Car Alarms: Toyota Factory Alarm, toyota solara, dash area


Question
My 2002 Toyota solara factory alarm keeps going off every time I turn the key in the door or in the ignition. It also goes off when I try to pop it into neutral. I didn't even set the alarm! Is there a way to bypass it so I can move my car?  

Answer
I think you have an aftermarket system there.
The give away is that you can "set" it.
The factory alarm would sound the car's horn
(not a siren) and flash the headlights,
not the parking lights. There would also be
an LED in the dash, and the factory
security would not.

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 in most cases,
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.

Let me know what happens.

ALARMTEK
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