy of the tan colored page - USER TIPS AND NOTES so that they can
familiarize themselves with the product.
USERINFORMATION:
The brown USER TIPS & NOTES sheet gives you further detail regarding
daily use of this product. Any modifications not expressly approved by Design-
Tech will void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
OTHER ACCESSORIES
The following installation accessories are available through your dealer or Design-
Tech. All prices are in US dollars. Shipping and handling costs are included.
#20041 VATS kit $14.95
(to work with the GM PASS key system)
#20043 Bosch 30 amp relays $9.95
#20049 Wire harness for above relay $9.95
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AutoCommandModel20022
Color Function Type Required
Red/Black Control Switch Yes
Red/White Remote - Input Yes
Green Tach Input No
Violet Hood - Input Yes
Orange Brake + Input Yes
Color Function Type Required
Pink Power(+12V) Input Yes
White Accessory/Lights Relay output Yes
Yellow Starter Relay output Yes
Blue Ignition 1 Relay output Yes
Green Ignition 2 Relay output Maybe
Black Ground Input Yes
Left White Button Right Red Button
LED
Color Function Type Required
Yellow/Green Alarm Control (+) 400 mA No
Green/White SensorIN Relay No
Brown AccessoryPulse (-) 400 mA No
Brown/White AlarmDisable (-) 400mA No
Gray/Black SensorOUT Relay No
Plug-in Control Switch
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1. Remove the top and bottomhalves ofthe steeringcolumn shroud.
2. Locate the small three wireharness (withWhite, Blackand Yellowwires) runningdown fromthe
ignitionkey cylinderon thetop righthand side of the steeringcolumn intothe instrumentpanel.
3. Cut the Yellow wire in half and bare back the Black wire.
4. With the ignition key in and turned to the “ON” or “RUN” position, measure the resistance be-
tween the key side of the Yellowwire and the Black wire. Make several measurements to verify
thatyou have aconsistent resistance. Youalso need tochange your testleads around. You will find
thatyou gettwo differentreadings. So farwe have foundthat thehigher ofthe two readings is the
correctresistance.
5. When you havecorrectly identifiedthe correctresistance obtain aresistance ofthe samevalue.
6. Locate the Black “Bulb Test” wire on the left side of the steering column in cavity “D” or “E” of
the Black 5-way connector, just above the main ignition switch connector.
7. Wire the relay as shown in the following Diagram.
4)NewGMPASSLOCK® IIAnti-TheftSystemfor 1998model
vehicles. In 1997 the Malibu/Cutlass and then in 1998 all truck platforms (Full size
Pickup, Suburban, S-10/Sonoma, Blazer/Jimmy, Tahoe/Yukon and Astro/Safari) came out
with this new Passlock II system.
Use the diagram above and the list below to interface to this new type system. Note that the
Yellow wire for the Passlock is a similar gauge wire to the Starter wire. Don’t confuse these.
You must acquire a resistor value within 5% of the value of the resistor in the key. Addition-
ally, there is No BULB TEST wire on this system, so pin 87 is not used.
Substitute as follows:
Wire color above Trucks Malibu / Clutlass
‘Black or Yellow’ Yellow Yellow
‘Black’ Orange/Black Black
‘Black/White or White’ Red/White Red/White

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!! WARNING !!
On cars with airbags, you may notice bright yellow tubes or harnesses under-
neath the steering column area. DO NOT tamper with these wires in any way,
so as to prevent personal injury and/or damage to the air bag system.
Battery gases are explosive. Do not smoke while working near the car’s bat-
tery.
!!CAUTION!!
When working the wires through the car’s firewall, be sure to protect them
from sharp metal edges and from hot surfaces on the engine.
Note: Some installers connect a battery charger to the vehicle’s battery dur-
ing installation. This is fine, but it must be removed before running the ve-
hicle under AutoCommand® control.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Before You Start
Take the time to read through the whole installation manual.
