Car Alarms: Car alarm, dead car battery, acura integra


Question
I have a 95 acura integra with a Chapman alarm that I let sit for about 3 months.  It is now time to get it inspected, however, when I went to turn on the car to make sure the battery wasn't dead, my remote wouldn't turn the alarm off.  I figured maybe the battery was dead, but when I opened the door with the key, the alarm went off but it was very quiet due to a drained car battery I suppose.  So I purchased a new battery for my remote and it still didn't work.  When I got in the car yesterday, the alarm went off but shut off due to the drained car battery.  Do you think the issue is with my nearly dead to dead car battery?  Or do you think I need a new remote?  And would I even be able to jump my car due to the fact that the alarm needs to be disabled to start the car?  Thanks!

Answer
You'll need to set off the alarm for a few seconds.
Then, look under the dash area for a button or, a toggle
switch. When you locate it, turn on the ignition
key, press and hold in the button (little
spring loaded micro button, red or black possibly)
until the alarm chirps 1 time. This should over ride
the system, and only the keyless entry part,
if installed, would still be operating.
The LED (light emiting diode) light in the dash
should also go on solid.

At this point. the alarm would have reset.
If this had a starter kill relay installed,
it would now be opened, and the engine would
turn over when tried.

You would repeat these steps to go back to
user mode to see if this was corrected.

But if it does work, I'd keep it this way, and
replace the alarm asap with one you know and
understand how it operates for the best overall
experience.

Let me know if it works for yours.

ALARMTEK