Retained Accessory Power (RAP)

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Topic: Retained Accessory Power (RAP)

Posted By: IvanGirderboot
Subject: Retained Accessory Power (RAP)
Date Posted: September 18, 2002 at 6:23 PM

OK, for starters i own a 1997 Chevy Monte Carlo.

in the manual it talkes about the feature that keeps acc. runniing up to 10 min after the car is turnd off (or untill adoor is open) my vehicle does not apper to have it enabled or it is not working. any way of making this work?

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Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 18, 2002 at 7:25 PM

IF your going to be installing a remote starter or alarm system, it's best to havethis system disabled. I'm not sure how to re-enable it, just know how to bypass it.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

Posted By: IvanGirderboot
Date Posted: September 18, 2002 at 9:39 PM

how is it disabled? mabie i can reverse-engineer the process, or at least understand a little bit more

Posted By: Velocity Motors
Date Posted: September 19, 2002 at 4:33 PM

Just sent you the bypass diagram via email. Let me know if this helps you out.

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Jeff
Velocity Custom Home Theater
Mobile Audio/Video Specialist
Morden, Manitoba CANADA

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