Hey guys i just want to say that this is a great site and i refer to it a good amount of the time. I am not new at electronics, although this is my first remote starter install.
I installed an Avital 4103 Remote Start on a 1997 Mercury Sable
SO here is the problem i am having. After i finished the install everything worked great. The door lock and unlock works. Remote starter, brake kill switch...everything was great.
The next day my girlfriend was driving the car and she said that whenever she applied the brake that the radio and windshield wipers and speedo would stop working. But it would turn back on if you press the remote start button the remote.
So what my question is, is there a wire that senses that the car is on and shuts off the "brain" of the Avital system? I cannot seem to figure this out at all. I will include the wiring that i have completed to help you guys.
Main Harness(h1) 9 Pin Connector
h1/1 (-) Factory Disarm Output-----Lt. GREEN/ Black connected to
pink/white in drivers kick panel
h1/2 (-) Factory Rearm Output------GREEN / WHITE connected to
GREEN/ orange on headlight switch
h1/3 (+) Ignition Out to Alarm --------------NOT CONNECTED
h1/4 (-) Activation Input-----WHITE/ Blue------NOT CONNECTED
h1/5 (-) Ground When Locked-----Orange------NOT CONNECTED
h1/6 (-) Horn Output-------Brown connected to
PURPLE / orange dots on right of steering column
h1/7 (-) Trunk Release------RED / White-----NOT CONNECTED
h1/8 GROUND-----Black connected to chassis
h1/9 (+/-) Light Flash--------White connected to
Brown on headlight switch
Remote Start Harness (h3) 5 Pin Connector
h3/1 (-) Neutral Safety Switch-----BLACK/ White connected to
chassis ground
h3/2 Tachometer Input-----Violet/White connected to
yellow/white wire on coil pack by engine
h3/3 (+) Brake Shutdown------Brown connected to
RED / Lt. Green on brake switch
h3/4 (-) Hood Pin Switch Shutdown----Gray-----NOT CONNECTED
h3/5 (-) 2nd Status/Rear Defogger Output----Blue/White---NOT CONNECTED
Heavy Gauge Relay 6 pin Connector
1) Output to Primary Ignition Circuit---Pink connected to
RED / Lt. Green in ignition harness
2) Output to Starter Circuit-----Purple connected to
RED / Lt.Blue in ignition harness
3) Output to Accessory Circuit-----Orange connected to
RED / Black in ignition harness
4) (+) High Current 12v Input---------Red connected to
Lt.GREEN/ Purple in ignition harness
5) Output to Second Ignition/Accessory Circuit-----Pink/White connected to BLACK/ Lt.Green
6) (+) High Current 12v Input---------Red connected to
Lt.GREEN/ Purple in ignition harness
Door Lock 3 Pin Connector
1) (-) Unlock Output-----Light Blue connected to
Pink/Green on connector by fusebox
2) NOT CONNECTED
3) (-) Lock Output--------Green connected to
Pink / YELLOW on connector by fusebox
The guide i used was from another website and it said the tach signal wire could be yellow/white. But the wiring information posted on the12volt.com says i should tap into the yellow/black wire. I switched them and that still didnt fix my problem.
Also in the12volt.com wiring info, it says the Acessory should be on the RED / blue wire...if that is correct that is the same wire as the starter?
If you guys could help me out that would be so great.
Thank you very much in advance