remote start, 2010 accord?

Car: 2010 Honda Accord EX-L V6 (Gen8) Alarm: Viper 5901 with dball Currently my HVAC and Radio turn on automatically when I remote start. the Honda HVAC and Radio assembly is fairly integrated. How can I turn my radio OFF or volume all the way down when I RS but not the climate control? Looking at the vehicle service manual, I see a connection called Audio Remote Switch which is a PNK wire in the main 24-pin audio connector. Does anybody know if there is a controllable radio only signal preferably closer to the steering column?

Don't power the second acc at the ignition . And the radio won't come on

I believe I only have a Accessory1 connection and this powers both the HVAC and Radio

Oh shoot, your right. I have both acc1 and acc2 connected to my RS. So, HVAC is acc1 and radio is acc2?

How about you turn off the radio before you exit the vehicle?

jstruckman wrote: How about you turn off the radio before you exit the vehicle?

I never remember. I'd prefer to use the wonderful technology that is electronics to handle it for my feeble and forgetful mind :)

dont power on second acc and you wont have a problem. if you want to hook up the defrost, you will need to power the second acc.Ted

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Shoot, I was planning to use the defrost. Oh well, I'd rather give up the defrost to achieve the radio staying off.

I'm pretty sure that audio remote switch wire PNK is the remote amplifier/antenna/antenna booster (one or all)and goes to 12v+ when the radio is turned on. The only way to achieve this would be to use your status, A.K.A. GWR wire, branch off via a 1N4004 diode in line to a relay (or use the 2nd. status output if there is one). Then find the radio ACC wire, either at radio loom or exiting a fuse box (fuse marked radio) and cut it:- Status to 85, diode band to 5901. 12v+ constant fused at 3 amps to 86. 87 don't use. 87a from source. 30 to radio. That well give you your defrost etc. and automatically power down the radio when the R/S is activated. And I'm guessing you will loose the RAP function from the R/S.

Yes, you will have to wire in a relay like Howie said. But you have to ask yourself if it is really worth it. Anytime you cut a wire, no matter how good your connection is, you've created a weakpoint in the system. There is not a chance of that relay going out and then you have no radio until you replace it. What is the reasoning for wanting to kill the radio when remote starting? Even I leave the volume up sometimes on my car but it never seems to be enough to cause that much noise outside the car...Kenny

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