Alarm help
Alarm help
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siwes

Original Poster:

347 posts

281 months

Friday 23rd January 2004
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I had a flat battery the other day , it charged no problem , but now my remote locking will not work , the immobiliser still works fine but no central locking, is this usual after letting the battery go flat. Changed the batteries in the key fob but nothing , any help is appreciated.
regards Simon

DustyC

12,820 posts

276 months

Friday 23rd January 2004
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The same happened to us with the Toyota alarm (thread running in Toyota forum now).

THe battery was dead and when I opened the fob to change the battery it said they must be changed within 10 mins or otherwise the code will be reset. I changed it within 1 minute but it didnt work. Im assuming it went so flat that there was not enough power to retain the code and it was reset.

Im now trying to find out how to reprogram the fob. There is a way to do it with Toyotas but Im not sure of the exact sequence.

By the way: Do Griffs come with alarmns as standard and are they always Cat1 alarms?

Cheers.

FlipFlopGriff

7,144 posts

269 months

Friday 23rd January 2004
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Try taking out the alarm related fuses and reinserting them. This resets the system and will probably cure it.
FFG

grm500

158 posts

283 months

Friday 23rd January 2004
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Disconnect battery for about 10-20 seconds and - have your keyfob in hand - reconnect. The alarm will make a noise, you have about 5 seconds to push keyfob. This resets system, worked on my griff, advice from dealer.

g

siwes

Original Poster:

347 posts

281 months

Friday 23rd January 2004
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Thanks!!! I did exactly as you said, disconnect battery and reconnect at the noise preessed the fob and it now works great , so thanks again
best regards
Simon

grm500

158 posts

283 months

Saturday 24th January 2004
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No worries. Drove me nuts when it happened to me too.
Wait 'til you fill up with petrol, pay, throw your shades in to the car, set alarm off, phone dealer who tells you to disconnect siren unit, fail to do that cos it's hard wired in an awkward place, drive a mile home with alarm siren wailing and shrieking like a banshee, cut the wires into it, burn hands on down pipe, remove unit and find it's still shrieking away, hand it to a friend and run away - post here and I'll tell you how to shut the ****** up then.

Have fun g

siwes

Original Poster:

347 posts

281 months

Saturday 24th January 2004
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GRM500 , strange you should say that the siren on my car went off while it was in the garage , eventually to shut the thing up I cut the wires to it ! It has remained that way ever since , one of these days Ill reconnect it and see if the fault is still there. What was wrong with yours, my only idea was that it had got damp and was earthing out , Ill take it out and dismantle it one of these days.
regards Simon

grm500

158 posts

283 months

Monday 26th January 2004
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Pass. Drowned it to shut it up, in the end. Apparently they do that after a period, often caused by damp - the previous time it happened was in winter, big wind and rain, car had been sitting out - last time was sunny day, car been garaged except when driven.

New siren time!


simon.b

1,230 posts

304 months

Tuesday 27th January 2004
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I’ve had 2 replacement sirens both failed as a result of a good dowsing. I now have a plastic bag over it held in place with an elastic band.

Its been like this now for a couple of years with no further problems, I used a thin freezer bag and surprisingly it hasn’t melted though I do change the laggy band from time to time.

Cheers,

Simon.

SIWES

Original Poster:

347 posts

281 months

Wednesday 28th January 2004
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Hummmm
Ill buy a new siren and fit that
any ideas where to buy one, or will any old one do the job .
regards
Simon