Remote Starter and Unwanted Flashing Headlights

[jmsspratlin]

Sounds like the system I have. Its a Viper 5900SST I would too, like to disable the flashing lights when it is remote started. If it is the same, I will ask the guys that installed mine and get back to you on it.

[Adam in CO]

Mine is called a valet and it does the same thing. Never bothered me, though. It might bug a few of my neighbors early in the morning but oh well. I have yet to replace a headlight so I really haven't had a problem.

The sucky distance might be due to battery need in the remote. Try touching the remote to your chin when you activate it. Works for me. I can actually start my truck in the Invesco Field parking lot from my seats on cold weather Bronco game days that way.

[Sundown94]

I've actually heard that the GM remotes are notorious for bad range, and just to be sure I did replace my battery a couple of times, and I also resort to using the whole "chin method". My wife thought I was nuts, but after a few times I proved it to her and now she is a believer in the "chin method".

I looked at the H2 owners manual and I think EasyEd is almost right. The remote starter probably only tries to flash your parking lights. The way the H2 is set up, at night the lights (parking and headlights) come on automatically, but when the remote starter manually switches on the parking lights, the headlights turn off. You can do this yourself by turning the headlamp switch in the truck to "parking lights mode" and the little green "Auto" indicator next to the switch turns off. With the remote starter, I see this little light blinking in unisyn with my headlights. So I don't think there is a way to disable the blinking headlights. Unless anyone has a few more ideas?