Ford Focus - Disable Alarm Help Needed
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Hello all.
My brother's Ford Focus is being a pain. It's a 2023 car, and to cut a long story short the battery went flat this morning and after going even more falt set off the alarm. I jump started the car, but the battery is going flat again, and there's thus a danger of the alarm going off in the middle of the night.
The question then is how to disable the alarm until he can get the battery drain problem sorted. Manually unlocking and then opening/closing a door was what Google threw up, but not convincingly.
Can't disconnect the battery as that sets off the alarm too.
Thoughts much appreciated.
Edit to add there should be "Please" in the title.
My brother's Ford Focus is being a pain. It's a 2023 car, and to cut a long story short the battery went flat this morning and after going even more falt set off the alarm. I jump started the car, but the battery is going flat again, and there's thus a danger of the alarm going off in the middle of the night.
The question then is how to disable the alarm until he can get the battery drain problem sorted. Manually unlocking and then opening/closing a door was what Google threw up, but not convincingly.
Can't disconnect the battery as that sets off the alarm too.
Thoughts much appreciated.
Edit to add there should be "Please" in the title.
Edited by Turtle Shed on Wednesday 23 July 21:38
From what I’ve seen with newer cars, sometimes locking and unlocking with the key fob or using the physical key in the door can reset the alarm. If that doesn’t work, maybe try leaving a door open and turning the ignition on without starting the car - sometimes that tricks the system to stay quiet.
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