Car Alarms: Reset My TRC Car alarm-my car wont start, bmw factory, dash area

Question
I have a TRC car alarm,(not sure which one-dont even know where to look to find out ) it says TRC on the key chain. Its the kind of alarm that you just push the unlock button and the alarm bleeps 1x to unlock and when you push the lock button, bleeps twice when you Lock it. Somehow,I dont know (something) my car got confused and it wont let me start my car.

I did notice like the batteries going low in the keychain as I would have to press harder or like 2-3 times for it to do its function(lock or unlock)How do I reset the alarm so it will let me start the car. I have my BMW factory key for my 328I convertable ?, but I dont know how to reset the alarm to start my car ? What can I do ? , Is there a Trc website ? or is there a toggle-kill switch i need to flip back, I dont know.

I just got this car and its the first car iv ever had with an alarm ?? THANK YOU !

Answer
The alarm seems to be in long tamper mode.
You will need to reset. No idea what happened
but let's see if we can get you going.

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 keeping the alarm, get some new batteries,
and TRC alarms are very simular to Commando alarms
and Scytek too. So replacing the system will not
be all that difficult.

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.
You don't want to get stuck in another
bad situation, right?

Let me know what happens.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
DELUXESERVICE.com