thanks for the reply but thats not exactly the case, the radio DOES turn on sometimes when i remote start it and i have something hooked up to the cigarette lighter and that turns on fine too. i thought about the first click thing but it didn't make sense cause my radio does turn on sometimes with the remote start... and my cigarette lighter always works, also the key doesn't have to be in the ignition, it auto matically turns off after 15 minutes (which is user settable) or i can turn it off with the buttons... on my key chain.