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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with engine running
I have a 2000 Accord LX 5sp. I had a Compustar remote starter installed. As
it is for a standard transmission the engine is left running when you exit the vehicle if you want to put the car in 'reservation mode' to start remotely. Closing the door turns off the engine and locks the doors. This is how they guarantee you left the car in neutral. The problem is exiting the vehicle with the engine running; the headlight on chime doesn't work. So if I close the door and notice the lights are on I have to get in and restart the engine to re-arm the remote starter. Or I drain the battery if I don't notice the lights. Does anyone know of a good headlights-on product or circuit that will work when the headlights are on and the door is opened, whether the engine is running or not? Thanks in advance. |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with engine running
"Keith" > wrote in
: > I have a 2000 Accord LX 5sp. I had a Compustar remote starter > installed. As it is for a standard transmission the engine is left > running when you exit the vehicle if you want to put the car in > 'reservation mode' to start remotely. Closing the door turns off the > engine and locks the doors. This is how they guarantee you left the > car in neutral. > > The problem is exiting the vehicle with the engine running; the > headlight on chime doesn't work. So if I close the door and notice the > lights are on I have to get in and restart the engine to re-arm the > remote starter. Or I drain the battery if I don't notice the lights. > > Does anyone know of a good headlights-on product or circuit that will > work when the headlights are on and the door is opened, whether the > engine is running or not? > > I'm thinking the headlight-on alarm probably IS working; it's just that you're not in the car to hear it. You can have your alarm shop rewire the headlight feed to come directly from the alternator. This way, when the alternator is not charging, the headlights are off. Or you can just retrain yourself to automatically and always twist the headlight switch each and every time you get out of the vehicle. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with enginerunning
Tegger wrote:
> "Keith" > wrote in > : > >> I have a 2000 Accord LX 5sp. I had a Compustar remote starter >> installed. As it is for a standard transmission the engine is left >> running when you exit the vehicle if you want to put the car in >> 'reservation mode' to start remotely. Closing the door turns off the >> engine and locks the doors. This is how they guarantee you left the >> car in neutral. >> >> The problem is exiting the vehicle with the engine running; the >> headlight on chime doesn't work. So if I close the door and notice the >> lights are on I have to get in and restart the engine to re-arm the >> remote starter. Or I drain the battery if I don't notice the lights. >> >> Does anyone know of a good headlights-on product or circuit that will >> work when the headlights are on and the door is opened, whether the >> engine is running or not? >> >> > > > I'm thinking the headlight-on alarm probably IS working; it's just that > you're not in the car to hear it. > > You can have your alarm shop rewire the headlight feed to come directly > from the alternator. This way, when the alternator is not charging, the > headlights are off. > > Or you can just retrain yourself to automatically and always twist the > headlight switch each and every time you get out of the vehicle. > > I don't think the alarm is SUPPOSED to sound when the door is opened and the engine is running. My 2000 EX doesn't and never has. It's one of the things I like about the car. In the same situation with my Chevy truck the alarm will go off and annoy the crap out of me, as if it thinks I don't have enough sense to know the engine is running when I open the door to do something like open the gate. |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with engine running
Nasty > wrote in news:4abfd5f5$0$23980
: > Tegger wrote: >> >> > > I don't think the alarm is SUPPOSED to sound when the door is opened and > the engine is running. Read the OP's post more carefully. He does not say an alarm sounds when the engine is running. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with enginerunning
Tegger wrote:
> Nasty > wrote in news:4abfd5f5$0$23980 > : > >> Tegger wrote: > >>> >> I don't think the alarm is SUPPOSED to sound when the door is opened and >> the engine is running. > > > > Read the OP's post more carefully. He does not say an alarm sounds when the > engine is running. > > Correct. And he's stating that THAT is his problem. I read that he thinks the alarm SHOULD sound but doesn't. |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with engine running
Nasty > wrote in
ng.com: > Tegger wrote: >> Nasty > wrote in news:4abfd5f5$0$23980 >> : >> >>> Tegger wrote: >> >>>> >>> I don't think the alarm is SUPPOSED to sound when the door is opened >>> and the engine is running. >> >> >> >> Read the OP's post more carefully. He does not say an alarm sounds >> when the engine is running. >> >> > > Correct. And he's stating that THAT is his problem. I read that he > thinks the alarm SHOULD sound but doesn't. I see this line in the OP's original post: "The problem is exiting the vehicle with the engine running; the headlight on chime doesn't work." I provided two possible solutions to that stated problem. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with enginerunning
Tegger wrote:
> Nasty > wrote in > ng.com: > >> Tegger wrote: >>> Nasty > wrote in news:4abfd5f5$0$23980 >>> : >>> >>>> Tegger wrote: >>>> I don't think the alarm is SUPPOSED to sound when the door is opened >>>> and the engine is running. >>> >>> >>> Read the OP's post more carefully. He does not say an alarm sounds >>> when the engine is running. >>> >>> >> Correct. And he's stating that THAT is his problem. I read that he >> thinks the alarm SHOULD sound but doesn't. > > > > > I see this line in the OP's original post: > "The problem is exiting the vehicle with the engine running; the > headlight on chime doesn't work." > > I provided two possible solutions to that stated problem. > > And I offered a third, there is no malfunction. The chime is not supposed to sound when the door is opened when the engine is running. |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with engine running
Nasty > wrote in news:4ac0f3f9$0$5664
: >> >> > > And I offered a third, there is no malfunction. The chime is not > supposed to sound when the door is opened when the engine is running. > > Whether the alarm sounded or not was not the issue. The issue was that the OP now no longer has any sort of audible warning that would rescue him from forgetting to turn his headlights off. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with enginerunning
Tegger wrote:
> Nasty > wrote in news:4ac0f3f9$0$5664 > : > > >>> >> And I offered a third, there is no malfunction. The chime is not >> supposed to sound when the door is opened when the engine is running. >> >> > > > Whether the alarm sounded or not was not the issue. The issue was that the > OP now no longer has any sort of audible warning that would rescue him from > forgetting to turn his headlights off. > > That's not the way I read it but I defer to you. We all appreciate very much the help and advice you given us over the years. |
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Heradligh on reminder for 2000 Accord that works with enginerunning
On 09/28/2009 10:35 AM, Nasty wrote:
> Tegger wrote: >> Nasty > wrote in >> ng.com: >>> Tegger wrote: >>>> Nasty > wrote in news:4abfd5f5$0$23980 >>>> : >>>> >>>>> Tegger wrote: >>>>> I don't think the alarm is SUPPOSED to sound when the door is opened >>>>> and the engine is running. >>>> >>>> >>>> Read the OP's post more carefully. He does not say an alarm sounds >>>> when the engine is running. >>>> >>>> >>> Correct. And he's stating that THAT is his problem. I read that he >>> thinks the alarm SHOULD sound but doesn't. >> >> >> >> >> I see this line in the OP's original post: >> "The problem is exiting the vehicle with the engine running; the >> headlight on chime doesn't work." >> >> I provided two possible solutions to that stated problem. >> >> > > And I offered a third, there is no malfunction. The chime is not > supposed to sound when the door is opened when the engine is running. > indeed - if the engine is switched off, the warning should sound. perfectly logical. if the owner wants honda to program the vehicle differently, they should write and say so. or they should just modify the vehicle themselves. |
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