Sigma alarm issue
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Sigma alarm issue
Can some one please help me .... My car has been stuck on my drive for about 8 weeks now as the sigma fob got wet and won't work I have no idea what the pin is (didn't even know it hand the keypad for ages). I contacted my local subaru garage several times only to leave a message and nobody call me back . I called in eventualy and seemed to get somewhere but he never called me back so I went again. The second visit I was asked for a pic of the alarm unit from behind the dash so I sent this to them then booked an appointment for them to come out but they canceled last minuet. So today I rush back from London 145 miles away from home to wait for them and again and they cancel. It's safe to say I'm distraught I have no idea what to do. My car is a 03 impreza sti and any info would be appreciated.
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Yea a put it with a sachet of silica gel and it sat there for over a week, it wasn't even like they got submerged in water just rained in. Both the sigma fob and key button are dead.
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Is it not possible to use another unit and matching fob off another car?
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You need a working remote or the pin. Otherwise you can't do anything.
I would get a new install with the old one ripped out. Any professional installer can do that.
However, Subaru should have a record of the pin unless someone changed it. You need to show them your logbook to get it.
I would get a new install with the old one ripped out. Any professional installer can do that.
However, Subaru should have a record of the pin unless someone changed it. You need to show them your logbook to get it.
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You need a working remote or the pin. Otherwise you can't do anything.
I would get a new install with the old one ripped out. Any professional installer can do that.
However, Subaru should have a record of the pin unless someone changed it. You need to show them your logbook to get it.
I would get a new install with the old one ripped out. Any professional installer can do that.
However, Subaru should have a record of the pin unless someone changed it. You need to show them your logbook to get it.
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Cheers.
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Well I haven't seen it but I belive there is but I think k this is a separate thing to the sigma system, before if I locked the car with the sigma fob then unlocked it with the button on the key it wouldn't start with out me pressing the sigma fob button. Im sure there is a chop in the key because I wanted to use the shiny STI key but that key has no chip (so I'm told).
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I can't say to be honest and I'm not in it to say. When I get in the car there is a flashing key ontthe dash then this goes when the key is inserted which leads me to belive that there is a chip in the key. Like I said though the immobiliser is a separate thing.
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Yes the immobiliser is a seperate thing but i think that it is the immobiliser that is stopping the car from starting unless it is some wiring maybe that has been disturbed so to prove the immobiliser is working you need to hear the fuel pump running when you turn the ignition on.
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Yes the immobiliser is a seperate thing but i think that it is the immobiliser that is stopping the car from starting unless it is some wiring maybe that has been disturbed so to prove the immobiliser is working you need to hear the fuel pump running when you turn the ignition on.
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Ok,so have you tried new batteries in the fobs and is the cars battery fully charged.
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So I got my second hand unit today with a matching fob, pluggeged it all in and done ... Happy days. So finally after what feels like an eternity of having it off the road while I get some jobs done and then having it sit there all ready to go with this fault for ages it's sorted. Cheers for the bits of input .
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Easy enough to change your PIN code for the keypad once you can arm/disarm the alarm system :
Arm and then Disarm the system using a working Radio Key.
- Within 30 seconds of disarming, type into the keypad: *17856*92*wxyz*wxyz# (where wxyz is your new PIN code)
- Arm the system with the Radio Key
- You should now be able to disarm the system using the new PIN code
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Arm and then Disarm the system using a working Radio Key.
- Within 30 seconds of disarming, type into the keypad: *17856*92*wxyz*wxyz# (where wxyz is your new PIN code)
- Arm the system with the Radio Key
- You should now be able to disarm the system using the new PIN code
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