very confused about heater and lights on

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Topic: very confused about heater and lights on

Posted By: ccaudio
Subject: very confused about heater and lights on
Date Posted: December 13, 2013 at 12:36 AM

Ok I am very confused. I installed a viper alarm remote start. When I go and remote start everything works fine. But when I start it with key no light's, wipers or heat work. I noticed I am not getting a power to the accesory wire when I turn the key, so I am thinking the remote start is throwing power to that wire that's why it only works while remote starting.its a 1999 audi a6.

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Posted By: chev104275
Date Posted: December 13, 2013 at 5:23 AM

Did you check all fuses ? In all boxes ? Not just visually but with a meter

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If i Can't Install it I Don't need it Joe

Posted By: oldspark
Date Posted: December 13, 2013 at 5:31 AM

Suggestion - rotate fuses.
Meters don't detect the unlikely events of hairline-fractured fuses (which only open when loaded).

Posted By: yellow_cake
Date Posted: December 13, 2013 at 3:20 PM

oldspark wrote:

Suggestion - rotate fuses.
Meters don't detect the unlikely events of hairline-fractured fuses (which only open when loaded).

Couldn't be more true. I once metered an ignition fuse to be good while a visual inspection revealed it was actually blown, caused me a lot of stress in the beginning thinking it was something else.

Posted By: KPierson
Date Posted: December 13, 2013 at 7:25 PM

Two thoughts - you either blew a fuse or you broke a wire. How did you connect the wires in the vehicle?

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Kevin Pierson

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