If equipped, Lock and Unlock still function.Ĭause: In most cases, the under-hood pin switch is broken or corroded.Īny remote starter must have a method of preventing the vehicle from starting when the hood is open. Symptoms: Pressing Start results in several flashes of the parking lights but no start. Note that, in some cases, a tilt switch is used in lieu of a hood pin. The location of the hood pin can vary from vehicle to vehicle.
This is what a properly installed hood pin looks like. Please refer to your owner’s manual for instructions on how to get your particular starter in and out of valet mode. This is easily corrected in most cases by simply flipping the switch in the other direction. Many times, customers will accidentally bump this switch during day-to-day driving, causing the remote starter to go into valet mode. Please note that certain other brands will have a “kill switch” under the dash that will also accomplish this. Press the Start button, and your car should be warm and toasty! When you press these buttons, the parking lights should flash two times. Look on the back of your remote for the proper buttons to press to enter and exit valet mode (Usually Lock+Trunk). Most of our remote starters go into valet mode by pressing a combination of two buttons on the remote control for 1/2 second. You would do this when having service done to your vehicle.
The remote car starter can be put into this mode to prevent the vehicle from starting remotely while allowing keyless entry and certain other functions to work. Also, many remote car starters will revert to valet mode when the vehicle is disconnected for service.Īny good remote car starter should have some form of valet mode. Symptoms: Lock and Unlock buttons work as normal, but pressing Start does not produce any response from the vehicle.Ĭauses: Someone accidentally pressed the combination of buttons to put the car into valet mode, usually when the remote is in a purse or pocket. The back of the Compustar remote control shows you how to get your vehicle out of valet mode.
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