xk06 won’t program

I have an Xk06 pkg7 bypass and have everything hooked up wire to wire, but cannot get the unit to program as per the instructions. The led light comes on when I plug in the 10pin harness, but per programming instructions say to hold the programming button and turn the car on, the led should flash 3 times then release button. Mine the light stays solid while holding the button and I turn the car on nothing flashes just stays solid. I have tried several times. I have reset the bypass and the led confirms this. The only wire I do not have hooked up is orange 12 volt starter in as this is being installed on a 2005 Cobalt with no starter wire. Any help is greatly appreciated

Even though you are not using the starter wire from the remote starter on the car, I think the xk06 orange wire needs to be connected to the remote start starter output. What make/model remote start?

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It's an avital 4113 single button unit.

Yes the xk06 orange wire has to be hooked up to the remote starter's starter wire

I have connected the Orange wire to the starter output of the remote start and nothing has changed still not programming. I know there are two sets of instructions out there each with two different wiring set ups for the xk06. Mine lists programming as

VEHICLE PROGRAMMING:
1) Connect module , LED turns on for 2 seconds, then goes off.
2) Press and hold the programming button, LED comes on.
3) Start vehicle by key, LED will flash 3 times.
4) Release program button. Module is programmed.

Here Is My Wiring

Main Harness (H1), 9-pin connector
H1/1 LIGHT GREEN BLACK (-) 200mA FACTORY ALARM DISARM � Not Installed
H1/2 GREEN / WHITE (-) 200mA FACTORY ALARM REARM � Not Installed
H1/3 YELLOW (+) IGNITION OUT (TO ALARM) � Not Installed
H1/4 WHITE/ BLUE (-) ACTIVATION INPUT �Not Installed
H1/5 ORANGE (-) 500mA GROUND WHEN LOCKED/ANTI-GRIND OUTPUT �Not Installed
H1/6 BROWN (-) 200mA HORN OUTPUT � To Tan At BCM J2 Connector pin 14
H1/7 RED / WHITE (-) 200mA TRUNK RELEASE OUTPUT* -Not Installed
H1/8 BLACK GROUND � To Chassis Ground
H1/9 WHITE (+/-) LIGHT FLASH OUTPUT � To BROWN / White At BCM J2 Connector pin 5
Door Lock - 3 pin connector �Not Used
Heavy Gauge Relay (H2), 6-pin connector
H2/1 PINK OUTPUT TO PRIMARY IGNITION CIRCUIT �To Small Yellow At BCM J4 Gray Connector (Behind fuse box) pin D3
H2/2 PURPLE OUTPUT TO STARTER CIRCUIT �Not Installed
H2/3 ORANGE OUTPUT TO ACCESSORY CIRCUIT �To Small Brown At BCM J4 Gray Connector (Behind fuse box) pin C8
H2/4 RED (+) 30A HIGH CURRENT 12V INPUT �To RED / Black At BCM J3 Connector pin D1
H2/5 PINK/WHITE OUTPUT TO SECOND IGNITION/ACCESSORY CIRCUIT � Not Used
H2/6 RED (+) 30A HIGH CURRENT 12V INPUT �To RED / Black At BCM J3 Connector pin D1
Satellite harness - 4-pin connector
1 BLUE (-) 200mA STATUS OUTPUT �To XK06 Ground When Running Brown
2 ORANGE (-) 200mA ACCESSORY OUTPUT �Not Installed
3 PURPLE (-) 200mA STARTER OUTPUT �To Orange � 12v Starter (Input From RCS)
4 PINK (-) 200mA IGNITION OUTPUT �Not Installed
Remote Start harness (H3) 5-pin connector
H3/1 BLACK/ WHITE (-) NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH INPUT � To Chassis Ground
H3/2 VIOLET/WHITE TACHOMETER INPUT WIRE � To BROWN / White At Ignition Coil
H3/3 BROWN (+) BRAKE SHUTDOWN INPUT WIRE � To Lt.Blue At BCM J2 Connector pin 54
H3/4 GRAY (-) HOOD PIN SWITCH SHUTDOWN WIRE �To Hood Pin
H3/5 BLUE/WHITE (-) 200 mA 2ND STATUS/REAR DEFOGGER �To Lt.Blue At BCM J2 Connector Pin 68
XK06 Wiring
Pin 1 Brown � Ground When Running - BLUE (-) 200mA STATUS OUTPUT of RS
Pin 2 Green � Resistor Code Input - White Connector Side Ignition Harness
Pin 3 Blue � Resistor Code Output - White BCM Side Ignition Harness
Pin 4 Violet/White � 12v Output - RED / White Connector Side Ignition Harness
Pin 5 Violet � Data Wire - Green 1st Pin OBDII Connector
Pin 8 Orange � 12v Starter (Input From RCS) � PURPLE (-) 200mA STARTER OUTPUT of RCS
Pin 9 Red � Constant 12v � RED / White BCM Side Ignition Harness
Pin 10 Black - Chassis Ground

Link to expresskit web site. Look up your car and then the xk06 instructions.
https://www.xpresskit.com/VehicleCompatibility.aspx?p=null&year=2005&make=Chevrolet&model=Cobalt&ps=1&s=0&c=0

xk06 Green & WHITE/ Violet to connector side of CUT white wire.
xk06 Blue to Key side of white (cut)
xk06 Pink to Yellow
Xk06 Red to 12v RED / White
xk06 Black to chassis ground
Xk06 orange to H2/2 of remote start unit

xk06 to Brown status output of Remote Starter unit AFTER resistor code is learned


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Thanks bl4ck3d0ut and smokeman1 for your help. I see this issue now is the xk06 I got along with the directions indicate the firmware is pkg7. This explains why my directions weren't matching up with your advice. I'll have this flashed tomorrow with plxr firmware and switch some wires around.

