Problems with Cobra 8186 Alarm on S2 Elise...

[kaboose_23]

Hi all,

Just got myself a 2003 111s so am new to these forums, despite having been reading all the posts for a few weeks to learn what I can

Having problems with my alarm (Cobra 8186). Basically I press the larger of the two buttons to activate the central locking and activate the alarm. Several seconds later the alarm makes the continual warning beep, which in the manual says is due to one of the doors/boot not being closed properly. I've obviously checked these and had a look at the sensors, but it does it every time. Are there any more sensors which I'm not aware of? Or anything else which could cause the warning beep to be triggered?

I read on an old post somewhere that the interior light can cause problems, but I didn't fully understand how or why.

Any advice off people would be much appreciated.

Cheers,

Kaboose

[NWTony]

Try the sensor in the boot, that is usually the problem one. Depress it manually and set the alarm to see if the warning noise happens still.

[GhostDriver]

The lights will flash a certain amount of times, this is a code to tell you which sensor is being tripped.

Consult your manual to find which one

[kaboose_23]

Thanks, for your quick replies!

I tried manually depressing the sensor in the boot, and the one in each door, but it didn't help That's why I was asking if there are more sensors, I read that there is one in the front access panel, but I guess that one is pretty difficult to get to.

I downloaded the manual off the internet, and I thought the flashing lights were used to tell you what had caused the alarm to go off if it had been triggered. When I look at the light, it seems to flash reguarly, as if it's just letting you know it's been armed.

[bordseye]

where did you get the manual download from. I dont have a manual and cant find one on the cobra site.

[kaboose_23]

It was from a LotusTalk forum:

http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/f129/manual-alarm-...

[Touring Remo]

Check the interior light...have it set so it comes on when the doors are open...that way you will know if it is one of those. The other thing is take the inspection panel off and check the plug connection on that sensor. They have a way of coming loose. We see a few like this.

Hope this helps...

[S Works]

Locate all the sensors and one-by-one pull out the connector and reset the alam. You'll eventually find the offender. I bet it's the one in for the bootlid/engine compartment.

[veridien]

Happened a few months back to me. Have you tried resetting the whole alarm system? See car manual

Edited by veridien on Wednesday 18th June 17:22

[kaboose_23]

It's fixed now! Turned out it was the front access panel. Took it off and then re-attached it and it works fine now Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated!