Aaaah, this is so that the next person who owns the car will end up taking it to a dealer to try and work out why the thing flashes the lights but the siren doesn't sound and to make it more costly when they decide they want to get the alarm working.
probably about right!
Matt.
Then you can't be operating it correctly as I have disabled mine permanently several times (after removing the battery for maintenance) and I never have a problem with the alarm once I have disabled it from the button after re-connecting the battery. This is a "fix" a dealer told me about, my alarm is totally disabled.
I also don't understand why, if you have a problem with the alarm, you are setting it in the first place?
Maybe I have missed something?
Matt.
(sorry)
The procedure I was told was this..
I have done this countless times (I have had to do work requiring the battery to be disconnected) and it has worked every time.
I have same situation as you - key fob gave up ages ago so I don't set the alarm, just use the key. Just wondering what age your car is - I wonder if newer ones operate differently - mine is 96/P
Matt.
Good luck, hope you get it working (or rather *not* working!!)
Matt.
That all seems a bit odd, I had to disable the alarm on my P/96 Activa last night as I disconnected the battery when having to jump start another car. At least, i thought the alarm goes off when you reconnect the battery if it hasn't been disabled prior to disconnecting the battery, thats how it worked on my old Xantia VSX but that a keyswitch to disable the alarm.
Along with ? !!! :-)
Can I ask how it is being set in the first place if you don't use the fob any more?
Matt
----- The older I get the more I realise that youth really is wasted on the young.
To disable the alarm on this model u need to remove fuse number 17 (alarm + side of the battery) this fuse only, no other. This fuse will close down the alarm system only. E.H
I've just bought a 2.0HDi, 2000 with a similar alarm problem. I've tried the push the button with the engine running, and the LED in the door pillar flashed and no alarm for a few days, but... So I'd like to try pulling fuse
17, but... No book! :-( Can someone point me at the right fuse please.Andrew
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