Car Alarms: jeep cherokee alarm, jeep cherokee, alarmtek

Question
hello. i was hoping you could tell me what my next step should be concerning the following issue. i have a 91 jeep cherokee whose alarm was set off while i was not at home. apparently it went off for a good while - according to neighbors - and then powered down. i don't have a remote for the locks/alarm and have just been using the keys. now my jeep will not start. i have really limited knowledge about this and would appreciate any advise you could give me. thanks

Answer
The alarm seems to be in long tamper mode.
You will need to reset.

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.

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