rs 4lx

ok i just bought this unit and i just totally realized that it is only for automatics.   now is there anyway i can use this on a manual transmission?   it would really suck if it can work with a manual transmission since i just open the box and took everything out bag. i haven't installed it yet though. i was reading the manual and the DataLearn part threw me off since it had said "put in PARK". i hope this unit will work with a manual transmission since i just bout the k9 Eclipse, Rs-4lx and the IM04 for my 2006 Mustang GT. I can't believe i left out the fact that it's a manual...sigh...

Can't you bag it up and return it?

loneranger wrote: Can't you bag it up and return it?

bought it online .....i'm having a bad feeling that it wont work......

you can use it as long as you purchase a DEI 689m or a VSS (vehicle safety start) unit. This will run you about 40 - 70 dollars depends onw here you buy. But this will preven your car from starting it gear. Check the sales thread, there was one member selling it for 50 dollars which isnt bad at all.

d@mn.......this kit is starting to get more and more expensive......any other way like programing the rs-4lx to run without looking for park? or use an alarm trigger to act as the signal. i know having the unit look for park is a safety feature but i never leave that car in gear anyway.

well it is possible to install an auto unit into a manually tranny BUT i DO NOT RECOMEND you do. You sound like an honest person that doesnt leave the car in gear, but you will get flammed if you ask how to install an auto unit into a MT. You might not leave it in gear, but if you let someone borrow it and they left it in gear or you accidently left it in gear and started the car, it would move and the car could hit something or even worse; someone.

it doesnt matter anyway. ive installed literally hundreds of the RS-4LX units and the programming procedure wont allow it to work on a manual transmission. besides its a piece of junk, thats why i dont use or install them anymore. unfortunatly something else is gonna work better for you. i would really look into seeing if you can return it.

i guess omega didn't make a remote starter for manual cars....

but see i've already bought the K-9 Eclipse and the only option for the remote start is this(rs-4lx).....i found some info that it will still work on the manual trans but the thing that is holding me back to install is the whole datalearning thing. i'm hopping that will not cause the remote start module to even try to start.