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Offline jphealy

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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #10 on: 16 February 2009, 13:40 »
I've just bought a '06 GTI and I don't know if it has an alarm. I'm in Ireland, and I don't think alarms were standard on GTIs here then.  How can I determine whether my car has one (other than locking it and then giving it a shake!!)?
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Offline ub7rm

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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #11 on: 16 February 2009, 13:52 »
Probably the best way tbh - sit someone inside and get them to move about.  There is a 15second delay from setting the alrm to when it is fully armed..

Check in the drivers side door pillar if there is a button for switching the interior ultrasonics / tilt sensor off?
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Offline jphealy

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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #12 on: 16 February 2009, 13:56 »
There is one of those buttons on the driver's side door pilar alright.
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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #13 on: 16 February 2009, 14:56 »
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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #14 on: 16 February 2009, 17:54 »
Quote from: jphealy on 16 February 2009, 13:56
There is one of those buttons on the driver's side door pilar alright.

I'd think that means you've got an alarm then  :smiley:
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Offline AlanD

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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #15 on: 16 February 2009, 18:38 »
I cant believe VW would roll out a 22k car without an alarm.
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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #16 on: 16 February 2009, 22:05 »
Quote from: AlanD on 16 February 2009, 13:16
Quote from: ub7rm on 16 February 2009, 12:26
Just to be different sometimes I go out in the morning and the light isn't flashing at all.  Panic I've left the car open overnight and try the handle and find that its locked as it should be.  This will happen about once every couple of months.  Any ideas?

To my knowledge the MK5 will auto lock its self after X amount of time of you getting out the car and not locking it.

Nooooooooo.  :shocked:  The Mk5 will only auto lock if you unlock the doors with the remote, but then don't actually open the doors within 30 seconds.  If you have driven the car, or even just opened the door, then the Mk5 must be locked either by the remote, or with the key in the 'ole in the door.
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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #17 on: 16 February 2009, 23:07 »
My knowledge is not always correctly as TT has just demonstrated.
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Offline jphealy

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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #18 on: 17 February 2009, 08:55 »
Well - it has an alarm alright.  Don't a lot of new cars come without them these days, with just immobilisers and such?
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Re: Alarm Light
« Reply #19 on: 17 February 2009, 11:40 »
As I said earlier I HIGHLY doubt VW would send a 22k GTI out the factory without an alarm.
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