Car Alarms: Car alarm question**, car alarm system, valet mode

Question
I have a Checkmate car alarm system on a 2001 Toyota Corolla and it used to automatically go into alarm mode after being off a couple of seconds, and basically stopped working almost all together once I changed my car battery... Where do I go from here? Would I have to reset it or is it dying out on me because when I have the lock & unlock buttons the lights on the car still blink but the car doesn't cut off like it used to. For example I would go to start the car & if I didn't turn the alarm off the car wouldn't turn on & the lights on the car including the dashboard would all blink but not anymore!!! Please help me!

Answer
Should be no problem really.
It appears from your expaination, that the
after market car alarm is in service mode.

Ok, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, press and hold in the valet/overide
button, found under the dash area, usually to the
left of the leg drilled into a hidden away spot,
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area goes off, and the siren chirps twice.
(Your valet switch might be the toggle (on/off) type.
in this case, key on, flip switch in oposite direction,
key off.)

This should reset the alarm.

Just Repeat these steps to place it
back to valet mode.

That should do it.
Let me know what happens.

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