Advice sought on unlocking my 996 when remote is deactivated

[kevhillyer]

I have a UK 1998 911 996 C2 which I have recently purchased.

I sometimes have to leave the car longer than 5 days, after which time, as the manual says, the remote control is deactivated and I have to unlock the door manually using the key.

What the manual does not mention is "Can I unlock the car without the alarm sounding ?"

Currently Whenever I put the key in the drivers door and unlock, the alarm sounds immediately and is only silenced by putting the key in the ignition and turning the power on.

If there is anyway I can unlock withou annoying my neighbours then both they and I would be glad to hear of it !

Many thanks.

Kevin

[kevhillyer]

Yes, thanl you for the suggestion, I have tried a few things. The trouble seems to be that as soon as I go to open the door, the window drops and the alarm sounds. The alarm can only be silenced by turning the ignition on. Pressing the unlock button either before or after manually unlocking seems to have no effect.

[kevhillyer]

OK, in that case I will just have to live with it, thanks.

[kevhillyer]

OK, well that gives me hope, thank you.

I need to unlock it today after a holiday, so will give it a try....many thanks for all the suggestions

Kevin.

[kevhillyer]

Well, I tried the first suggestion:

- Put the key in and turn to unlock
- Don't open the door
- Turn the key back and lock
- Unlock as normal using remote control

As soon as I unlocked using the key I re-locked using the key....which immediately set the alarm off. I tried the remote but the only way to stop the alarm was to switch the ignition on.

Next time I have the opportunity I shall try the second suggestion (and will keep you posted), thanks again.

Kevin

[kevhillyer]

Well I just cannot get any suggestion to work for me. I had one combination left to try, and have just had a week away. So I unlocked with the key, and withe the key in the lock I tried the remote button (my key has only one button to lock and unlock. As far as I could tell the button did nothing at all. I pressed twice to lock and unlock. Nothing.

And of course, the moment I pulled the handle (and the window dropped a fraction) the alarm was on.

ANd putting the key in the ignition was the only way to silence it....I did try the remote buttons again.

I am quite frustrated with this as I imagine it will be tricky to diagnose and might require the car to be left locked for quite a while. If anyone else has any thoughts/suggestions I would certainly welcome them.

Many thanks

Kevin