Wire Harnesses: Before installation, always check that your wire
harness matches the list/drawing on page 4 of the manual.
IMPORTANT: After having read the entire manual, start the
installation by putting the yellow WARNING STICKER in the engine com-
partment. Choose a surface that is clean and readily visible when the hood is
open.
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Most of the 1990-1995 Cadillacs have a slight variation on the wiring for the VATS
system. On these cars, there is an ORANGE wire (actually a vinyl sleeve) that contains
smaller wires. This is located underneath the steering column next to the YELLOW
sleevethatis labeled “Air bagwiring”-- do not cutthis Yellow sleeve. Slit theORANGE
sleeve open to expose two pairs of wires which are either both white, OR both yellow,
OR both black.
Note: When installing a GM vehicle with a VATS bypass system, the GREEN
IGN 2 wire must only go to the VATS relay. If you need IGN2 in the car,
simply supply power to the IGN2 wire of the vehicle by jumping power from
the BLUE IGN1 wire. (Thus BLUE will be powering up 2 wires behind the
key -- and in some cases 3 wires).
2) Diesel Vehicles: You must hook the RED/BLACK wire up to the diesel
glow-plug light wire or to the positive side of the vlow plugs itself as described in
STEP 18.
The following chart outlines the options that need to be set for diesel vehicles. (Use
the Chrysler settings for all other diesel vehicles.)
Option 3 4 5 6
Ext. Crank Super Crank IgnoreMeter Diesel
Chrysler X X
Ford X X X
Chevrolet X X X X
3) General Motors Passlock™ Security System Bypass
New GM PASSLOCK®Anti-Theft System for 1995 through 1997 models
Beginning in 1995 and 1996 GM introduced a new version of their old VATS
security system. This new PASSLOCK®system will only be found in the 1995
Chevrolet Z24 Cavalier, Pontiac Sunfire GT only, 1996+ Pontiac Grand Am,
Oldsmobile Achieva, and the Buick Skylark, Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac
Sunfire. You can determine if the vehicle is equipped with this system by
checking for a “Security” or “Theft” light on the dash panel. Basically, what
they have done is taken the resistor that was part of the key on the original
VATS and moved it to inside the lock cylinder of the steering column. They
have also set additional parameters to make this even more complicated. To
bypass this system, use the following diagram and instructions. Follow these
instructions very carefully and remember that the resistance must be within 5%
of the correct measured value.
Note that for these vehicles with PASSLOCK, the AutoCommand’s Green Igni-
tion 2 wire goes to the vehicle’s White Ignition wire. The AutoCommand’s
White Accessory wire goes to the Vehicle’s Orange Ignition wire.

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POWER & IGNITION WIRES
The AutoCommand® module will be installed under the dash once all wiring
has been completed. Do not mount the module at this time! You will need
to check the diagnostic light (LED) as the installation progresses. Locate
(or drill) a hole in the firewall to run the VIOLET (hood) and the GREEN
(tach) wires of the Control Harness and the PINK wire of the Power Harness
through into the engine compartment. The remaining short wires stay in the
passenger area. Leave about a foot of the wire harness under the dash for ease
of working and visual access to the diagnostic lights.
Note: Always connect the Black and Pink wires before connecting
any of the other wires.)
2. Black Wire (14 AWG) Ground
Connect this BLACK wire to a very good, clean chassis ground in the driver’s
kick panel area. Use the small red ring terminal if needed. The metal bracing
around or beneath the dash board is not adequate.
3. Pink Wire (12 AWG) Power (+12V)
PlugthiswireontothespadeterminalmarkedPower. Runtheotherend
ofthiswirethroughthefirewallofyourvehicleandtothepositivesideof
thevehicle’sbatteryterminal.Connect theringterminalofthefuse
holderprovidedtothevehicle’spositivebatterypost. Jointheremaining
endsofthepowerwiretogetherbysolderingthem. Alternatively,you
maywishtouseaYellowbuttterminal,butwerecommendsoldering.
