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I just had a Auto Mate AM6.2 stater put in my Honda Ridgeline. I think they have the locks hooked up wrong. Can someone help me out?

Once the truck starts and the parking lights come on, the doors unlock. If I hold in the button on the remote starter remote for 3 seconds, it locks the doors! After that, you can't unlock the truck at all unless you use the key or shut the truck off with the starter remote. It should be the other way and UNLOCK the doors when you hold the button on the remote for 3 seconds. Can anyone help please? Thanks!!

Lock and unlock wires off RS are reversed. I have done a few of these just in the past few weeks. I would say you can do it yourself but if you had it done by somewhere, they should fix it at no charge since they messed up.
At the shop I work at we only hook up the unlock. We don't hook up the lock because the vehicle still will need the oem remote for lock and unlock while the vehicle is sitting and not running. Normally some cars while the ignition is on, shut down the oem keyless feature where the AM 6.2 would be running the ignition system. That is why we only need the unlock feature. On vehicles with oem alarms we wire the factory disarm to the correct wire. It depends on the vehicle.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

What do you mean by "off RS"? You've installed the Auto Mate, installed Starters in a Ridgeline or both in the past few weeks? Do you know the wire colors and what should be hooked up to what? So do you know if the Auto Mate AM6.2 is a good model? When I got it the day they installed it, I only had about a 150 foot range. They swapped the antenna out today for a different model antenna and I had at least 500 feet and that was with NO line of sight at all.

Thanks for the quick reply!

I have installed the AM 6.2 unit which is the "RS". I have installed in many new Honda models like the Accord hybrid 2008, 2007 Civic, and 2007 CRV. They are similar since they are all Honda built. I have not done a Ridgeline yet, the dealerships who we do work for have been selling more CRV's, Accord, and Civic models.
The wire for unlock is blue off the module. In your Honda Rideline, if it is a 2006 to 2007 the color will be PINK/BLUE (-) DRIVERS DASH AT FUSE/RELAY BOX. That is the factory wire color for unlock.
You should have about 1000 to 1500 feet range with that unit. If the antenna is not mounted vertically up and down below the tint of windshield, the tint in windshield will cause range problems. If it is too close to roof or hidden in headliner, range will be a problem. If the antenna wire is tightly wound up under dash that may affect function as well. I normally loop antenna wire in about a 3 to 4 inch round loop and tape or cable tie it together.
The remote has a battery but if it is a new unit that should not be a problem.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

I'm gonna call them tomorrow about the locks. Thanks for the info! If I get time over the weekend, I might look into it myself. I could have probably put the starter in myself, but just didn't want to bother.

As for the antenna, the original one was about the size of my thumb and it was mounted all the way in the upper left corner of the windshield. The new one they put in today is an actual antenna, probably about 6" to 8" ridgid wire (sort of like the old fashion cell phone car antennas). It's mounted in the upper left corner of the windshild and extends across the windshield. It's in the tint area of the glass.

Thanks again for the info and quick reply! Let me know if you have any thoughts on their antenna mount job.

Antenna should be near or under rear view mirror so it is in the center of vehicle. That way it actually uses the surrounding surface as a base to receive. Not in a corner, not sideways.
I have been installing since 1993, always have put antenna in center of windshield and at below tint at top strip of windshield.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

install manual for a couple remote starters. Search for antenna in PDF page.

page # 4 of 24
Installing Extended Long Range Antenna

page # 4 of 20

21. The antenna

both say what I had written.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

Great tips and notes, thanks!

Where you at in PA? Maybe I can just get it fixed at your place! Ha!

Wexford, PA 15090
Our shop services western PA with mobile service. My boss travels as far as Morgantown, WV and we go north into Butler, PA servicing new and used car dealerships.
Some examples of dealers we do work for.
Honda North in Butler, PA, Woltz and Wind Ford in Heidelberg, PA, Demor's Lincoln Mercury Pittsburgh, PA, Northland Ford in Zelienople, PA, Baierl Toyota Mars PA, Baierl Cadillac Wexford, PA, Baierl Honda in Wexford, PA and others not named.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

2 hours away....not too far if they don't get it right this time! Ha!!

