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Re: alarm system, keyless entry
- Subject: Re: alarm system, keyless entry
- From: Bunmar@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Feb 1998 17:35:02 EST
Just something to think about: I'm pretty sure that the factory alarm has an
automatic reset feature. It works like this:
If the car has been off and you disarm the alarm, if the car isn't started
within a minute or two, the alarm will arm itself. Maybe this is what was
happening to you.
Chuck Marshall
'98 GLX
In a message dated 98-02-14 16:26:35 EST, you write:
> the keyless entry and alarm system works to keep theives
> and other undesireables out of my GLX, but it seems to be
> working to keep me IN the car as well...
>
> the other day (predawn very moist dew after 1/2hr drv to
> work) i was sitting in my car listening to the radio with the
> engine off and the alarm armed itself! i used the key fab
> to disarm and looked around to see if i had been triggered
> by someone else's remote (nobody around).
> well a few minutes later the same thing happened! i
> disarmed it again- this time certain that i had not accidentally
> hit the button and that there was noone else in sight arming
> their vehicle.
> well this happend for a total of three times- hasn't happened
> before and it hasn't happened since. told a freind of mine at
> work who drives a golf GL and she said it happened to her
> like that before the alarm crapped out and she had to get it
> serviced by the dealer (warranty). she said i need to take it
> in immediately.
> is there a TSB on this? has it happened to anyone else? i'm
> afraid that since i can't duplicate the problem VW is going to
> tell me it's nonexistent.
>
> ALSO: i've asked this question once before of the GTI list- but
> not the GLX list... no responses yet anyway so i'll ask again.
> is there a way to disable the panic button on the key fab and
> give it another function? rolling down the windows would be nice.
> i don't use my key in the door at all so the key-controlled windows
> down feature isn't doing me much good (until the 110degree texas
> heat on black/black leather changes my tune.)
>
> '98 Jetta GLX
> no longer new- i got my plates and put'em on
> only two weeks old today and 750miles already!
> i've been taking it easy :)