f40 cab Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 right people just remembered i have inteli start fitted to my car but after it sitting up for long time it now doesnt work any ideas, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortcabrioletclub Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 relay not working ......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 Have you let it run through the SmartStart sequence, where you have it running, press one of the buttons (normally the **) before removing ignition key. Get out, lock car and it turns off. Then, when you go back to it, you press the (*) button and it starts. Or set it to Auto mode and put a microswitch on the gearstick and handbrake like I do so it won't start in gear or with handbrake off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Paul Posted February 18, 2007 Admin Share Posted February 18, 2007 If i remember right, dont you have to ground a wire to put it into auto mode? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dodge69 Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 you have to ground the wire that should go to the neutral switch on an auto. think its green/black. check the bonnet pin switch is working cos if it thinks the bonnets open it wont start. also check the earths on your lights. if you've got a dodgy earth on the lights when the remote start flashes the indicators before it trys to start it sees a low pos bleed back through the brake lights and shuts down before anything happens. had this problem on a few escorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iansoutham Posted February 18, 2007 Share Posted February 18, 2007 you have to ground the wire that should go to the neutral switch on an auto. think its green/black. check the bonnet pin switch is working cos if it thinks the bonnets open it wont start. also check the earths on your lights. if you've got a dodgy earth on the lights when the remote start flashes the indicators before it trys to start it sees a low pos bleed back through the brake lights and shuts down before anything happens. had this problem on a few escorts. Or set it to Auto mode and put a microswitch on the gearstick and handbrake like I do so it won't start in gear or with handbrake off. That is the wire you ground via the microswitches. If it is the bonnet pin switch, it will flash 4 or 5 times (depending on spec of alarm) instead of starting. If it is a back-feed through the rear light circuit (quite common) then it will flash twice, trip the starter (as if you'd flicked the key over quickly) and immediately cut before firing as it does not recognise the brake circuit until cranking commences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Paul Posted February 19, 2007 Admin Share Posted February 19, 2007 Is that the same wire you take to the handbrake switch or different? im thinking of changing mine from manual start to auto start, just wondering the best and safest way. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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