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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.

17 Dec 2008 KEY-OVERRIDE Installation Supplement

This is an installation supplement for the KEY-OVERRIDE-SL, KEY-OVERRIDE-SL2 and the KEY-OVERRIDE ALL. It describes how to locate the required Data, Syncro, Security LED, Rx (receive) or Tx (transmit) wires at the vehicles PATS connector. In some cases the colors of both of these wires differ and they may even differ between the same year of a specific vehicle. Because of this difference wire colors may not be listed and method 5 (below) may need to be used to determine the location of the wir...

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6 Jan 2009 Vehicle fails to remote-start after resting for several minutes.

After the vehicle has been sitting parked for several minutes the remote-starter appears to be functional but the transponder bypass module fails to bypass the passive anti theft system at the key and the vehicle fails to remote-start. The PATS light in the cluster will turn on while the remote-starter attempts to start the vehicle. In some cases the starter may turn over but the fuel pump will be cut off. In other cases the vehicle will not crank at all. The vehicle has been sitting long enough for...

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9 Jan 2009 KEY-OVERRIDE appears to program but Toyota/Lexus will not remote-start

The support article applies to remote car starter installations with either a KEY-OVERRIDE-SL, KEY-OVERRIDE-SL2 or a KEY-OVERRIDE-ALL on Toyota or Lexus vehicles. The KEY-OVERRIDE Bypass module appears to program with Toyota and Lexus vehicles, but the vehicle will fail to remote start. When remote starting the vehicle the LED on the KEY-OVERRIDE will flash rapidly instead of staying solid. In some rare cases the KEY-OVERRIDE will fail to synchronize itself with the rolling transponder code during progra...

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12 Jan 2009 KEY-OVERRIDE will not program with cloned key from a locksmith

The KEY-OVERRIDE will not program when using a key that was cut by a either a locksmith or a retailer that sells counterfeit cloned keys. A key that is provided by a locksmith is a counterfeit cloned key that is not stored as a "master" key in the vehicles memory. Although these keys will start the vehicle, they can not be used to program additional keys including a Bypass module. When programming a KEY-OVERRIDE module two authentic "master" keys must be used in order for the Bypass module to program pr...

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