Can anyone get me a copy of the install manual for the Auto Mate AM6.2? I talked to the installer that did mine today and they have no clue yet why mine is working the way it is. They said "their" blue wire isn't the same as other remote starters. Here's the problem in a little more detail:

Hit the button for the remote starter, parking lights flash, truck starts up, after 5 - 10 seconds after starting the parking lights kick on to confirm it's running and then all the doors unlock! If I hold the remote button in for 3 seconds (which is supposed to UNlock the doors) the doors lock.

Thanks!!

yea the wiring is wrong, they must be messed, tell them to tset it and fix it on spot for u. they installed it, and they should fix it if it was wires wrong.

Dude....The blue wire is an unlock on that model. I don't know what bull he's saying about it if I install the same damn product, same model, same make. They must not know what the heck they are talking about.
I have the install manual saved, would you like me to email you a copy in PDF format for Adobe Acrobat Reader?

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

Don't worry...I'm not letting this go!

I PMed you my email address. PDF is fine for the manual. Thanks!

I have a friend coming up to Cranberry this weekend. I told her I should give her my truck and just have you fix it for me! Ha!!

Forums ROCK!!

I would fix it in like a few minutes... and I would do you a favor and only charge you $500.00 bucks. Thats a bargain cause I would be fixing it for you....Ha Ha Ha!! Just kidding, but seriously I could fix it if there is no other option for you. Just let me know if you need any other advice.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

I finally got a chance today to look at some of the starter wiring. It does appear they have the Green and Blue lock/unlock wires hooked up right. I reversed them for the heck of it and it now locks the doors 10 seconds after starting and if I hold the button down for 3 seconds after it's started and running, it does nothing.

I was looking through the manual you sent me (thanks again for that) and I seen something in there on page 27 under "auto learn transmitter configuration" that button one is Car Locator, RemoteStart/Unlock during start and Remote Start. Does that mean you can program it to just remote start or to remote start AND unlock? It looks like Feature 19 in the programming. Also, for the Unlock output, should it be 1 pulse or 2? 1 looks like it's the default.

As a side note, I found out last night that my sliding rear window doesn't work any more! I checked the fuse, but it looks good. Coincidence or could it be something they did?

Thanks!

In the new Honda Accord Hybrid we just did it takes a double pulse to unlock. There is also a set of three wires we had to access in the drivers door that are in a six pin white plug. There is a white 22 awg wire that is for lock detect that needs to go to ground when you unlock. I don't think it is the case in your truck but I do think the double pulse will unlock. You may have to change the settings for that opposite since the color code in the vehicle is reversed. trace where they go and see if they are hooked up to these colors.

Power Unlock BROWN (-) IN DRIVER DOOR
Power Lock ORANGE (-) IN DRIVER DOOR

We also needed the factory alarm disarm light GREEN/ black wire hooked up so when it was locked with factory remote it would disarm alarm before it started vehicle. It was kinda a funky set up with a couple diodes to isolate and I have that written down at work on what we did so I would have it if I needed to do another Honda.

About your sliding window, there might be another fuse under hood to check.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

Can you explain about that thing on page 27 about the "auto learn transmitter configuration" that button one is Car Locater, RemoteStart/Unlock during start and Remote Start. Does that mean you can program it to just remote start or to remote start AND unlock? It looks like it's Feature 19 in the programming.

Do you think the easiest thing (if the double pulse works) might be to set the Lock for a double pulse and just leave the lock and unlock wires reversed? That way it would lock the doors when it starts and then if then unlock the doors if you held the button in for 3 seconds (if changing the lock signal to a double pulse works).

Thanks!

All that is for is adding additional transmitters up to 4 total to the receiver unit. This unit is a basic system that doesn't have additional options such as trunk release or anything like that.

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya

Any thoughts on the transmitter being listed as Remote Start/Unlock or Remote Start? Is that a programming option?

Maybe you may want to call or e-mail Directed Electronics for their answer.

https://www.directed.com/ContactUs/CustomerService.aspx

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The wire I'm test'n isn't doin' what it's supposed to be doin'... I am so glad I printed that tech sheet, with the wrong info.
Do it right the first time... or I might have to fix it for ya