wrxjay03

Having trouble with my parents impreza at the mo. they have gone on holiday and the scoob alarm is playing up. It started going off this morning (6am!) constantly and wouldnt shut up. We disconnected the battery and put some towels around the alarm. Will it be OK disconnected for another two weeks, and what could the problem be. My dad had the battery changed a couple of weeks ago so it cant be that. HELP!!!!!

speye91

What year is it,and what make of Alarm?

wrxjay03

its a 2003 Impreza WRX, dont know what alarm its a factory fit one, thatcham cat 1 i think...

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iTrader: (41)

Is everything closed properly, is it full on loud ?

Manners

Check the switch for the boot light and make sure it goes out.

wrxjay03

yeah everything shut cant lock it though as the keyfob doesnt work, and yes its as loud as ****!! cant move it or anything cos as soon as you connect the battery, on comes the alarm!!

wrxjay03

happens when the car is unlocked as well though, so it cant be anything to do with that...

Red Rocket 11166

Battery has gone flat, charge it up and it should reset.
Rgds Red.

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iTrader: (41)

What happens if you start it up ?

Cause to kill the alarm you put the key in the ignition 2 press the fob remove and lock car with the key.

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iTrader: (41)

Could be but on my car the alarm was constant and muted.

wrxjay03

But he had the battery changed about 3 weeks ago cos it was playing up then

wrxjay03

even once i start it up the alarm is still going on. Its so loud i cant keep it going for long as the neighbours get ratty...

Red Rocket 11166

When mine used to go flat the alarm was full on. I now use a trickle charger,when im not using my car for a few weeks.

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iTrader: (41)

Maybe it wasn't the battery ?

RyanSTI

iTrader: (1)

mine did this also the other day bcause the battery was flat, so i jumped it then it went out, then i used the beeper and it stopped, then locked and unlocked it and away we go.

wrxjay03

what you mean?

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iTrader: (41)

oadamo

iTrader: (1)

3 ****ing hours i couldnt disarm mine today. i put a new bat in then still nothing. i reput the batt in and held my finger on the button then the fob started to work again .
adam

wrxjay03

yeah it was playing up about a month ago, took it to garage who replaced the battery cos apparently thats what it was, went to mexico friday, the alarm starts going off again this morning. Will it be OK left therefor two weeks do you think?

corradoboy

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If you knew the PIN you could activate and deactivate the alarm without the fob. As others have said, if the battery is low then the alarm may sound. Even a new battery can have problems on a Scoob as the 'smart' alternator only charges when there is enough current draw, and during the summer with lights and heaters not in use they can get low. A new battery will have dropped in charge whilst on the shelf and usually needs a good run to top it off. To protect batteries in future, advise your parents to leave the sidelights on (they go on/off with the ignition) or the fan on '1' which will keep the battery topped up as the alt detects a current draw. I'd also pop a new battery in the fob to see if you can get that working. At worst the alarm may have unassigned the fob but it's easy to reassign it. Also, if your parents are clever they may have set the alarm 'Superlock' function which disables all fob use until the PIN is entered (by opening the doors which triggers the alarm and then entering the PIN on the keypad).

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