Car Alarms: Rav4 Alarm wont turn off, alarmtek, dash area

Question
This is the second time it's happened on my 1998 Rav4 with factory fitted
alarm. The battery in the key fob seems ok - tried changing it just in case but
still no joy. is their a way of resetting it because you can open the car with
key and drive it away but the alarm contiues sounding for about a minute and
the stops until you remove the key from ignition when it sounds again

I really need to get to work tomorrow and i'm at a loss!

Answer
Not sure what after market system you have
there, (no factory alarm installed in the US
version) but this is what I think is going
on....

The alarm seems to be in long tamper mode.
You will need to reset, and possibly
re program the remotes. That part you will need
your manual for, 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.

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.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
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