Car Alarms: How to use only the key and not set off the alarm in a 97 Pathfinder, dash area, button spring

Question
I have a 97 Pathfinder and a girlfriend who took the remote to the east coast (I'm on the west coast).  How can I use the factory supplied key to open and start the vehicle without the alarm going off?

Answer
By disarming the aftermarket alarm.

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.

Good luck with it.

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