Greetings, I’m new on the forum and definitely an amateur when it comes to remote starter systems. I spent a good bit of time doing research on this and other sites before attempting an install on my daughter’s car. I’d originally planned to do a pictorial write up if the install proved successful... and I didn’t let the magic smoke out of the car’s electrical system.
Everything was going swimmingly (normally the first sign of impending doom) until I ran into a problem I can’t seem to figure out, I’m hoping some brilliant mind can make sense of it.
Details follow;
2010 Mazda 3 4D sedan, manual transmission, non smart-key.
Code Alarm CA5554
FlashLogic FLCAN; FLC-AL(TB)-FM2 firmware; type 2 install.
I got everything in and thought I had it all figured out. I set up the bypass using the keys, learned the tach and set the starter to manual transmission mode.
The door locks work, the trunk release works and the car will start in the manual transmission remote start ready mode. Everything seems like it works perfect, I send the car back to my daughter and congratulate myself on a job well done (never a good idea).
The next day she calls me up and tells me it didn’t start that morning. I get the car back and go through the remote start ritual.
When I exit the vehicle and lock the doors the vehicle shuts off as it should. However now I notice the remote is showing the icon for the "vehicle running" (vehicle is not running) and has commenced its 15 minute countdown.
After the 15 minute countdown ends the remote shows the doors "unlock" and the car will not remote start. The parking lights also flash four times (manual trans mode, according to manual).
If you send the "start" command before the countdown ends then shut it off remotely the remote will show "locked" and the car will start the next time you send the "start" command (beyond the 15 minutes).
Short of sacrificing a chicken to the Remote Starter Gods I’m at a loss on what to do next. Thanks in advance.
Here are some of my notes on the wiring: (sorry about the sloppy formatting, I tried converting it from excel)
CA 5554 Wire color/ pin Vehicle Wire Color Location *Notes
11 Pin Main Wiring Harness
Parking brake input (-) Gray/Red, 1 Purple BCM, Blue 24 pin
*Pin 9Door input (+) Purple, 2 Not used
Door input (-) Green, 3 Green BCM, White 16 pin
*Pin 15, Dome Supervision WireIlluminated Entry Output (-) BLACK/ White, 4 Not used
Horn Output (-) BROWN / Black, 5 Blue BCM, Blue 24 pin
*Pin 11Trunk Release Output(-) RED / White, 6 Green BCM, White 16 pin
*Pin 4, See Diagram belowStart Status/Active output (-) Blue/Black, 7 Not used
Tach Input PURPLE / White, 8 Pink PCM,Fuel Inj
*Under Hood, Pin 59Hood Pin Input (-) Gray, 9 To hood pin
Brake Input (+) BROWN / Red, 10 Dk Green Brake Pedal
Aux 1 Output (-) Violet/Black, 11 Not used
3 Pin Parking Light Harness Ground BLACK/ White, 1 Chassis Ground
Parking Light Input WHITE/ Red, 2 Chassis Ground
Parking Light Output White, 3 Grey BCM, Blue 24 pin
*Pin 23
6 Pin Start Harness
Starter Output-Motor Side Purple, 1 Lt Green 8 Pin Ign. Switch
Battery 12V (+) Red, 2 Yellow 8 Pin Ign. Switch
Accessory 1 (+) Orange, 3 White 8 Pin Ign. Switch
Ignition 2 (+) Pink/White, 4 Not used
Battery 12V (+) RED / White, 5 Yellow 8 Pin Ign. Switch
Ignition 1 (+) Pink Blue 8 Pin Ign. Switch
4 Pin Alternate Harness Pulse During Crank (-) BLACK / YELLOW, 1 Purple Clutch Pedal
*50V 1A Diode, stripe toward CA5554Pulse After Shutdown (-) GREEN / WHITE, 2 Not used
Factory Arm/ Pulse After Start (-) Lt Blue, 3 Not used
Factory Disarm/ Pulse Before Start (-) Lt Gn/Bk, 4 Not used
2 Pin Door Lock Harness Unlock (-) Blue Lt Green BCM, Blue 24 pin
*Pin 14Lock (-) Green Lt Green BCM, Blue 24 pin
*Pin 14, 1K Ohm Resistor inline FLCAN Bypass Wiring (only connections used are listed) 3 Pin Harness, Pin 1 WHITE/ Black Dk Blue Conn. D at PATS
*Ign Cyl Side, Pin 1 (RX)3 Pin Harness, Pin 2 WHITE/ Red Dk Blue Conn. D at PATS
*Veh Side, Pin 1 (RX)7 Pin Harness, Pin 3 ORANGE / Black Dk Blue Conn. D at PATS
*Veh Side, Pin 1 (RX)7 Pin Harness, Pin 7 Pink Blue 8 Pin Ign. Switch
6 Pin Harness, Pin 5 Gray/Red Lt Blue Conn. D at PATS
*Pin 2 (TX)
D2D Cable between CA5554 and FLCAN was also used.
Trunk Release Wiring Diagram (SPST Relay)
12V(+) signal to trunk release solenoid, Green wire, Pin 4, White 16 Pin BCM Plug ->87Fused 12V(+) 5A power source ->86 + 30
(-) Signal from CA5554 RED / White wire on 11 Pin Main Plug ->85