being the observant chap that I am, I purchased MY99 UK wagon recently and looking in the glovebox for the first time the other day spotted a control panel!!! I am guessing it has something to do with the alarm, can anyone shed any light?!

 

Its the alarm override keypad. Should your key fob fail, you can type a code into the keypad to turn the alarm off and get the car going. This code should have been supplied with the car.

 

Most important function is for entering a PIN if you can't get the alarm / immoboliser to turn off via the key fob. Worth knowing as the MY99/00 model is prone to interference from mobile phone masts and such like.

You can do a whole host of other things as well, the manual that should have come with the car explains some of them e.g. disable ultra sonics if you wanted to leave the dog in the car, lock the doors when the car is started (anti-hijack) + there are a load of other hidden things which you will find if you search on here for the Sigma alarm manual e.g. turn on beeps when locking / unlocking the car etc.

 

many thanks Luminous and Graz, v interesting re changing settings etc, do you think the previous owner would know the code or would it be somewhere in the paperwork?

 

Would be the best place to start if it's not in the paperwork. The dealer got mine from Subaru UK when I bought my car but you can change it so the original PIN may not work anymore. Think there is a trick for setting a new PIN without the old one, a Sigma dealer / fitter may be able to advise.

 

or "Sigma Sam" would know. he hangs out in the security section...

 

many thanks Graz

 

Sigma Sam, quality