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Apr 16th, 2015, 20:26 | #1 |
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Disconnecting battery triggers alarm
Hello everyone, I come here as a freshman in hopes that one of you will save what's left of my sanity. I recently purchased a 1999 Volvo V40 T4 and there is one thing that has been driving me crazy - whenever I disconnect the battery the alarm ruptures my eardrums and won't shut up until I reconnect it. I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a fault or a feature, but I'd much prefer to do my repairs in silence.
A couple of weeks ago my battery died. The remote control wouldn't work of course, so I opened it with a key and what do you know, the alarm went off. I couldn't turn it off, because taking the battery out did nothing, this bastard has it's own battery. So I had to leave it and pray that the neighbors wouldn't set it on fire. Does everyone's Volvo do the same? I noticed there's a keyhole on a black little thing near the airbox, (at first I thought it was the siren, but I found that the siren should be inside the front wing?) but it is tiny and I have no such key, is it for turning the alarm off in such a situation? Maybe there's a fuse to save me? Any thoughts are appreciated, thanks in advance! |
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Apr 16th, 2015, 20:47 | #2 |
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Strange - that is not the case with my vehicle. I have not had any issue disconnecting any time I needed to.
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Apr 16th, 2015, 21:46 | #3 |
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It's normal if the alarm is active as it's one of the anti tamper features, the siren should stop after five minutes. Sounds like your system is staying armed. I'm a bit unsure about your remote fob - do your indicators flash twice when you unlock with the remote?
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Apr 17th, 2015, 00:11 | #4 |
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Need pic's of your (key)hole though, its an odd one!
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Alright, sorry for the late reply, apparently my brake pads decided to fall apart in the middle of a trip, had some bigger problems. One important point, I think the alarm system is aftermarket. Among the mostly useless garbage I got together with the car there was a couple of remotes with the Volvo logo. Here's a picture of it, is that what the original alarm fob looks like? The one I use, though looks like this (the trunk open button doesn't even work). The ultrasonic sensors don't seem to work either, not sure what was the point of an aftermarket system.
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May 5th, 2015, 18:23 | #6 |
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It looks after market to me, given that you have a T4 it may have been an insurance thing in the past with a previous owner. I HAD to have one on a bike once.
The O/E alarm is very good. Only way to check is leave window open or sit in till it arms, but you "new" one may have interfered with it. Don't just cut the wires to it as they will be "everywhere" and usually bits of the loom are cut and routed through the alarm. Removing is tricky but not impossible . |
May 6th, 2015, 21:04 | #7 |
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Alright, after some asking around I finally know what's the deal. It's an aftermarket autonomic alarm system. Apparently these things are quite common in some places, never felt the need for an aftermarket alarm myself. The keyhole thing is the siren, as suspected, and the only way to turn it off is to insert the nonexistent key ant turn it. It's actually designed to go off whenever the battery is disconnected, so turns out it's a feature. A glorious ****stain of a feature. So unless it's somehow possible to break the lock to make it unlock with a screwdriver, the only solution I have right now is to rip out the whole siren and smash it with a hammer.
Protip: if your Volvo has an aftermarket alarm installed and you find an odd tiny key lying around - fend it like your apricots. |
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