Parking light issue with remote start

[SteveArino]

Car is a 2007 Hyundai Sonata

Prestige remote start 105BP transmitter

Audiovox Aps687c Prestige Deluxe Remote Start and Keyless Entry

System w/ 1 Way Remote Controls

From the manual:

As a keyless entry unit, for your convenience,

the parking lights will flash once when the doors are locked and twice when the door are

unlocked.

But this is what is happening:

If you hit the remote lock button the doors lock and the parking lights come on. You have to hit the lock button again to get the parking lights to go out.

If you use the remote to unlock the doors unlock and the lights flash on/off/on.

If you sit in the car and turn on the parking lights using the switch on the steering wheel and turn the switch off, the parking lights stay on. You have to turn the switch on again and then off to get the parking lights off, same as using the remote. This did not happen before the remote starter install.

This is the second unit they installed and the same thing happens.

It was installed by a dealer. They have been in business for a long time installing radios and remote starters.

Is this a wiring issue? Bad ground? or is there a relay in the car that might be giving me the problem?

Thanks in advance,

Steve

[12voltz+-]

make sure the used the - trigger for the parking lights in the car as well as the unit if they used positive that would have had to isolate em with relays or diodes. could be a bad ground if they did use the negative trigger inthe car the unit might pull ground from the parking lights. id pull the fuses on the remote start unit and see if the problem continues

[dereileak]

Car is a 2007 Hyundai Sonata

Prestige remote start 105BP transmitter

Audiovox Aps687c Prestige Deluxe Remote Start and Keyless Entry

System w/ 1 Way Remote Controls

From the manual:

As a keyless entry unit, for your convenience,

the parking lights will flash once when the doors are locked and twice when the door are

unlocked.

But this is what is happening:

If you hit the remote lock button the doors lock and the parking lights come on. You have to hit the lock button again to get the parking lights to go out.

If you use the remote to unlock the doors unlock and the lights flash on/off/on.

If you sit in the car and turn on the parking lights using the switch on the steering wheel and turn the switch off, the parking lights stay on. You have to turn the switch on again and then off to get the parking lights off, same as using the remote. This did not happen before the remote starter install.

This is the second unit they installed and the same thing happens.

It was installed by a dealer. They have been in business for a long time installing radios and remote starters.

Is this a wiring issue? Bad ground? or is there a relay in the car that might be giving me the problem?

Thanks in advance,

Steve

I would take it back to the dealer since they put it in, this isnt something you should have to deal with unless its an issue with your car, but to fix, there is nothing better then just measuring the wire that has the controls for the lights, stick a DDM on there, and test locks and everything else, and see when it goes to 12v and ground, that will tell you a lot, also the remote starts have settings too, afaik dei's only settings for headlights are constant/flashing while the remote start is running

if you want to check yourself then

PARKLIGHTS Pink At light switch harness or ETACM - The ETACM module is located in the center console behind the climate controls.

that what it had for the 08, and

PARKING LIGHTS ( - ) PINK (-) @ HEADLIGHT SWITCH or WHITE 20-Pin Plug, Pin 4 See NOTE *1

06' vehilce, note says to use relays

EXTRA INFORMATION NOTE *1 the BCM (Body Control Module) is located under the CENTER CONSOLE, below the A/C CONTROLS. NOTE *2 the PARKING LIGHTS on this vehicle will require (2) 775 Relays to connect, See DIAGRAM NOTE *3 the PCM (Powertrain Control Module) is located near the DRIVERS SIDE STRUT TOWER under the HOOD. The TACH wire is in Pin 86 on the 2.4L engine and on Connector 1, Pin 61 on the 3.3L engine.

From the looks of it to do a remote start they recommened using the + parking lights which is

Parking Lights BROWN/WHITE (+) IGNITION SWITCH HARNESS

so that way there are no issues, most cars - is best because the positive line requires a lot of juice to run it, and the neg usually just activates a relay

Edited November 9, 2011 by dereileak