Alarm Working Or Not ?

[Guest rambo]

brought a gal just over a week ago 1996 p reg 2.0 glx

and the remote key fob does not work it flashes when you press the buttons but it does not lock or unlock the car the guy i got it from said maybe its just the batterys mmm, so i have been just using the key when i lock the doors the red light on the drivers door is flashing so i presume the alarm is armed, is there anyway i can test the alarm to see if that is working ??? (without breaking a window) :blink:

 

thanx in advance :blink:

[mumof4]

This has been covered before...and i dont think that we came up with any concrete way of testing it!!..

 

 

You could try as has been suggested before..lock the car with a child/wife/partner/spouse/whatever in it..and get them to move around and see if it goes off!! :blink:

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

not all had an alarm fitted as standard. Mine didnt and it's ghia x spec. Look to see if you have any visible IR detectors inside the vehicle. Common place is in the B pillar trim above the seat belt housing.

 

The light in the door is for the immobiliser, not an alarm.

[NikpV]

IR detectors inside the vehicle. Common place is in the B pillar trim above the seat belt housing.

 

I believe they are Ultrasonic (Ford calls them volume alarm sensors)

 

The light in the door is for the immobiliser, not an alarm.

 

IIRC it does have some alarm/locking type indicator functions

[Guest HairyPlateEater]

Pedant lol :blink:

[anadin]

This has been covered before...and i dont think that we came up with any concrete way of testing it!!..

 

 

You could try as has been suggested before..lock the car with a child/wife/partner/spouse/whatever in it..and get them to move around and see if it goes off!! :blink:

 

i did this once they go off after about six weeks :blink: ;) got thro six wives so far :)

[TKPeters]

..and get them to move around and see if it goes off!! :blink:

 

LOL

 

It could be the remote fob is out of synch

 

Info in FAQ section on reprogramming

[gregers]

look under the passenger seat at the module,i was told if it had 3no big blocks coming out of it then you have a alarm if 2 then you have imobilzer,i always thought that if the red light is flashing then the pats system wasnt set properly,do a search its been coverd loads and check your manuel

[Vanbursta]

Easy to test the alarm.

 

1) Wind down drivers window

2) Sit in the drivers seat

3) Lock the car using the lock on the drivers door through the open window

4) Wait 40 seconds

5) Pull the bonnet release cable

 

If the alarm sounds you have one, if not then you don't or there is a fault.

[Guest 3.5bullet]

first off do you actually have the OE alarm fitted? easiest way to check is to look for the sensor houseings on the B pillars or for the switch on the passenger side bonnet hinge? if you dont have these then you dont have the OE alarm and the door LED is flashing to show either the the condition of the PATS system or the dead locking

 

 

guys we've been down path before :( several pages of posts on how do I test the alarm? the first question we should be asking is? do you actually have an alarm? and then suggest ways of checking for it's operation! :D once we know the answer is yes!