alarm

[metal-ste]

hi all.recently got a v6 and all's good except for the alarm which does'nt seem to be workin.the interior sensor's r there and the red led on the dash is there 2,but when i deadlock the car the alarm does'nt arm.any ideas?thanks for any help

[Cozy]

have you got a fob for the alarm and does it lock the car when you click it, usually these will lock the car then deadlocking is done after that with the key on its own, you should have a seperate fob for the alarm

[RobbieV]

Standard calibra alarms dont have key fobs, its all done on the drivers key [img]/smile.gif[/img]

[Cozy]

<!--QuoteBegin-RobbieV+--><div class='quotetop'>(RobbieV)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Standard calibra alarms dont have key fobs, its all done on the drivers key [img]/smile.gif[/img]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


ahha i have an aftermarket on mine then,

ste, how do you know the alarm isn;t arming

[C411BRA]

I also got an LED on the dash by the headlight switch. It dont seem to do anything tho. The one in the interior sensor flashes for a minute at about twice a second when I deadlock the car then flickers every few seconds after that. Not sure if the ultrasonics work tho. But I can set off the alarm by opening the boot, so something is working.

Any way to self test it?

[RobbieV]

<!--QuoteBegin-C411BRA+--><div class='quotetop'>(C411BRA)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->I also got an LED on the dash by the headlight switch. It dont seem to do anything tho. The one in the interior sensor flashes for a minute at about twice a second when I deadlock the car then flickers every few seconds after that. Not sure if the ultrasonics work tho. But I can set off the alarm by opening the boot, so something is working.

Any way to self test it?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Some info on the standard alarm

<a href="http://www.v6calibra.com/alarm/v6calibra_atas.htm" target="_blank">http://www.v6calibra.com/alarm/v6calibra_atas.htm</a>

[RobbieV]

Self testing standard alarm -[img]/smile.gif[/img]

[C411BRA]

Thanx, gonna nip out and do it now while the boss is away.

[metal-ste]

i had a redtop with with a key fob and that locked the doors and set the alarm-the led then starts to flash.with my v6 the doors deadlock but the led does'nt flash so im thinkin the alarm's not workin?im goin to check that led on the diagram that robbie posted to see if that one's doin anythin-hope it is as i've told my insurance that the cars got a workin alarm-oops

[TonyDTM]

Easy way to check if the factory fit alarm is working is to pop the bonnet. Deadlock the vehicle, wait 20 seconds for arm. Goto the front of the car, lift the bonnet up, keep your ears away from the alarm hooter.
If it works you'll know about it.
Anything else, key fobs etc are non-factory fit. If you have one and it aint working, you need to know the make of it, and where it was fitted to be able to do anything about it. Unless its a VX aftermarket, it wont deadlock your doors.
Most times it pays to get another and rip out the old stuff, and start afresh

[metal-ste]

thanks for that Tony,give that a try sometime tomorrow.

[calibra_v6_dtm]

my 1994 V6 has the immbiliser and remote locking (think its a bosch system) factory fitted, there is also the factory key based alarm with ultrasonics, none of it seems to work so i'm prob gonna rip it out an put a clifford in

[dj_smurph]

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Unless its a VX aftermarket, it wont deadlock your doors.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--> my brand new toad alarm seems to do a very good job at deadlocking but then i do think it interfaces with the central locking.

<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->so i'm prob gonna rip it out an put a clifford in<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

i had a clifford before never had a days problem but just before christmas a few calibras got nicked on here and the common factor was clifford iirc, put the toad on AI606 with prox sensors for £300

[MR_TOAD]

<!--QuoteBegin-dj_smurph+--><div class='quotetop'>(dj_smurph)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteEBegin-->my brand new toad alarm seems to do a very good job at deadlocking but then i do think it interfaces with the central locking.



i had a clifford before never had a days problem but just before christmas a few calibras got nicked on here and the common factor was clifford iirc, put the toad on AI606 with prox sensors for £300<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

Toads the one to go for now since Clifford got bought out

I fit the AI606 plus proximity for £280 so thats not a bad price

Ian

[metal-ste]

my factory fit alarm defo isn't workin.add it to the list of other things i need to sort out!