IgnitionKeyDiagramforSteps 4-7
Thevehicle’swires are found comingoff ofthe key switch.
Lock/Off RUN
ACC START
ACC
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C. You can choose the next option by pushing the left button again to
index to the next option. When you get to the next option you
want to change, simply repeat Step B above. After six seconds,
the AutoCommand® automatically exits the programming mode
(Three LED flashes).
D. Turn the Control Switch back ON and confirm that the LED flashes
once as the switch is turned ON.
SPECIALCASES
1)VATS system(forGMcarswith special PASS key).
If you have a GM vehicle with a factory anti-theft system (a resistor in the key),
you need to follow these directions:
Measure the resistance of the key. It should be between 392 ohms and 11,800
ohms. To do this, put the ohm meter probes on each side of the key pellet.
This value should be close to one of the following (all values in ohms): 392,
523, 681, 887, 1.13K, 1.47K, 1.87K, 3.01K, 3.74K, 4.75K, 6.04K, 7.5K, 9.53K,
11.8K. Purchase a resistor with a value within 5% of this measured value and a
30ampBOSCH type relay.
Locate the pair of VATS wires (sometimes White/Black striped and Purple/
Black striped) running behind the dash from the passenger side to the driver’s
side behind the key switch. Connect our Ignition 2 (GREEN) wire to pin 86
andground to pin 85 on therelay. NOTE: Youwillhaveto use IGN 1to power
upalloftheIgnitionwiresbehindthekey--sinceIGN2needstobeusedhere
for the VATS relay. Cut ONE of the VATS wires and connect the key-switch
sideto NC pin 87A, and theother side (EngineSide) tocommon pin 30. Connect
the other VATS wire to NO pin 87 with the selected resistor soldered in line as
shown here:

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4 Blue Wire (14 AWG) Ignition1
Connect the LIGHT BLUE wire to the ignition 1 wire of your vehicle. This
wire will measure +12V on the test meter in the “run” and “start” position,
and is off (ground) in the “lock/off” and “accessory” positions).
5. Green (14 AWG) Ignition 2
Connect the GREEN wire to the second IGN2 wire of your vehicle. This is a
wire that is hot in the “run” and sometimes “start”.
6. White Wire (14 AWG) Accessory / Lights
Connect the WHITE wire to the accessory wire which is +12V in the “run”
and “accessory” position, but off (ground) in the “start” and “off” positions.
This wire will power the heater / air conditioner (in some cars).
This WHITE wire can also be used as the headlights wire if you do not need
it for the Accessory position -- or if you power the heater / air conditioner with
the GREEN IGN2 wire. Simply connect this WHITE wire to the low beam
connection of the headlights or to the parking lights. Do not use this wire for
to power both Accessory AND Headlights together unless you use 2 external
relays powered by this WHITE wire -- one for the headlights and the other for
the Accessories.
7. Yellow (14 AWG) Starter
Connect the YELLOW wire to the starter wire. This wire is hot in the “start”
position only.
Note: Nissan vehicles have two starter wires. Connect both starter wires to
the YELLOW wire.
8. Control Switch Plug-inSwitch
Plug the Control Switch into the AutoCommand on the side next to the push
buttons and led light. Mount the switch using a 1/2” drill bit.
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#1 sets the starting method. The factory setting uses “No-Tach” start-
ing. If you wish to use the tach to start, follow the instructions in 12A.
#2 is for the choice of run times.
#3 will add 50% more crank time to “No-Tach” starting.
#4 adds 100% more crank time. This is necessary on many deisel
and hard to start vehicles. Options #3 and #4 can be added together
for even more cranking time.
#5 is used in the “No-Tach” starting method for some diesel vehicles.
#6 option must be activated when installing on a diesel vehicle.
