QuestionI just bought a car that is equipped with a Clifford intellivoice IQ alarm. It is not working right now. The guy told me he detached some wires form this extra battery in the car, but all the wires are connected to it. He said he detached because the car sat for a month and the blinking light was draining the battery. Anyway, I think he is lying and he doesn't know why the alarm is not working. I tried to flip this switch under the dash with the car on and off (cranked over) and that did not turn on the little led light. I don't even know where to start. I just need to know how to turn the dang thing on and where to look. Please help. thanks!
Answertry 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 a bad situation.
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