Car Alarms: Unlocking a starter after using remote start, 2000 mitsubishi mirage, mitsubishi mirage


Question
I recently bought a 2000 Mitsubishi Mirage from a toyota dealer in August 2004, which came with a remote starter/alarm/keyless entry already installed in the vehicle. Just today I used to remote starter - for the first time since I bought it- for 2 of my trips today with NO PROBLEM. I stopped at a gas station got back into the car not knowing if my car was still on or not "because the engine was so quiet" and cut the car off and tried to cut it back on. The car would not start. All acessories came on, the alarm door locks and keyless entry was working, however the car made one "click" sound, and would not turn over. After the station attendant looked over the vehicle he said that the starter was "locked up" and that he was not familiar with kill switches. I was thinking that maybe the car will not turn over because anti-theft security makes it impossible to start to car; unless there is a way for the car to believe that it is not being stolen. The car has a warranty, however can the dealer honor it if the car had it installed when they took it in as a trade-in - meaning that they did not install it?

First question -

Is there anything like a kill switch button that will start my car back up?

Second question -

Do you think that the dealership will honor my warranty on this vehicle even though they did not install the remote starter?

CAN U HELP ME!!!!

Answer
Ok, try this.
   Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, press and hold in the valet/overide
button, found under the dash area in most cases,
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area comes on solid.
(Your valet switch might be the toggle (on/off) type.
in this case, key on, flip switch in oposite direction,
key off.)

This should be valet. This overides
the starter kill relay in the alarm harness,
and returns the car back to disarmed mode.

The only thing that will work now on your system,
is the keyless entry if installed.

Just Repeat these steps to rearm your system.

That should do it.

Let me know what happens.

ALARMTEK
CARALARMSALES.com

PS. The dealer definately WILL NOT warranty the
aftermarket alarm system in a used car. Not
they'res. not they're problem.  Good luck.