Last Updated on February 1, 2026
Here is D&D Tint’s own list of Frequently Asked Questions about Compustar Alarm and Remote Start systems.
Your parking lights will flash when the alarm is armed and disarmed as well as any time the alarm is triggered.
Anytime the alarm is armed, the engine starter is disabled, making it very difficult to steal your vehicle.
This sensor detects impact on the vehicle body: medium impact makes the siren chirp and, hard impact triggers the alarm.
This sensor uses a microphone to listen for the sound of glass breaking to trigger the alarm.
When you set your alarm, the doors lock; and when you disarm, they unlock. You will never have to unlock your doors with the key again. This feature requires that you have power locks or that we install power locks in your doors for an additional price.
When you disarm the alarm, it only unlocks the driver’s door, a second press will unlock the other doors.
Ignition-triggered door lock is when you start the engine, and the doors lock.
When you start the engine, the doors lock.
This feature requires that your car has an electric trunk release or that we install an electric actuator at an additional price.
You can turn the chirps on and off with the remote control.
Valet mode turns off all alarm and upper-level functions of the system. It will only lock and unlock the doors. This is used when the vehicle is being serviced.
This is installed on top of the dash of your vehicle so that it’s easily seen by thieves, alerting them that your vehicle is protected.
This new generation of LED is much brighter than red and more easily seen by thieves. They will know your vehicle is protected.
A very loud, high decibel siren.
Having the siren and vehicle horn honking is twice as loud as a siren alone, and it gives your vehicle a more distinctive sound.
The remote paging sensor is installed on the inside of the windshield and has a very bright blue LED in the center. If your car is disturbed, the paging remote will beep and vibrate to alert you that someone is waiting by your vehicle. You can also program a 4-digit personal code into it to disarm the alarm and unlock the doors. You will never be locked out again.
When you disarm your alarm, the vehicle dome light turns on for 30 – 60 seconds.
Auxiliary outputs can be used as additional accessories or functions, such as turning on the headlights for 30 seconds, opening and closing motorized doors, rolling windows up and down, or motorizing bed covers on trucks. Just ask, if you can dream it, we can probably do it.
Closed-loop circuits are an excellent way to protect trailers as well as ladders and tools in truck beds.
Compustar is the only remote engine starter that I know of that is safe to be used on stick shift vehicles.
There are only a few vehicles on the road that this unit is not compatible with.
If your vehicle has a turbo-charger, you should not turn off the engine after hard driving until it has cooled. When you turn your engine off, your engine stays running for 1 – 4 minutes, so you don’t need to wait.
This feature has many options: it will start your engine every 1.5 or 3 hours or once every 24 hours if the temperature is above or below a selected range, and the engine will run for 1 – 45 minutes.
Every alarm goes off during a thunderstorm. By turning off the sensors, the alarm will not auto trigger.
In passive mode, if you exit your vehicle and shut the door, 30 – 60 seconds later the alarm will turn itself on and lock the doors. In active mode, you must turn the alarm off and on manually.
One remote can control two different cars.
Tap button 4, and the LCD remote will show the temperature inside the vehicle; tap again within 4 seconds, it will show the battery voltage of the vehicle; and tap again within 4 seconds, it will show the battery voltage of the remote control.