Hi everyone, here is the back story.
I was showing a fellow worker how my swiping of the back of hand locks my car. I showed him a few times, and then we walked away and my 2008 Acura RL started. I didn't even know how to shut it off. I stepped on the brake and it finally shut down. I bought it used so I honestly don't know if it has a remote starter. I checked under the column and didn't see anything. I repeated the process and swiped 3 x and walked away and the car started again.

How do I find out if I have a remote starter?

 

Damn son, if you could reproduce that with the key fob, u w'd got urself a remote starter and forget about it.

 

first off, you gunna burn up the handles like that.

Second, video or GTFO

 

Tried everything on the key fob - no go
But I did find a little bag with paperwork that says Code Alarm CA 410A
Remote starter. I need to figure this out!!

 

http://voxrightnow.custhelp.com/app/...-start-upgrade



I assume you are tricking the car into thinking you are pressing lock and unlock.

Doe this happen?


I would remove this starter.

 

Going outside to try again, I'll keep ya posted

 

Regardless of the situation, this feature would make me very nervous due to the risk of a malfunction.

 

Yeah, stepping on the brake should kill the remote start... if it doesn't, you def want to remove the remote starter b/c it wasn't installed properly, and who know what else could be borked up in there.

 

interesting thread.
Ive heard of previous owners leaving change or old french fries; but this must have been a surprise!

 

Total surprise, still can't turn it on by what I did earlier. I tried every combination on my key fob.

To someone who posted before, the brake did shut it down. I'm hoping I can figure it out.

 

Hope that link works so you can see what is happening.
I hit the unlock button on the fob and then the lock button on the door and then the car starts.

 

There has to be a fob combination (think Nintendo cheat codes) that will do it. Otherwise the word remote is very relative to your setup.

 

Just found this on some Toyota RAV4 thread about the CA410a:

Hit "lock" twice within 2 seconds, pause and then hit "lock" again and it starts. in their OEM remote situation... perhaps that's how it's setup?

Also, apologies - i misread the initial post and thought it said that the brake DIDN'T shut it down

 

Going to try it now

 

I tried that combination and it didn't work. I'm guessing since I unlock the door with the fob and then lock it with the handle that both the unlock and lock have to be used in this Contra up down up down sequence. Aggravating

 

Lock unlock Lock quickly

 

Craziness. The weird thing about that is there either has to be a key fob somewhere in the car or the system somehow tricks the car into thinking there's a fob inside. Kind of makes me wonder how secure the car is and if it could be started without having the fob in the car...

 

stand on one foot

 

Let me rephrase that. I wonder if it can be started without the fob at all. OP, have you tried getting in the car and turning the ignition switch without having the fob on you?

 

Left, Up, Right, R, Up, Left, Up, L, Down, A

 

Car will not start without the FOB, it's definitely a code that I'm missing on the FOB, tried everything

 

From my understanding of Megatron's explanations, at a minimum, the car needs either the fob and the dummy key (knob) or the RFID transponder in the physical key base and the physical key to turn the ignition to (II). The last part is the most important. The car cannot be driven (or shifted out of park) without the ignition set to (II). The starter only needs an electrical signal to start the engine, so the engine can be started without any of the fob, key, or transponder. However, you can't go anywhere unless you can turn the ignition.

Please tell us (or PM me) if you find the combination. My truck supposedly has a remote starter, but I can't figure out the combo either. I'll let you know if I find out.

 

"Adooou Ken"

 

Finish him.

 

I know this is a few months later, but I finally figured out the steps to starting my car. It was Lock, Unlock, Lock slowly. After 2 seconds, the car starts on its own. Now my issue is, I get into the car and cant move the ignition to switch to be able to press on the brake without it shutting off. Im on to the next piece of the puzzle.

 

A worthy student you are.

 

This thread is the slowest win ever.

 

I skimmed this quickly but i have a question, what'd the dealer or other reputable mechanic location have to say? Or was that not factored in?

 

I never brought it to a mechanic. No need to. It's running really good. I may have solved the rest of the mystery. So I am ae to remote start it from far away and when I get in I either press on the brake and shut it off and then restart it or I take the valet key out and move the ignition switch. Problem solved

 

I have my remote start set up to where it will start when the lock button is pressed three times in a row. I did this so I didnt have to carry around an extra FOB and just used the OEM one. The OEM FOB's range sucks though.