QuestionQUESTION: I purchased a 2002 Hyundai Accent second hand from the dealership. As far as I knew it did not have an alarm. Last night, I ran the batteries down by accident by leaving my lights on. When I went to pop the hood to do a jump, the alarm went off. Now it is armed and I can't unarm it - so I can't do anything with the car because the alarm has interupted the connection with the ignition. The alarm is flashign lights and a red LED on the dash (which has never been flashing before since we owned it).
ANSWER: Not sure what aftermarket system you have
there, 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.
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.
Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
DELUXESERVICE.com
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QUESTION: Thank you so much for your answer. I should clarify - we spent half an hour going over the car with a flashlight and could find no switch at all. I don't have a remote - I was only given a key. I think it might need a trip to the dealership?
AnswerThen I would have to agree that it should get
the once over at the dealership.
Now that being said, I still think it's an aftermarket
system. I'd take it to the local stereo/alarm shop
first though, and see if they can fix it for
alot less.
Good luck.
ALARMTEK
