Directed SMARTSTART 5000, VSS5000, SMARTSTART 5000 Series Owner's Manual

5000-series

Security and Remote Start System

Owner's Guide

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Congratulations

Congratulations on the purchase of your state-of-the-art security and
remote start system. Reading this Owner’s Guide prior to using your
system will help maximize the use of your system and its many features.
For more information please visit us online at:

www.directed.com/SmartStart

For any additional questions please contact your authorized Directed
dealer or contact Directed at

1-800-753-0600.

Additional support is

also available at:

http://support.directed.com

What’s included

• One 4-button 1-way remote control

• Your warranty registration

• Quick reference card

• This owner's guide

Warranty

Card

Owner’s

Guide

Quick

Reference Card

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Important information

Government Regulations and Safety information

Read the Government Regulations and Warning! Safety
First sections of this manual prior to operating this system.

Warning!

Failure to heed this information can result in
death, personal injury or property damage and may also
result in the illegal use of the system beyond its intended
purpose.

Your Warranty

Your system comes with a warranty. Please make sure you receive
the warranty registration card and proof of purchase from your dealer
indicating the product was installed by an authorized Directed dealer.
Your product warranty must be validated within 10 days of purchase.
You can validate online at: www.prodregister.com/directed or com­plete and return the warranty registration card.

Replacement Remote Controls

If additional remote controls are desired, please see your authorized
dealer or visit us at www.directedstore.com to order. The supplied re­mote control is part number 474T.

Contents

Congratulations ............................................................................................... iii

What’s included ............................................................................................... iii

Important information ....................................................................................... iv

Your Warranty ......................................................................................... iv

Replacement Remote Controls .................................................................... iv

Getting Started .................................................................................................3

System Maintenance .................................................................................3

Battery Replacement ..................................................................................3

1-way Remote Control .......................................................................................3

Basic Commands ..............................................................................................4

Arm/Lock ................................................................................................4

Disarm/Unlock .........................................................................................4

AUX ........................................................................................................4

Remote Start .............................................................................................5

Advanced Commands .......................................................................................6

Additional Auxiliary functions. ....................................................................6

Timer mode ..............................................................................................6

Short-run turbo mode .................................................................................6

Optional rear window defogger .................................................................6

Temperature Start Mode ............................................................................7

Remote and System operations ...........................................................................8

Passive arming/locking .............................................................................8

Warn away

®

response ...............................................................................8

Triggered response ...................................................................................8

Multi-level security arming ..........................................................................9

Arming while driving ...............................................................................10

High security disarm ...............................................................................10

System Override .....................................................................................11

Valet mode ............................................................................................12

Panic Mode ...........................................................................................12

Remote start ...........................................................................................12

Optional rear window defogger ...............................................................14

Timer Mode ..........................................................................................14

Short Run/Turbo Mode ............................................................................15

Temperature Start Mode ..........................................................................15

Valet Take-Over ......................................................................................16

Safety features ................................................................................................17

Starter-anti-grind circuitry .........................................................................17

Disabling the remote start system ..............................................................17

Shut down inputs ....................................................................................17

Diagnostics ....................................................................................................18

Arming diagnostics .................................................................................18

Disarming diagnostics .............................................................................18

Nuisance Prevention® Circuitry ................................................................18

Programming options .......................................................................................21

Government Regulations ..................................................................................24

Warning! Safety First .......................................................................................25

Caution .................................................................................................26

Patent Information ...........................................................................................27

Limited lifetime consumer warranty ....................................................................28

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Getting Started

System Maintenance

The system requires no specific maintenance beyond battery replace­ment for the remote controls. Your 1-way remote control is powered by
a coin cell battery (CR-2032) that can be purchased at most retailers.
The operating range diminishes as the battery weakens.

Battery Replacement

Locate the small slot on the side of the remote control. Insert a small
slotted screwdriver or equivalent tool into slot and pry the case apart.
Replace battery while verifying the correct polarity and then snap case
together.

1-way Remote Control

Feature Description

Transmit LED On (flashes) during remote control activity

Command buttons (4) Used to perform arming/locking, disarming/unlocking, auxil-

iary channel and remote start commands

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Basic Commands

Arm/Lock

Press

and release
The alarm arms, doors lock (if connected), and the siren/horn sounds
and parking lights flash once. If Valet mode* is On, the doors lock. Exit
Valet mode to arm/lock the alarm normally.

To Arm/lock and Panic

Press

and

hold

The alarm Arms (or Locks in Valet) and, after 2 seconds, sounds the
siren/horn and flashes the parking lights.

Disarm/Unlock

Press

and release
The alarm disarms, doors unlock (if connected), and the siren/horn
sounds and parking lights flash twice. Turns panic off if on. If Valet
mode* is On, the doors unlock.

AUX

Press

and release
Perform before the Arm/lock or Disarm/unlock command to use the
remote control in Silent Mode™.

Note:

The Warn away response to lighter impacts is bypassed if the
system is armed using silent mode. this ensures that no chirps are emit­ted by the siren in an area you want chirp -free but the system is fully
capable of triggering.

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For optional function (trunk release)

Press

and

hold

Activates the Aux output, such as trunk release or an expansion
function that you have added to your system. The auxiliary output
controls:

.

Remote Start

Press

and release
Activates (or if On, deactivates) the remote starter. The engine and
parking lights turn On.

* See Remote and System Operations for details.

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Advanced Commands

Additional Auxiliary functions.

Press

and buttons simultaneously
Activates an optional auxiliary convenience or expansion function that
you have added to your system.

The auxiliary output controls

Press

and buttons simultaneously
Activates an optional auxiliary convenience or expansion function that
you have added to your system.

The auxiliary output controls

Press

and buttons simultaneously
Activates an optional auxiliary convenience or expansion function that
you have added to your system.

The auxiliary output controls

Timer mode

Press

and

buttons simultaneously

Activates timer mode.

Short-run turbo mode

Press

and buttons simultaneously
Activates short-run timer mode.

Optional rear window defogger

Press

and and buttons simultaneously
Activates the optional Rear window defogger. The parking lights flash
two times and the rear defogger is no longer active when the vehicle

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is remote started. When the same procedure is repeated, the defogger
activates and the parking lights flash three times. If the vehicle interior
temperature is greater than 55°F when the remote start is activated, the
rear defogger does not turn on.

Temperature Start Mode

Press

and and buttons simultaneously
Activates the Temperature Start mode. The parking lights flash fast four
times to confirm activation. The engine does not start once activated, it
starts when the vehicle interior temperature drops below 0°F.

Warning!

Car should be parked in a well ventilated area

when using this feature.

Deactivate Temperature Start mode by pressing the same buttons again
or turning the vehicle ignition on. The parking lights flash slowly four
times to confirm deactivation.