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Offline Mattyj

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Random alarm going off!!!!
« on: 19 April 2015, 12:44 »
Hi all, had a google, apparently its common that many peoples mk6's alarms go off when they like how do fix this? Its driving me mad!!!!

Offline Booth11

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #1 on: 19 April 2015, 12:57 »
How often is your's going off then?  Mine's done it about half a dozen times in nearly 3 years.
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Offline weejockvw

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #2 on: 19 April 2015, 14:33 »
Had mine three years and so far never went off

Offline Peter W

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #3 on: 19 April 2015, 15:35 »
Never had mine go off that I know of, is there a notification that says it's been activated while you've been away from the car?
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Offline Buck

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #4 on: 19 April 2015, 20:19 »
Do you have VCDS?

I know when I first got mine, the alarm was faulty and sorted under warranty.

Try checking the proximity sensors in the central roof console. Might have something in front of them perhaps.  Give them a quick brush with a dry paint brush or similar.?

Offline Mattyj

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #5 on: 20 April 2015, 18:29 »
Sorry guys new house no internet yet lol,once or twice awake no vcds and no notification to say its gone off

Offline Gtiless

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #6 on: 22 April 2015, 21:58 »
Mine started randomly going off a while ago- after it had gone off a few times I realised it was a big daddy longlegs flying around inside setting it off.

You haven't got anything like this flapping around inside?

Offline Mattyj

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #7 on: 23 April 2015, 17:10 »
No mate, a really loud car went past this morning and set it off :-(

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Re: Random alarm going off!!!!
« Reply #8 on: 27 April 2015, 10:16 »
Hi all, had a google, apparently its common that many peoples mk6's alarms go off when they like how do fix this? Its driving me mad!!!!

Mine was going off when I first bought it a few years back, every time in the middle of the night!  The fix was to take to my local VW dealer (Lookers) they knocked the alarm interior and car tilt sensors to 50% this fixed the problem, quite common they said.  They did this free of charge as it is 5 minute job.
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