Valet 561t into 1997 Grand Prix GTP

If I use the diesel start delay, does that mean that the car will start 15-30 seconds after I press the button or will the alarm go off for 15-30 seconds before it turns off?  I would really rather not disable my alarm completely, I know it's a possibility but it's one thing I didn't want to do.

I don't know what it will do that's why i said to try it out.Steve G

I have decided to throw in the towel.  What I figured I can do is just press the unlock button 3 times, then after it starts, I will press my lock button once and the doors all lock.  Ohh well, just one more button to press every time. No big deal I guess.  I am just fed up with driving around with wires sticking everywhere, dash torn apart, and just tired of messing with it.  I went back to the one DEI installer and asked him if he had come up with any more ideas, he just said "it won't work" So, I really have no other choice but to disable the alarm completely and I won't do that.  But I do appreciate all the help you have given me iskidoo, I really do-you had ideas that I would have never known to try.  But unfortunately it wasn't meant to be.  Thanks again.

Well that's seems like a good way to do it. Or if you'd rather not have to lock after you start it, maybe you can try this. You said before your manual is different so I'm not certain whether your unit has this feature or not. Look and see if it has H2/5 BLUE/WHITE (-) 200 mA 2ND STATUS/REAR DEFOGGER OUTPUT and that it does this...wire can also be used to activate the defogger trigger (latched/pulsed) 10-seconds after the remote start engages. (See the Feature Descriptions section in this guide for details about programming this output.) I'm assuming that your saying that you are able to press lock once remote started without the alarm arming. If it does try hooking that output to your negative lock circuit. Set it for latched after 10 seconds. In theory, your 3 unlock presses will disarm the alarm then start and 10 seconds later it will re-lock when the REAR DEFOGGER OUTPUT enables. The only thing that concerns me is whether the locks will still be trying to trigger if the negative (latched) output is continuos through out the run cycle. So before doing any of it test the lock circuit with nothing running so you can hear. Apply the negative to it and leave it. Does the lock actuator sound like it quickly engages and then disengages the locks or does it sound like they are stuck on? The safest bet would be to use a relay with a cap and resistor to make a Constant to Momentary Output. This would take the defogger constant (latched) output and turn it into one quick pulse which is all we would need. https://www.the12volt.com/relays/page5.asp#ctm Steve G

OK-I'll try that when I get home from work today. Thanks-sounds like it might work!