Alarm gone all quiet on me?

[hfiennes]

Just wondering if anyone has seen this before...

My alarm has had a few funny turns - usually just ignoring the keyfob for a bit and not letting me lock or unlock the car (depending on which would be most inconvenient at the time).

Just now it's gone all quiet; the car locks/unlocks, the indicators flash, the alarm LED flashes as usual - but no audio confirmation of the lock/unlock (which I did find pretty annoying anyway, to be honest).

Any ideas? I don't feel like pulling the alarm to pieces to check the sounder contacts, but I guess I really should set the alarm off to verify that it does actually still work. Is locking it then opening a clam the easiest way to get the alarm sounding?

Thanks,
Hugo

[jipsom]

Mine did this following a heavy rainstorm. I wondered if it might correct itself after a dry period. Alas, no. Does anybody know the cheapest place I can get a new horn? I'm guessing it's just water damaged.

[amg merc]

Hugo, try resetting the alarm unit first (see the manual).

[BrianJ]

My alarm would cease working after driving through heavy rain but then return to normal after drying out.

[hfiennes]

Whilst giving the car a wash for tomorrow, the alarm went off (proving that the sounder *did* work)... however, I couldn't turn it off. The fob locked/unlocked the doors but had no affect on the alarm noise, neither did the touch-tag.

Stopped by itself after a couple of embarassing minutes. I think I'm going to have to go in with a multimeter when I have a moment

Hugo

[joust]

I presume the "fob" battery is OK?

J