My alarm has now started to go off in low light levels it was around 10.30 pm for two nights but just gone off now (9pm). Its fine in the day.
I've ordered new key fob batteries which may help but does anyone else know if there might be more to it than that?
I've currently taken a battery lead off and locked up manually.
I've ordered new key fob batteries which may help but does anyone else know if there might be more to it than that?
I've currently taken a battery lead off and locked up manually.
In reply to Post #1
Never heard of anything linked to low light. I would check everything is closed properly, doors, bonnet windows etc. Switches could be activated by panel cooling / contraction. causing some movement. Check for anything inside the car, perhaps a moth is flying close to an internal movement sensor. Dose of fly spray perhaps.
Assuming you have internal movement sensors you should be able to disable them.
Never heard of anything linked to low light. I would check everything is closed properly, doors, bonnet windows etc. Switches could be activated by panel cooling / contraction. causing some movement. Check for anything inside the car, perhaps a moth is flying close to an internal movement sensor. Dose of fly spray perhaps.
Assuming you have internal movement sensors you should be able to disable them.
In reply to Post #1
Perhaps the car battery is the problem and the voltage is dropping too low and setting off the alarm. Worth checking.
Ot maybe condensation forming on a sensor - harder to fault find unless you know where they all are.
Perhaps the car battery is the problem and the voltage is dropping too low and setting off the alarm. Worth checking.
Ot maybe condensation forming on a sensor - harder to fault find unless you know where they all are.
In reply to Post #1
If your alarm sensors are sensitive it might be a cat jumping
up on the car and when the alarm goes off the cat legs it.
If your alarm sensors are sensitive it might be a cat jumping
up on the car and when the alarm goes off the cat legs it.
In reply to Post #4
There is a cat that lurks here but this would be a first. Car battery reads 12.26 volts, so next thing is trying new fob battery.
I've opened and closed the doors and can't find rogue bugs flapping around, most odd. Terminal off for tonight to spare the neighbours.
There is a cat that lurks here but this would be a first. Car battery reads 12.26 volts, so next thing is trying new fob battery.
I've opened and closed the doors and can't find rogue bugs flapping around, most odd. Terminal off for tonight to spare the neighbours.
I had that problem it was a moth flying around in the car,I didn't know until I sat in there and waited for something to happen it was attracted to the red flashing alarm light
In reply to Post #6
Hmmm, now seeing as this is only occurring (so far) in lower light levels there may be some meat on these bones. I have a red flashing light too.
I've just reset the alarm and going to wait for nightfall, I feel like the grease monkeys Van Helsing
Hmmm, now seeing as this is only occurring (so far) in lower light levels there may be some meat on these bones. I have a red flashing light too.
I've just reset the alarm and going to wait for nightfall, I feel like the grease monkeys Van Helsing
In reply to Post #7
Hope its not a BAT, you'll sh1t yourself when it takes off
Hope its not a BAT, you'll sh1t yourself when it takes off
In reply to Post #1
Any closer to the problem?
Any closer to the problem?
In reply to Post #9
Nope, waiting on my fob batteries to arrive, I've isolated the terminals for now but going fishing this week so if it does go off only the owls will raise eyebrows.
No badgers or moths inside that I can see....
Nope, waiting on my fob batteries to arrive, I've isolated the terminals for now but going fishing this week so if it does go off only the owls will raise eyebrows.
No badgers or moths inside that I can see....
In reply to Post #10
I'll watch this space then, I'd like to know what causes it to come on.
I'll watch this space then, I'd like to know what causes it to come on.
In reply to Post #11
Now gone off twice in the last hour. What a debacle.
Now gone off twice in the last hour. What a debacle.
I know when i had my Vectra the alarm powersounder had it's own battery which would go off randomly when it needed to be changed.
In reply to Post #12
If you've internal movement sensors you should be able to disable them. . Perhaps by keeping the alarm button pressed for a few seconds? Assuming that's the case then at least it will rule out a few things.
If you've internal movement sensors you should be able to disable them. . Perhaps by keeping the alarm button pressed for a few seconds? Assuming that's the case then at least it will rule out a few things.
In reply to Post #14
what he said, or, if you can't isolate the internal
sensors cover them with a low tack tape, if there
is a voltage fluctuation this may be the reason,
can you charge the car battery away from the car
to make sure it's stable.
what he said, or, if you can't isolate the internal
sensors cover them with a low tack tape, if there
is a voltage fluctuation this may be the reason,
can you charge the car battery away from the car
to make sure it's stable.