#7 cancels the Enable mode safety feature. The Enable mode requires
that the driver toggle the ON/OFF control switch “OFF” then “ON”
in order to “enable” the vehicle for AutoCommand® control. This
feature guards against undesired starting of the vehicle by remote
control.
#8 Normal Trigger will start and stop the AutoCommand with a single
quick ground pulse to the Remote Input wire of Step 13. Double
Pulse Trigger mode will not activate the AutoCommand until it has
seen two pulses within 3 seconds time. Thus if you hook the Remote
Input wire up to the Door Lock wire of your keyless entry module --
you can lock the doors with just one push of the transmitter’s Lock
button. If you push transmitter’s Lock button again within 3 seconds
-- you will lock AND start the vehicle.
SETTING PROGRAM OPTIONS:
If you want the factory setting, DO NOTHING and skip this section. If you
want to change to one of the options, TURN THE ON/OFF
CONTROL SWITCH TO THE “OFF” POSITION. Wait for the red LED to
stop flashing, then continue with the following procedures:
A. Push the white button to the left of the red LED. Each time you
push the white button the red LED will flash 1 to 8 times signifying
at which option you are (press it once, the LED flashes once. Press
it again and it will flash two times. Press it again and it will flash
three times, etc., to show what option you are at).
B. When you are at the option level you desire, push the red button
for a second and the red LED will flash once for Option setting and
Twice for Factory setting.

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Control Harness (All wires are the smaller 18 AWG size)
9. Violet Wire Hood Pin Switch Control Harness
The hood pin switch MUST be installed with the AutoCommand®. It
prevents operation of the AutoCommand® when the hood is open. Connect
the VIOLETwire to thehood pinswitch
using the red connector.
Note: If you already have a hood
pin switch which is being
used by a car alarm sys-
tem, you may share the
wiring -- but be sure
to diode isolate each
wire going to the
hood pin switch
with the bands
of diodes
pointing to-
wards the
pin switch
as fol-
lows:
10. Orange Wire Brake Shut-off Control Harness
The ORANGE 18 gauge wire will disable the AutoCommand® when the brake
pedal is pressed down. This is an added anti-theft safety feature. This connec-
tion is usually made under or behind the brake pedal linkage at the switch.
Connect the ORANGE to the wire that receives +12 volt only when the brake
pedal is pressed down. Any +12 volt input on this wire will shut off the Auto-
Command®. In some cars, the ignition must be on to see the power at the brake
wire. Thiswiremustbehookedup. This is a criticalsafetyfeature. Thishook-
up is also required for other options discussed later.
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20. TroubleShooting with the Self Diagnostics
The AutoCommand® contains a built in diagnostic routine that will indicate
why the unit turned off the car the last time that the unit was used. To activate
the diagnostic mode, simply turn the On/Off control switch to the “OFF”
position. In a few seconds, the red LED on the module will flash 1 to 6 times
to identify the problem. See the chart below for an explanation of the flashes:
1flash 10/15 minute time out -- unit should be fine.
2flashes Brake or Hood activated
3flashes No Tach or Stalled. Check tach learning. Or confirm that the
alternator is being powered up by one of the ignition wires.
4flashes Received another remote input signal.
5flashes Transmission was shifted into gear.
6flashes Low battery voltage, or may be missing an ignition wire
which powers up the alternator
8flashes Over-current. A transistor output is being over driven.
12 flashes The control switch was turned off.
In order to get an accurate diagnostic, allow the unit to go through its complete
starting cycle(s). The unit may only try to start once or it may try 3 times. In
order to get an accurate reading, please wait 45 seconds after its last attempt to
start.
21. Special Programming Options
The AutoCommand®unit has 8 special options and features. You will not
need to use these special options in most situations. The factory settings will
operatemost vehicles. Youmustturnthe On/Offcontrolswitch tothe “OFF”
position to program any features. Note that when turning off this control
switch, the red LED will flash a few times, giving the diagnostic code described
in Section 20. Wait a few seconds for it to finish before programming your new
Options.
