QuestionQUESTION: I LOST THE REMOTE TO MY 1996 NISSAN MAXMIMA, BUT STILL HAVE THE KEY. NATURALLY, WHEN I OPENED THE CAR UP WITH THE KEY, THE ALARM GOES OF, BUT I CANNOT TURN THE CAR ON. HOW CAN I DISABLE THE ALARM, SO THAT I TURN THE CAR ON WITH JUST THE KEY?
ANSWER: 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: FACTORY ALARM
FLASHING PARKING LIGHTS
AND LED THE DASH, AND SIREN...
WOW THIS WAS A QUICK RESPONSE! THANK YOU!
ANSWER: You just described an aftermarket system, not factory.
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.
If you want to remove it at this point,
take it to your neighborhood installer
for this, or buy the wiring chart
(Go to: www.vehiclewires.com)
for the vehicle, and reverse engineer it wire
by wire, until safely removed.
If it does not work out this way,
you will have to replace the system
with one you know how to operate
and what to expect. Don't want to
get stuck in another bad situation.
Let me know what happens.
ALARMTEK
INSTALLSUPPORT.COM
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QUESTION: Again, I thank you for your prompt response, but OFCOURSE it was a long night, and when I get there, the answer to your original question about the alarm was:
Headlights flashing, car horn honking and a worded SECURITY" light in the dash flashing...
I apologoize...
AnswerUnfortunately, that makes this harder.
The factory alarm is part of the door locking
system in this car. You either need to disarm
the system using the key in the drivers door,
turn left first then right to disarm/unlock.
You can add a keyless entry to do this for you,
but the only way I know of without that, is
the method discussed. Key in the drivers door,
turn left then right to bypass the factory system.
A.
