Car Alarms: Car alarm problems, toyota avalon, dash area


Question
I have a 1998 Toyota Avalon that I bought 1 year ago and never took notice if the alarm was factory installed or after market.  Problem is the alarm will not disarm or unlock the keyless entry.  So obviously when I open the door the alarm activates and I cannot start the car.  I had the car battery profesionally changed about a month ago and about one week ago I had a new head unit professionally installed at a big electronics store.  I called these places and they said the wouldn't have had anything to do with this happening.  What can I do to at least get the car somewhere to install another alarm.  I'm stranded!!

Answer
Ok, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, press and hold in the valet/overide
button, found under the dash area,
until the installed LED (the blinking light)
in your dash area comes on solid.
(Your valet switch might be the toggle (on/off) type.
in this case, key on, flip switch in oposite direction,
key off.)

This should be valet. This overides
the starter kill relay in the alarm harness,
and returns the car back to disarmed mode.

The only thing that will work now on your system,
is the keyless entry if installed.

Just Repeat these steps to rearm your system.

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 it's safely removed.

Let me know what happens.

ALARMTEK
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