Car Alarms: 1997 3000GT Car Alarm/Car wont start, jumper cable, dash area


Question
I have a 1997 3000GT and I recently had the master and slave cylinders replaced.  Everything was working fine until I accidently set off the car alarm.  I turned off the alarm and everything seemed fine, but when I went to drive it a few days later (this is the first time I tried to drive it since setting off the alarm) it would not start at all.  The car seemed dead.  I tried to jump start the car, but as soon as I hooked the jumper cable up to the battery the alarm would go off.  I would use the remote to silence it, but it as soon as I tried to turn the key in the ignition it would go off again. Is this a problem with the alarm, or the battery, or both?  Please help!

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.

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