96 Ford Explorer Remote Start wiring
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Topic: 96 Ford Explorer Remote Start wiring
Posted By: hyperlite137
Subject: 96 Ford Explorer Remote Start wiring
Date Posted: December 17, 2005 at 8:46 PM
Replies:
Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 9:26 AM
| 12volts | yellow | + | ignition harness |
| Starter | RED / lt. blue | + | ignition harness |
| Second Starter | |||
| Ignition | GREEN/ purple | + | ignition harness |
| Notes: Two wires each at switch, both are common, only need to power 1 each during remote start. | |||
| Second Ignition | |||
| Third Ignition | |||
| Accessory | gray / YELLOW | + | ignition harness |
| Notes: Two wires each at switch, both are common, only need to power 1 each during remote start. | |||
| Second Accessory | BLACK/ green | + | ignition harness |
| Keysense | |||
| Power Lock | pink / YELLOW | - | driver kick panel |
| Power Unlock | pink/green | - | driver kick panel |
| Lock Motor | pink/black | driver kick panel | |
| Unlock Motor | RED / orange | driver kick panel | |
| Parking Lights+ | PURPLE / white | driver kick panel | |
| Notes: Also found to be WHITE/ black at the rear of the switch. | |||
| Parking Lights- | WHITE/ purple | driver kick panel | |
| Hazards | |||
| Turn Signal(L) | |||
| Turn Signal(R) | |||
| Reverse Light | |||
| Door Trigger | BLACK/ lt. blue | + | driver kick panel |
| Notes: To avoid the dome light delay and dome light time-out use the separate door triggers. In the drivers kick panel find yellow/black for the drivers door, lt. GREEN/ YELLOW for the drivers rear door, and WHITE/ purple for the rear hatch. In the passengers kick panel find gray/red for the passenger front door, and pink/lt. blue for the passengers rear door. All five wires are negative trigger and must be diode isolated together. | |||
| Dome Supervision | BLACK/ lt.blue | + | driver kick panel |
| Trunk/Hatch Pin | common with doors | ||
| Hood Pin | tan/lt.green | - | driver kick panel |
| Trunk/Hatch Release | |||
| Power Sliding Door | |||
| Factory Alarm Arm | arms on lock | ||
| Notes: Arms on lock only with door open. It is necessary to send a signal to door trigger as well as lock to arm factory alarm. | |||
| Factory Alarm Disarm | dk. GREEN/ purple | - | driver kick panel |
| Disarm No Unlock | |||
| Tachometer | tan / YELLOW | AC | PCM |
| Notes: The PCM is located at the top of the firewall towards the passenger side, the tan / YELLOW tach wire is also found at the back of the instrument cluster. | |||
| Wait to start | |||
| Brake Wire | lt.green | + | driver kick panel |
| Parking Brake | |||
| Horn Trigger | yellow/lt. green | - | steering column |
| Memory Seat 1 | |||
| Memory Seat 2 | |||
| Memory Seat 3 | |||
| Interface Module: | Category: Immobilizer Bypass | Required: Yes | Type: PATS |
| Part #: 555FW | |||
| Alternate Part1 #: 555U | |||
| Alternate Part2 #: 556UW | |||
| Alternate Part3 #: DesignTech 20402 | |||
| Alternate Part4 #: DesignTech 29402 | |||
| Notes: | |||
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Mike M2
Tech Manager
CS Dealer Services
Posted By: langleyspencer
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 12:42 PM
Posted By: Mike M2
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 2:43 PM
Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: December 18, 2005 at 3:45 PM