Car Alarms: Factory alarm - Oldsmobile Ciera, 96 oldsmobile ciera, oldsmobile ciera

Question
While trying to jump a dead battery on my 96 Oldsmobile Ciera, I somehome tripped the factory alarm. I was going to have AAA just tow it for me for free and see if someone at the shop could fix it, but the tow truck guy apparently knew how to turn it off. Problem was, he didn't speak enough English to explain it to me! The alarm wasn't like other alarms I've seen, it just had the parking lights flashing and a little red light on the dash flashing too. You could hear a dinging inside the car while it was going off, but no horn honking. For future notice, how do I turn off the factory alarm on my car?

Answer
It appears to be an aftermarket alarm, not
factory here. The parking light flash and
LED in the dash say aftermarket, which actually
i a good thing when talking about a GM car.

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