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Hood Switch (Mandatory)
As a safety precaution, the hood switch prevents the vehicle from starting
when the hood is open. If the vehicle is in the remote start mode and the hood
is opened, the remote start will immediately shut down. The hood switch will
also trigger the alarm when opened.
1. Choose a location under the hood away from direct exposure to water or
water drain areas.
2 . Check for proper hood clearance.
3 . Make sure the hood switch will make contact with a flat surface on the
hood when closed.
4 . Drill a
5
/
16
" mounting hole.
5. Mount the hood switch.
6 . Connect the TAN wire to the hood switch.
7. Make sure the hood makes contact with hood switch when closed and
presses the hood switch straight down to prevent wear.
Si ren
1. Choose a location in the engine compartment away from high heat engine
components, moving parts and direct exposure to water.
2 . Make sure the siren and siren wires cannot be seen or reached from below
the vehicle.
3 . Mount the siren with the two self tapping screws to a solid metal surface.
4 . Connect the siren BLACK wire to the alarm module VIOLET wire.
5. Connect the siren RED wire to the alarm module RED wire.
Power and Ground Connections
I
CAUTION : Do not plug in the system fuses until the final step
below.
1 . Connect the 18 ga RED wire to one end of a supplied 20 amp fuse
assembly.
2. If the vehicle parking lights are positive trigger, connect the RED/WHITE
wire to one end of the other supplied 20 amp fuse assembly.
Con tin ued on next pge.
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