[duracell]

This time . . . .

I got a siren going off too!

It locks and indicators all flash! wait a min then the alarm goes off!

for no reason!

Any ideas on this one ?

Read through the other topics but couldnt really find anything helpful. ..

any help much appreciated.

 

[Hairy_J]

Battery going flat??

 

[duracell]

would it go off for that?

how do i change the battery?

surely the alarm comes off the car battery?

HELP!!!!

 

[RickyTT]

Yeah, the alarm does go off, when the battery is going flat. If you havent done so allready, give it a little run on the motorway with everything switched off. If not, I think there is a guide to swapping a battery on the forum somewhere.

 

[duracell]

so the alarm and the car battery are seperate?

i use the car every day!

 

[Hairy_J]

Not really separate, but if for instance you cut the battery leads the alarm should go off!

The same if you just disconnect the battery to change it for a new one.

The alarm senses the battery volttage and when it falls outside set limits the alarm goes off!

This can be a real pain if you have a flat battery and cant turn the alarm off. ( I had this happen a while back, the alarm was going off constantly as the car battery charged up, it was only when it had been charging for a good while that I could turn the alarm off, luckily the neighbours saw/heard the funny side ...)

 

[duracell]

My batter isnt flat i dont think dude,

no problems starting everything works!

i will give a quick blast up the m5 on the way home though!

where is the alarm? and does it have its OWN battery?

 

[bobdabuilda]

its in the near side rear wing behind the light cluster which you need to take off unless you are miniman.

 

[gt russell]

the alarm unit has a seperate battery , to change it look for John-h he has an excelent "how to" on his sig strip :wink:

 

[Chip_iTT]

failing alarm battery is not going to set the alarm off continuously... low main battery can tho.

If the alarm keeps going of then it thinks something is wrong... could be a dodgy door/bonnet/boot switch contact...

try turning off the interior sensor.. these have a habit of reporting intrusion faultily

You need someoen with VAGCOM to look at the alarm trigger info on the central locking controller - will tell you what set it off... until then the only answer is to unplug the alarm which you can do by reaching through the flap on the LH of the boot... although as suggested its tricky unless you have small hands...