#Factory Setting (2 flashes) Option (1 flash)
1 “No-Tach” Tach Mode
2 10min.runtime 15min.runtime
3 NormalCrank ExtendedCrank
4 NormalCrank Super Crank
5 Normal Voltage Metering Ignore Voltage Metering
6 Gasoline vehicles Diesel vehicles
7 “Enable” feature No “Enable”
8 NormalTrigger Double Pulse Trigger

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11. Initializing the AutoCommand®
BEFORE THE CAR WILL START FOR THE FIRST TIME, YOU MUST INITIALIZE THE
AUTOCOMMAND
A. The AutoCommand® requires the installer to press and hold the
brake pedal and open Hood.
B. While depressing the brake (with the engine off) turn the igni-
tion key to the “RUN” (not “start”) position.
C. Put the car in gear from the “PARK” position.
D. Put the car back in “PARK” and release the brake.
Confirm initialization by turning the ON/OFF control switch “OFF” and then
“ON”. The red LED on the AutoCommand® module will flash once immedi-
ately as the switch is flipped from the “OFF” to the “ON” position.
IF THE UNIT DOES NOT INITIALIZE AT THIS TIME, REPEAT STEPS
A THROUGH D ABOVE.
12. Green Wire Tach Input Control Harness
The AutoCommand® has two ways of monitoring the car during the starting
process. Both ways will ensure a clean, accurate start. Read about both meth-
odsbefore deciding which one to use. Normallyyou should trythe “NoTachTM”
method first.
“No TachTM” Starting
This starting method does not require the connection of the GREEN tach
wire. This method will start the car by reading the car’s voltage before at-
tempting to start, and then looking for a voltage increase when the alternator
kicks in. This feature automatically takes into account voltage, temperature,
and the time since the vehicle was last run. The “No-TachTM” starting is
preset at the factory and you can skip step 12A if you would like to use it.
Note that if the vehicle is hard to start, set option #3 (page 14) for “extended
crank.”
Tachometer sensing
If the vehicle is generally hard starting (requiring a cranking time of more
than 1 second) you will get more accurate starting with the tachometer sens-
ing starting method. This method starts the car by reading the engine speed
(tach) information from a wire under the hood. If you choose tachometer sens-
ing, connect the GREEN (18 awg) wire to the car’s tach wire under the hood.
After you have connected the GREEN wire, you need to teach the AutoCom-
mand® the vehicle’s tach rate. Proceed to step 12A.
Note:You must have already initialized the vehicle.
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16. Brown Wire Acc. Pulse Control Harness
The optional BROWN wire is the Accessory Pulse output which gives out a 1 second
transistor ground output just as the Accessory wire comes on. This is important in
some vehicles to control the defroster or to control the GM R.A.P. system. Again, this
is a 400 mA transistor ground output which MUST drive a relay (not included).
17. Brown/White Alarm Disable Control Harness
The optional BROWN/WHITEwire will put outa 1secondnegative pulse just
before starting the vehicle. This wire can be used to turn off the factory alarm
system in vehicles that have them.
Note: On most vehicles, this wire can be connected directly to the
factory alarm/disarm wire which is usually located in the driver's
kickpanel.
18. Red/Black Diesel Input Control Harness
The optional RED/BLACKwire will sense the turning on and off of the Diesel
Glow-Plug light to determine when to crank the vehicle. Hook this wire to the
switched wire of the diesel glow-plug light or to the glow-plug wire itself.
Required Final Steps
19. Trying the Unit Out
WARNING: Be preparedtoapply the brakeduringthis testing. Close the
hood,fullyapplytheemergencybrake,andplacethevehiclein Park.
A. Once all the wiring is checked and is correct, put the car in
park, then press the button on the transmitter of the host alarm
or keyless entry system which controls the AutoCommand.
