Car Alarms: anti theft alarm, kia sportage, dash area

Question
QUESTION: today i forgot my headlights on while i went into the doctor office.well it killed the battery so i had to have someone jump me. well about 45 minutes later i had turned the car off while i went in somewhere and when i got back in to start it the alarm started going off, ive tried doing as the owners manual says and it still wont shut off! i dont have a remote for it. is there any way to turn the damn thing off?!?! please help me!!

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
INSTALLSUPPORT.COM

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QUESTION: I can not find a button or a switch. so what do i do now?

ANSWER: Ok, let's try something else.
Make, model & year of the vehicle please?

A.

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QUESTION: its a 2000 kia sportage.

i didnt even know i had a alarm system until today when it started going off.

Answer
Thing is though, this car does not have a factory alarm.
So that Valet switch is vital to disable it. :>(

Tell me, is there an antenna on the inside of the
windshield? If so, the valet switch night be inset into it.
If not, then keep looking under the dash. If no joy,
then you will need to tow to the nearest car alarm shop
to have them inspect and reset.

A.