850 Alarms & Immobilisers

[nikgallagher]

>If the car is locked, alarmed and the fob doesn't work -
>unlock the doors with the key, open door, set the alarm off,
>open bonnet, go into fuse box and take out fuse No 6 and the
>alarm will stop - start car, drive home - job done
>
>BJ 850R

Not a paticularly effective alarm if you only have to pull a fuse to silence it. My old clifford alarm wouldn't stop unless you disconnected the battery. And then it would continue again when you reconnected it.

[BJ]

SORRY CHAPS

that I gave out which fuse to take out if your fob has stopped working, - my wife had this fault with the fob 30 odd miles away from where we live, the alarm would not stop going off and the lights kept flashing and the car would not start, you will of course always be in that large car park with all eyes looking - one phone call to Volvo who gave out the fuse number, alarm stopped, lights stopped able to drive home and then sort out - its not rocket science

BJ 850R

only happy to help if I can !! :)

I bought a spare key. chips came in in 95. my spare key did not require chip (and so was cheaper).
Like ye said 'tis a bigger key with the chip in.
Ken

[Chris_Rogers]

There is an easy way to find out if the key has a chip.

Wrap the key handle in kitchen foil so the immobilizer can't read it.

The engine will run for about 2 seconds and cut out if you have the chip in the key immobilizer.

[outnumbered]

hi all
i had the same problem with my 850 rang the ovlov dealers pull fuse job done replaced battery fine it tells you in the hand book how to re set the stealers charge ten quid. as for the gut on e bay i e mailed him and told him to pull the fise i wont tell you the reply lol.
regards mike
850 2.5 tdi