(-) Start Activation input

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Forum Name: Car Security and Convenience
Forum Discription: Car Alarms, Keyless Entries, Remote Starters, Immobilizer Bypasses, Sensors, Door Locks, Window Modules, Heated Mirrors, Heated Seats, etc.
URL: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=1256
Printed Date: July 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM

Topic: (-) Start Activation input

Posted By: dyer
Subject: (-) Start Activation input
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 1:01 PM

How do i know which wire is the (-) Start Activation input? How can i find it?

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Dyer

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Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 1:23 PM

Hey dyer,

I must have missed the beginning of the thread somewhere but what brand and model is your remote starter? An easy way to find the (-) Start Activation input is by quickly sending a negative pulse through a test light on all wires one at a time until you have a reaction.

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Posted By: dyer
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 2:02 PM

i have a crimestopper cs-2011rs. About an hour ago i went to a place where alarms are installed and i asked what this was and they told me it was just a bunch of big words that mean simply...its the ground wire. they told me to hook it up to the (-) battery terminal. Can i hook it up to a chassis gound instead?

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Dyer

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 2:42 PM

Hey dyer,

I think you misunderstood them. The ground is the black wire while the Green (-) Start Activation input is used in conjunction with an alarm system or other keyless system. For example if you connect the trunk release output wire of your alarm to this wire you will be able to remote start using your alarm remote. posted_image

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Posted By: dyer
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 2:48 PM

so where exactly does the Green (-) Start Activation input wire go? My alarm remote has a button for the remote start. I want to use my trunk release for my trunk which also has its own button.

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Dyer

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 2:51 PM

Hey dyer ,

If you have the remotes that came with the cs-2011rs then you don't connect the green wire anywhere. Just tape the end and forget about it like it doesn't exist! posted_image

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Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 2:54 PM

Hey dyer ,

This isn't a forum anymore...it just became a chat room. Our messages are crossing each other! posted_image

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Posted By: dyer
Date Posted: June 11, 2002 at 3:31 PM

thank you. Sorry if i was a bother.

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Dyer

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: June 13, 2002 at 11:06 AM

Hey dyer ,

No bother at all! Let me know how your install worked out. posted_image

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Posted By: dyer
Date Posted: June 13, 2002 at 3:27 PM

My install....... Few problems. First I only get a little bit of time a day, so i'm still in the process. When My alarm goes off it drains the battery in about a minute. Why is this? Also, my lock button works, but my unlock doesn't. Got any ideas? My trunk pin doesn't have a switch, so do i just ground the wire going to it?

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Dyer

Posted By: Big Dog
Date Posted: June 20, 2002 at 2:38 PM

Hey dyer,

There are many reasons for battery drain . . . although it isn't normal that it would drain to the point of no start. Do your headlights flash when the alarm goes off or only the parking lights? Does your starter kill receive current at all times or only when the system is armed?

When you say that the lock button works, do you mean the remote or the switch in the door?

Don't ground the trunk wire from the alarm module. Just tape it and set it aside for when you want to add a trunk switch.

Remind me what car you have and the year. posted_image

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