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Old 23-09-2007, 02:08 PM
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Default Any one know about car alarms?

When i press the key fob it looks the car and turns the alarm on, but after about 2 minutes the alarm goes off, it really doing my head in, any ideas?
Old 23-09-2007, 02:17 PM
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What alarm?

sounds like a sensor is grounding somewhere or otherwise faulty.
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its a sigma
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when you arm it how many bleeps does it do, the normal ones etc or does it do more to say theres a door open somewhere?

could be a fault pin switch for bonnet etc
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Originally Posted by DaBoy12s
its a sigma
hunt out the manual online


Sadly im not very familiar with that make
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
when you arm it how many bleeps does it do, the normal ones etc or does it do more to say theres a door open somewhere?

could be a fault pin switch for bonnet etc
it activates normaly, have checked that all doors are shut etc
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check under bonnet pin switch etc aswell mate

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i had the same problem it turned out to be the interior light it stayed on then went off which set the alarm off cause of a change in voltage i was told
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Originally Posted by slim20012
i had the same problem it turned out to be the interior light it stayed on then went off which set the alarm off cause of a change in voltage i was told

ah that might be worth a check

Rich i have checked the under bonnet pin
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