B. The car should start and continue to run for ten minutes.
Please make sure that the engine shuts down if the car is taken
out of park, the hood is opened or the brake is pressed.

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12A. Tach Rate Learning
Note: Only use if the tachometer sensing method is chosen.
A. Connect the GREEN wire to the car’s tach wire under the hood.
B. Turn the On/Off control switch to the “OFF” position. Wait 5 seconds
for the flashing of the red LED to stop.
C. Push the white button to the left of the red LED once and you will see the
red LED flash. Now push the red button on the right side for a second
until you see the red LED flash again. You are now in TACH mode. (If
the LED flashed twice -- simply push the right button again until you get
only one flash).
D. Wait 5 seconds for the red LED to flash 3 times.
E. Turn the On/Off control switch back to the “ON” position
F. Start the car and let it get to a normal idle. Do not press on the gas
pedal.
G. Push the red button to the right of the red LED.
H. Watch the red LED. It will turn on (solidly) after 3 or 4 seconds,
indicating that the idle rate has been learned.
I. Turn the key to the “Lock/Off” position.
Note: Once this step is complete, the red LED should remain lit only when the engine
is running (at up to twice the learned idle rate--above this rate the LED light
should shut off). THIS IS CRITICAL. Confirm this by running the engine
(with the key in the ignition) and pressing the gas pedal to raise the idle rate to
twice the normal rate. The red LED should turn off. If it does not turn off,
repeat the tach rate learning step and check the GREEN wire connection and
location.
13. Red/White Wire RemoteInput ControlHarness
The RED/WHITE wire is used to trigger the AutoCommand® to start. Giving this
wire a negative pulse will cause the AutoCommand® to start. Giving it another nega-
tive pulse will cause it to stop.
Hook this wire up to the output wire of your remote car alarm or keyless entry system.
Or, hook it to the lock or unlock wire of your vehicle and set Option 8 as described in
Section 21.
This input wire can also be triggered by our optional Smart Car Pager accessory which
can be controlled from any telephone anywhere in the world. This option requires the
pager module, an activation fee of $25 and a monthly service fee of $3.00/mo.
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OPTIONAL STEPS
Many of the optional steps require a relay to be hooked up. The most common relay
used for this type of application is the Bosch type automotive relay P/N 0332
209150. Use the diagrams below for a typical hookup. If you use another type of
relay, then you need to know that pins 85 and 86 in this diagram represent the coils
of the relay. Pin 30 is the common and pin 87 is the normally open contact. If your
relay has a pin 87A, then it is not used for these applications. The diagrams below are
typically used for applications such as headlamp or parking lamp connections.
14.Yellow/Green Alarm Control Control Harn
The YELLOW/GREEN wire is specifically designed to control the Ignition Input
of the remote control alarm system which is triggering the AutoCommand. Con-
nect this YELLOW/GREEN wire directly to the Ignition Input of the alarm. This
YELLOW/GREEN wire will go to +12 volts anytime it sees +12 volts on the
AutoCommand’s BLUE IGN 1 wire from the key. Thus this output follows the IGN
1 status. The only exception is that when the AutoCommand is powering up the
vehicle this wire will not activate. Thus the alarm remains operational during
AutoCommand control -- but not otherwise when the key alone is controlling the
igntion. This is a 300 mA transistor positive output.
15. GREEN/WHITE Sensor Loop IN Control Harn
GRAY/BLACK Sensor Loop OUT Control Harn
This GREEN/WHITE wire is the input to a normally closed relay. When the Auto-
Command is running -- this relay opens. Thus if you have an external sensor such as
a shock sensor -- you can pass this sensor’s output through the AutoCommand.
When the AutoCommand is running -- this sensor is opened -- or bypassed.
Cut the sensor output wire in half. Connect one side to this GREEN/WHITE wire
and the other side of the cut sensor wire to the GRAY/BLACK wire.