Questionmy wife has a 1997 4runner with factory alarm. we haven't been using it because it hasn't been arming or disarming with the remotes (the remotes are good we just got new ones)just using the key to lock and unlock. Long story short, was cleaning the car battery so i disconnected it and then reconnected it witch apparently rearmes the alarm... now i can't disarm the car. i found the alarm under the dash board but how do i turn off the alarm (i dont need it anymore) i unpluged the bulk of the wires witch killed the alarm but the car would not start. how do i kill the alarm and still have the car work?
Answerok, need to plug that back in.
this is an aftermarket system.
The aftermarket alarm seems to be doing it's job.
At least we know it's installed correctly
which is actually a good thing here.
Now,
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.
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
for the vehicle, and reverse engineer
it wire by wire, until safely removed.
Let me know what happens.
Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
www.CARALARMINSTALLER.com
