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This wire MUST be connected to the vehicle's brake light wire. This is the wire that shows (+) 12V when the brake
pedal is depressed. The remote start will be disabled or shut down any time the brake pedal is depressed.
This wire MUST be connected to the hood pinswitch. This input will disable or shut down the remote start when
the hood is opened.
This wire supplies a 200mA output as soon as the module begins the remote start process. The H2/5 BLUE/WHITE
wire can also be used to activate the defogger trigger (latched/pulsed) 10 seconds after successful remote start.
(See the
Feature Descriptions section in this guide for details about programming this output.)
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Some vehicles combine the column shift mechanism and the mechanical neutral safety switch into one mechan-
ical part. In these vehicles, it is impossible to interface the remote start system before the neutral safety switch.
With this type of vehicle, if the vehicle is left in a drive gear and the remote start system is activated, the vehicle
will move and may cause damage to persons or property.
According to available information, vehicles known to be manufactured this way are most General Motors trucks,
sport utility vehicles and column shifting passenger vehicles. Available information also indicates that pre-1996
Dodge Dakota pickups with 2.5 liter motors are also manufactured this way.
GM vehicles that have the neutral safety switch built into the column shifter can usually be identified by a purple
starter wire. Typically, vehicles that use an outboard mechanical switch use a yellow wire from the ignition switch
to the mechanical switch and a purple wire from the mechanical switch to the starter itself. Remember, this is
only a rule of thumb and is not intended as a substitute for proper testing.
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Vehicles with the neutral safety switch built into the column shifter require that the shifter be placed in park in
order to remove the keys from the ignition. As a result, it is possible to use the key-in-ignition sense switch to
prevent remote starting if the keys are in the ignition. (See
General Motors Trucks, SUVs and Column-Shifting
Passenger Cars and Pre-1996 Dodge Dakota Pickups with 2.5 Liter Motors diagrams in this section on how to
accomplish this.) The first diagram applies to all General Motors vehicles as of the date of this guide’s publica-
tion. The second diagram applies to all pre-1996 Dodge Dakota pickup trucks with 2.5 liter motors. This solution
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