Had bypass flashed today with plxr v3.0. I plug the bypass in and it flashes three times, I push the programming button twice and it flashes twice then I go to save and exit and the led flashes once, but comes back on solid right after. I turn the key to ignition and hold the button the relay clicks light flashes and goes off. The final step of actually learning the resistor code does nothing happens the led does not respond. It seams the xk06 exits after the first step? Anyone else had this issue. I have two xk06 and have tried both, both do the exact same thing.

Do you still have the brown wire connected when trying to learn the resistor code?
If two modules are doing the exact same thing, something is wired incorrectly.

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Brown wire is not connected. I've went through the wiring a few times and it's exactly as the instructions show on the diagram.

I happen to have a xk06 in my stash of stuff. Here is what I did.
I flashed it with the PLXR 3.0. I plugged it into the 10 pin harness it flashed three times. I pressed the button once, it flashed once, press again, it LED flashed twice. Press and hold the program button. The LED flashed to lock in passlock 2. The LED stayed solid.
I then unplugged the xk06 from the harness and then plugged it back in, LED flashed two times to indicate passlock 2.

I did this both hard wire, (only red to 12v & black to ground), and d2d on a bench test setup I have. The passlock selection worked each time.

The white wire at the ignition connector is cut?

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So from that point it's the same as I have I've gotten it to program to passlock 2, and I can unplug it and plug it back in and it has two blinks. However, once I turn the key to ignition and hold the program button the led flashes and then it seems to exit programming as holding the program button does nothing on the next step of programming while the key is cranking. I've noticed the car does not start by key when the xk06 is reset, but once I program the first ignition and it shuts off the car will start with the key so it's got to be learning something. I can snap a few pictures of the ignition harness, but I've triple checked everything and it matches the diagram perfectly. Is it possible it's only passlock 1?

Could try passock 1. Take a photo if possible. If you put a key on the ignition will it remote start?

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I'll snap a picture and I've tried the key in the ignition and the relays click the accessories come on rear defrost turns on, and it cycles 3 times then shuts down.

No different than with the key out of the ignition.

Are you getting any flashes from the parking lights after the three attempts to start?

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Double check this one connection from the XK06 w/PLXR firmware :

The XK06 Orange wire should go to the Avital 4113 thick Purple (+) Starter wire. ( not the thin H2/2 Purple (-) Starter wire )

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Check the shutdown diagnostics on page 42 of the install manual to see if it will tell us why it will not start.
I don't think this unit puts out any flashes of the parking lights.

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I didn't update the post after, but I did connect the Orange wire from the xk06 to the heavy gauge purple wire. Also I don't see any parking light flashes, actually when I hit the button both headlights and parking lights come on.

I took a picture showing the ignition connections all in picture except orange xk06 to heavy purple from remote start and currently brown wire is snipped. I also went ahead and did the shut down diagnostic which gave 3 blinks indicating low or no rpm which is about right since it doesn't start or even crank. I also attempted to program the xk06 to Passlock 1 and the same thing happens I get the one blink and it programs to passlock 1. I then do the first step of the resistor code programming it clicks and shuts off programming not allowing me to get to step two. I have put it back to passlock 2 and that's where I currently stand.

Does your cobalt have a white or a black connector at the ignition switch?
Looking at the install guide for the xk06, the 2005 vs the 2006 wiring is quite different.
2005 shows PLXR and 2006 shows PKG7. each with different wiring.
Maybe you need to change the wiring to the one that shows the white wire being cut as well as the RED / white wire being cut.

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It actually has a 6 pin green connector with 5 of the 6 pins being used, but it did match up to the instructions as far as where the wires were in the connector.

Seems like you have tried everything for the diagram for the 2005.
Maybe you have a 2005 with 2006 wiring.
If it was me, I would try wiring it up following the 2006 xk06 wiring diagram. Might have to flash it to the other firmware, or try it with the PLXR.
Unless someone out there has any insight on this one.

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Thinking about just taking the xk06 out and trying a relay with resistor.

The common wire of the passlock is that going to be the WHITE/ black wire.

Pin 86 - 12v
Pin 85 - Gwr RCS
Pin 87a- key side white passlock
Pin 30- BCM Side of passlock

Resistor in between 87 and common wire of passlock.

OK, I found the WHITE/ black wire is the common second passlock wire.

However, as I was starting to disconnect the xk06 to do the relay I found that when I first hooked the xk06 up after reflashing it. I just twisted the wires together to test, well I must have missed the blue data wire as it was the only wire not soldered, but taped up. Soldered this wire, XK06 programmed perfectly as it should. Connected Brown wire. All is a good! Special thanks to smokeman1 for helping in the thread and replying to my pm's.

Way to GO!! Glad to hear it all finally worked out.

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