Car Alarms: 95 Saturn Alarm, plastic water bottle, alarmtek

Question
QUESTION: My daughter lost her keys for her 95 Saturn.  We have an extra key, but the problem is that she set the alarm.  I don't have an extra remote.  I'm afraid that if we disconnect the alarm at the battery, while the alarm is set-off the engine will be disabled. Plus, I'm not really sure how to disconnect the alarm.  Please can someone help?

ANSWER: Please tell me what you are experiencing.

I need to determine whether it's a factory alarm
issue or, if it's an aftermarket system you are
dealing with.

Is it: Headlights flashing, car horn honking
and a worded SECURITY" light in the dash flashing?
Or,
is it: flashing parking lights,
an LED in the dash area, and a siren
going off?

Let me know more on this to better
advise you on a course of action
to take, to help you to fix this
situation you're in quickly.

Best Regards,

Robert Martin
CEO/ALARMTEK
CARALARMMAN.com

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QUESTION: Hi Robert,

We have set the alarm off a few times since she got the car in August.  I believe that it's the later.  There is a small round light that flashes on the dash on the drivers side.  And it's a siren going off.  It's sensitive because we had it in the garage near the recycling bin and I threw an empty plastic water bottle and it hit the front grill and set the alarm off.

Answer
Not sure what aftermarket system you have
there, but it's not a factory alarm.
This is what I think is going
on....

The alarm seems to be in long tamper mode.
You will need to reset, but the aftermarket alarm
seems to be doing it's job.

At least we know it's installed correctly
which is actually a good thing here,
and that it has a good shock/impact sensor.

Ok, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, locate, press and hold in the
valet/overide button, found under the
dash area, (push button, spring loaded)
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area goes on solid,
and the siren chirps once.

(Your valet switch might be the toggle
(on/off) type. in this case, key on,
flip switch in opposite direction,
then turn the key off.)

This should reset the alarm, and reset
the grounded relay on the starter wire,
allowing you to start the engine.

At this point, the only thing working would
be the keyless entry from the alarm,
if it came equipped that way.

Just Repeat these steps to place it
back to usable armed mode.
You may get 2 chirps, confirming it,
and the lights may flash twice as well.

That should do it.
Let me know what happens.

ALARMTEK
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