AstrostartRemotes

Have every remote you want to keep with you before you start. The first remote you program wipes all the others from the system.

• 1. Open the hoodLeave it open the whole time. The hood pin has to be working, or the system won't start programming.
• 2. Key to RUNPut the key in the ignition and turn it to RUN (on). Don't start the engine.
• 3. Press the brake oncePress and release the brake pedal.
• 4. Key off three timesWithin 10 seconds, turn the key from RUN to OFF three times. The parking lights flash 4 times: the system is ready to learn.
• 5. Press the lock buttonPress lock on the remote (on one-button remotes, press the button). Don't press panic. The parking lights flash once: that remote is stored.
• 6. Next remoteRepeat step 5 for each remote, up to 4 in total.
• 7. Press the brakePress the brake pedal to finish, then test every remote.

A fifth remote replaces the first. If your system controls driver memory (seat, mirrors), remotes in positions 1 and 2 are driver 1 and positions 3 and 4 are driver 2. With only two remotes, program each one twice.

The 5225TX on the RSS-5225 has to be put in pairing mode before the system can learn it.

• 1. Pairing modePress and hold the P button for about 4 seconds and choose Pair. The screen shows “coding”.
• 2. Ignition key stepsFollow the ignition key steps above. At step 5, press the lock button on the 5225TX.
• 3. ConfirmationThe parking lights flash once and the remote shows “passed”. Do the same for each remote, then press the brake to finish.

Quickest if you can reach the control module and it has a row of 8 DIP switches.

• 1. Switch 8 onSet DIP switch 8 to ON, then press the brake.
• 2. Press each remotePress any button except panic on each remote, one after another. For each one stored, the parking lights flash once and the module's LED blinks quickly.
• 3. Switch 8 offSet switch 8 back to OFF and press the brake. Test every remote.

The same rules apply: up to 4 remotes, and the first one programmed wipes the others.

Astrostart systems only go into programming with the hood open and the hood pin working. A hood pin is a plunger switch that tells the system whether the hood is open. If the parking lights don't flash 4 times at step 4 of the ignition key steps, the hood pin is the usual reason.

Hood pins live under the hood near heat, water, dirt and road salt, so they're often rusty, dirty or broken. Mechanics can also bend or break them by closing the hood on them.

Try this first: with the hood open, gently but firmly pull up on the plunger, and while you hold it up, twist it back and forth. That grinds the dirt off the contacts between the shaft and the plunger, and often gets a dead pin working again.

Still not working? Check the terminal where the wire connects. If it's rusty or dirty, clean it. If the pin is bent or broken, replace it: replacement hood pins are here.

• No 4 flashes at step 4Check the hood pin, and that you turned the key RUN to OFF three times within 10 seconds of pressing the brake. If you miss the window, start again from step 1.
• Main switchMany Astrostart systems have a main on/off switch under the dash. Make sure it's ON before you start.
• No flash at step 5Put a fresh battery in the remote (key fob batteries) and check it's the right remote for your system by matching the FCC ID.
• Old remotes stopped workingThat's expected: the first remote programmed wipes the others. Program every remote you want to keep in the same session.

Remotes, by model number and FCC ID: 711TX (J5F-TX50B), 2514TX (J5F-TX60A), 721TX (EZSDEI7211), 613TX (J5F-TX903), 623TX (EZSAESHG03), 2524TX (EZSAESHG24A), 5224TX (EZSDEI7701) and 5225TX (EZSDEI7752). Digital remotes for DS4 and DS3 systems: 5325D-TX (EZSDEI7756) and 2615-TX (EZSDEI7656).

Antennas: XR-RX, 711-RX, 721-RX, 613-RX, 623-RX, 2504-RX, 2524-RX, 5224-RX and 5225-RX. Digital: 6866T and 6867T.