Car Alarms: 1998 toyota corolla alarm malfunction, toyota corolla, alarmtek

Question
i lost the remote for my 1998 toyota corolla alarm and while changing the headlights i disconnected the battery and after installing the headlights i connected the battery and the alarm turned on. now i cannot turn the car on and the alarm won't turn off. i lost the remote to turn it off. what can i do to turn it off?

Answer
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 put it
into valet/overide mode.

At this point, the only thing working would
be the keyless entry from the alarm,
if it came equipped that way, but since you
don't have a remote anylonger, I'd remove 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.

That should do it.

Let me know what happens.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
DELUXESERVICE.com