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swathdiver
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It's finally done!
The GM 2-Way Advanced Remote Start is working! Whew! Glad it's over.
Spent about 45 minutes on the phone with ACDelco today and finally the engineers discovered that I had to use pass-thru programming to get it to work. Not the pass-thru option under the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver. I put a little table and chair next to the truck, had the battery on the tender and hooked up the laptop to shore power and had the Tech-2 hooked up to the truck and laptop, both sitting on the table. Of course I misunderstood what the lady told me and programmed every which way but right, but finally in the waning light with mosquitos so large they had tail numbers flying around us, I got it right. The menu options on the DIC changed some, have to use the Tech-2 to program the remotes now, which was easy peasy. Of course someone used our last two 9 volt batteries which necessitated a run to pick up another so we could relearn the tires again.
My daughter did a function test, the standard remote worked up to four houses away, the 2-Way remote was still working at the end of the block, about 1000 feet away. I went to start the truck but even on the tender I managed to kill the battery. It has been up to 100% but has been hanging around 70% with a low just now of 66%. I think it's time for a new one; works fine when charged up but seems to have no reserve capacity anymore.
I told my daughter that she is probably the only non-GM employee and the first and only woman, to install any of these GM accessories that previously necessitated a trip to the dealer for programming. She's done all three now, with Dad! Good practice for when the GMC 6.2 Sierra arrives soon.
The GM 2-Way Advanced Remote Start is working! Whew! Glad it's over.
Spent about 45 minutes on the phone with ACDelco today and finally the engineers discovered that I had to use pass-thru programming to get it to work. Not the pass-thru option under the Remote Control Door Lock Receiver. I put a little table and chair next to the truck, had the battery on the tender and hooked up the laptop to shore power and had the Tech-2 hooked up to the truck and laptop, both sitting on the table. Of course I misunderstood what the lady told me and programmed every which way but right, but finally in the waning light with mosquitos so large they had tail numbers flying around us, I got it right. The menu options on the DIC changed some, have to use the Tech-2 to program the remotes now, which was easy peasy. Of course someone used our last two 9 volt batteries which necessitated a run to pick up another so we could relearn the tires again.
My daughter did a function test, the standard remote worked up to four houses away, the 2-Way remote was still working at the end of the block, about 1000 feet away. I went to start the truck but even on the tender I managed to kill the battery. It has been up to 100% but has been hanging around 70% with a low just now of 66%. I think it's time for a new one; works fine when charged up but seems to have no reserve capacity anymore.
I told my daughter that she is probably the only non-GM employee and the first and only woman, to install any of these GM accessories that previously necessitated a trip to the dealer for programming. She's done all three now, with Dad! Good practice for when the GMC 6.2 Sierra arrives soon.
