Alarm will not switch off

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Alarm will not switch off; Help needed please
Topic Started: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:43 pm (113 Views)
aemt	Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:43 pm Post #1
Member Posts: 2,906 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	Cannot get the fob to de activate the alarm which is set. Fob appears to work fine. We have not used the car for a while. Could it be a flat battery? Any help appreciated as car needs to go for MOt next week before I sorn it. Thanks in advance



twopointsix	Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:58 pm Post #2
Member Posts: 518 Group: Members Member #1,732 Joined: September 26, 2007	Have you tried a new fob battery? First and easiest things first!



aemt	Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:01 pm Post #3
Member Posts: 2,906 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	Yep .New battery. Light comes on brightly but will not switch offf alarm.



aemt	Sat Oct 17, 2009 7:19 pm Post #4
Member Posts: 2,906 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	anybody?????



vaggeli	Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:00 pm Post #5
supervillain in training Posts: 337 Group: Members Member #3,756 Joined: January 24, 2009	sensors on doors or bonnet might be out of kilter and setting it off, thats what my 2.5-16 has at the moment



aemt	Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:09 pm Post #6
Member Posts: 2,906 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	Thanks for that. The alarm has not tripped. I set it when I put the car in the garage. The fob will not unset it now although the battery in the fob seems fine. I wondered whether it might be a flat car battery. Plan to just open door with key in morning and disconnect battery negative if alarm goes off



katie	Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:23 pm Post #7
Member Posts: 1,647 Group: Members Member #838 Joined: January 18, 2007	We had this trouble when we owned our 190. It ended up being a flat battery



aemt	Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:40 pm Post #8
Member Posts: 2,906 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	Thanks Katie. Thats what I am hoping



Stempies	Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:59 pm Post #9
Hot Lips Posts: 3,305 Group: Members Member #2,380 Joined: March 6, 2008	Could be condensation in the sensor inside the car, especially if it's roof mounted near the sunroof!



aemt	Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:15 am Post #10
Member Posts: 2,906 Group: Members Member #3,171 Joined: September 1, 2008	Flat battery. must remember to hook the charger up from time to time



gibpetrolhead	Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:21 am Post #11
Racing line Posts: 813 Group: Members Member #4,482 Joined: August 2, 2009	If the battery voltage drops below 11.5v it will set the alarm off. Also when reconnecting, nagative terminal frist then positive.



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