remote Start Alarm, that detects if your in gear.

SonicZone · Apr 14, 2009, 11:06 AM

Is there any Alarm system that has remote start, that is smart enough to detect that your cars in Gear or not.

If car is in gear, it will disable remote start.

anyone? that would be a kool feature.... i think, then Alarm shops won't have to worry about liability issues for installment. ha ha ha....

biggie5252 · Apr 14, 2009, 05:38 PM

No. There may be alarms that include a universal neutral safety switch. Or you can make your own. I saw a thread on a different forum where this guy took springs, stretched them across the shifter, and wired them to the alarm, so if it was anywhere else but neutral it grounded the spring.

SonicZone · Apr 14, 2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by biggie5252

No. There may be alarms that include a universal neutral safety switch. Or you can make your own. I saw a thread on a different forum where this guy took springs, stretched them across the shifter, and wired them to the alarm, so if it was anywhere else but neutral it grounded the spring.

That's very interesting. thinking outside of the box again.....
I think one day or another they will come up with something

keithano · Apr 14, 2009, 05:58 PM

Compustar required you to engage the reservation mode before you can use the remote start. That prevents the car remote starts if it is in gear.

SonicZone · Apr 14, 2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by keithano

Compustar required you to engage the reservation mode before you can use the remote start. That prevents the car remote starts if it is in gear.

do you know what model Compustar alam?

**sblvro** · Apr 14, 2009, 10:14 PM

all compustar remote start models.

evo4g63awd · Apr 19, 2009, 12:13 AM

yes all compustar models.

or

its not an "in gear detector" but most remote starts have an option for a neutral saftey switch that you can put to your ebrake that allows the car to start only when the ebrake is up

MRCole · Apr 19, 2009, 03:28 PM

How I have always done this for people is this: Cruise control module, rip it apart, and wire them up to the gray wire, hood pin shut down. You can also use a relay and wire them in with the neutral safety switch shut down.

Time consuming and complicated, but will not remote start in gear and will also shut down as soon as you put it in gear.

Aar0nsite · Apr 28, 2009, 11:30 AM

i have the latest clifford(the silver one, too lazy to look up the name) but what they guy who installed it did was get a spare key, then put it in this black box and hide it in the steering column. and then put a clutch overun so the car will start without the need to press the clutch, but the car must be turn off in nutral and have the parkign break pulled. If not it will not enter remote start mode... and he also activated the turbo timer from the alarm to work too!

MRCole · Apr 30, 2009, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Aar0nsite

i have the latest clifford(the silver one, too lazy to look up the name) but what they guy who installed it did was get a spare key, then put it in this black box and hide it in the steering column. and then put a clutch overun so the car will start without the need to press the clutch, but the car must be turn off in nutral and have the parkign break pulled. If not it will not enter remote start mode... and he also activated the turbo timer from the alarm to work too!

Similar to how the compustar systems work.

**sblvro** · Apr 30, 2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MRCole

Similar to how the compustar systems work.

partly true, the e-brake must be engaged, clutch switch(only for remote start) but importantly, engine must be running and as soon as the driver side door closes, the alarm/remote start is armed/available. if you put the tt option, then you press the lock button. in both instances, the engine is still running after you exit the driver side door. so, there is absolutely no way that the gear lever is in gear/engaged.

MRCole · May 1, 2009, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by sblvro

partly true, the e-brake must be engaged, clutch switch(only for remote start) but importantly, engine must be running and as soon as the driver side door closes, the alarm/remote start is armed/available. if you put the tt option, then you press the lock button. in both instances, the engine is still running after you exit the driver side door. so, there is absolutely no way that the gear lever is in gear/engaged.

Would have posted all of that info, but my memory was a little rusty from only ever doing a handful of compustar installs. Good info nonetheless

importjake00 · May 1, 2009, 02:18 AM

I have ALWAYS left my car(s) in neutral so its a habit.