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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: simonpolly on 22 September 2009, 20:58

Title: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: simonpolly on 22 September 2009, 20:58
My alarm in the gti has now gone off twice,once in the middle of the night and just a moment ago,both times for no reason ??????? any one else had any false alarms ?
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: Dark Destroyer on 22 September 2009, 21:31
Hmmm, call me suspicious but both times when its dark. Are you sure your GTi isn't receiving unwelcome attention from some low life? :undecided:
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: Snoopy on 22 September 2009, 21:39
could be also the change in temp has set a faulty ultrasonic off.
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: andykram on 22 September 2009, 22:21
More to the point I wouldn't have a clue what the alarm sounds like - I've never heard it!!!
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: gizzywizzy on 22 September 2009, 22:21
I had the dog in the back of mine today and the alarm kept going off, how do I stop it?  On my old 307 you could lock the door with the key instead of the remote and this stopped the alarm going off.  I thought there was a little flap on the door handle where you could get into get at the key hole but mine wouldn't open anyone got any ideas? thanx
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: mac7 on 22 September 2009, 22:39
There used to be a valet button on the B pillar by the drivers door I think - press it before getting out of the car and arming the alarm. It disarms the ultrasonics.
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: ub7rm on 23 September 2009, 06:54
With most VAG's you can take it into the stealers and get them to adjust the sensitivity of the ultrasonics - see if that helps.  As a temporary solution you could try shutting all the air vents before you get out of the car ...

This is assuming its just over sensitive and not a fault.

On the mk4s and 5's as mac7 says there is a button on the B pillar that disables the ultrasonics sensors, or press the lock button twice on the remote instead of once but this also disables the deadlocks (mk4 and mk5 - but given VW's lack of imagination its probably true for the 6 as well).
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: synnea on 23 September 2009, 08:02
I had the dog in the back of mine today and the alarm kept going off, how do I stop it?  On my old 307 you could lock the door with the key instead of the remote and this stopped the alarm going off.  I thought there was a little flap on the door handle where you could get into get at the key hole but mine wouldn't open anyone got any ideas? thanx
I have a dog in my R all the time, in the MK5 as mentioned by Mac7 you could disable the interior sensors if you need to leave a dog in the car. Have they removed this from the MK6? Surely not? Quite an important feature in my opinion!
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: matchboy on 23 September 2009, 09:04
I had the dog in the back of mine today and the alarm kept going off, how do I stop it?  On my old 307 you could lock the door with the key instead of the remote and this stopped the alarm going off.  I thought there was a little flap on the door handle where you could get into get at the key hole but mine wouldn't open anyone got any ideas? thanx

i might be wrong but i was under the impression if you press the key to lock the car, then press the same button again it locks the car but disables the interior sensors.
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: Aidy06 on 23 September 2009, 09:53
There is a button on the B pillar as mentioned above, press it before exiting the car then lock as usual. It dissables the sensors inside untill you open it again and then it resets bk to normal, my alarm went off once. Went outside to check and realised i'd left the kids in the bk  :laugh:
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: mac7 on 23 September 2009, 10:34
Went outside to check and realised i'd left the kids in the bk  :laugh:

 :grin: your kids were in the back... making NO noise?!   :laugh:
Title: Re: Anyones alarm gone off yet ?
Post by: Aidy06 on 23 September 2009, 10:51
Went outside to check and realised i'd left the kids in the bk  :laugh:

 :grin: your kids were in the back... making NO noise?!   :laugh:

They were asleep, i was in a rush to get bk for the football. Totally forgot about them  :laugh: ↲
When i came out to check the alarm they were crying their eyes out with their hands over their ears, bless them. Wont fall asleep again though  :grin: