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Articles relating to the installation and programming of our products. These articles contain the latest information and cover special instances that are not covered in each of the products generic installation manuals.
The bypass kit programs successfully and the remote-starter is able to start the vehicle numerous times until the dash and/or steering column cover is re-assembled at which time the remote-starter is no longer able to bypass the PATS/Transponder system. The PATS/Transponder ring has been misplaced or damaged during the re-assembly process. Disassemble the steering column cover and inspect the bypass kits transmission ring. Depending on the ring being used... (A) If the bypass kit's ring is a copper c...
The installer is unable to program the bypass kit's onboard transponder into the vehicle's BCM (Body Control Module). In the majorority of these cases the remote starter timing is not fast enough to enable the vehicle's ignition and the bypass kit's transponder output so the vehicle's BCM times-out in the middle of the installation programming procedure. The vehicle and bypass kit will need to be 'hot-wired' near the end of the programming sequence in order to enable the Bypass kit's output before the B...
