QuestionHello,
I'm sure there's a simple solution to this - but I can't figure it out and there's nothing in the owner's manual about it.
We have a '99 Honda Accord and one day - our of the blue - the car alarm started to go off. It turned off after a minute or so - and we figured out we could turn it off with the key fob - but it is ALWAYS on now and if you don't have the key fob - it ALWAYS goes off.
Can we turn the alarm off? And do you have any idea how it turned on - so we don't do it again!
Thanks,
Kelly
AnswerThe aftermarket alarm seems to have been triggered,
but the system will not reset correctly.
I would have this looked at once you put it into
overide.
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 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
www.CARALARMINSTALLER.com
