Hi,
Has anyone had issues with the alarm on the car going off randomly? I am away on business and my OH tells me the GTS car alarm has been going off randomly over night (neighbours must be pixxed!). It seems the fob wouldn’t unlock the car and she had to use the emergency key to get in the car. Car is a 2017model,
Any ideas?
Not only am I away on business and due to fly shortly but she is also heading away with work this weekend and is having a mare about leaving a car with the alarm potentially going off all the time.
Thanks
Rigger
Alarm keeps going off?
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Are all doors, windows, bonnet and pano roof fully closed? May sound obvious but it doesn't take much for one to be not fully closed.
If that's not the issue, try closing all the air vents in the car. Is it parked in a particularly draughty spot?
If that's not the issue, try closing all the air vents in the car. Is it parked in a particularly draughty spot?
Nick
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Macan Turbo - sold
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If Mrs Rigger has used the emergency key to get in then the alarm system will (probably) still be active. Has she tried the spare key (or is it in your pocket?!)
As Nick says, double check bonnet catches (both sides) and doors in case one of the pin switches is not quite shut. Maybe the roof is cracked open....when you unlock the car, if you hold on to the unlock switch you can open all windows and the roof; maybe this has happened without noticing?
Failing all that.....Porsche assist!
As Nick says, double check bonnet catches (both sides) and doors in case one of the pin switches is not quite shut. Maybe the roof is cracked open....when you unlock the car, if you hold on to the unlock switch you can open all windows and the roof; maybe this has happened without noticing?
Failing all that.....Porsche assist!
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If the car has not been used and battery low this may trigger the alarm.
Has the car been sitting around for a bit not used?
Has the car been sitting around for a bit not used?
GTS
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Maybe the clue is in the fact that the fob wouldn't open the car. Is the fob battery flat? Others on here have reported fob batteries going down in a year or so.
Nick
Defender 90 V8
991.2 C2 GTS
Macan Turbo - sold
BMW K1300S, BMW R1250 GSA
Defender 90 V8
991.2 C2 GTS
Macan Turbo - sold
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I had a 986 once that did something similar. Alarm going off randomly in the middle of the night. Turned out that the front boot wasn't fully, fully closed and that set off the alarm. It looked closed from the outside. Worthwhile opening everything and closing it again just to be sure?
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If the car has not been used and battery low this may trigger the alarm.
Has the car been sitting around for a bit not used?
Cheers all. I think it’s the above! It will just have to wait until my return as I am currently taxying to the runway. Arrrgh the neighbours are going to be even more pixxed!
Has the car been sitting around for a bit not used?
Cheers all. I think it’s the above! It will just have to wait until my return as I am currently taxying to the runway. Arrrgh the neighbours are going to be even more pixxed!
2017 - Macan GTS ~ now sold
2007 - 997.1 Turbo (Manual)
2021 - GR Yaris
2007 - 997.1 Turbo (Manual)
2021 - GR Yaris
Mine has sat for 3 months with the voltage dropping to 10.8V, with no alarm problems. Mind you, yours is one of the newer Macans that seems to have more electrical and PCM gremlins than the older ones!Rigger wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:20 pm If the car has not been used and battery low this may trigger the alarm.
Has the car been sitting around for a bit not used?
Cheers all. I think it’s the above! It will just have to wait until my return as I am currently taxying to the runway. Arrrgh the neighbours are going to be even more pixxed!
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Grab a Ctek Battery charger if kept sitting for a while.Rigger wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:20 pm If the car has not been used and battery low this may trigger the alarm.
Has the car been sitting around for a bit not used?
Cheers all. I think it’s the above! It will just have to wait until my return as I am currently taxying to the runway. Arrrgh the neighbours are going to be even more pixxed!
Especially over the winter months as temperature will affect it even more...
GTS
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