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No Sleep...............
Has anyone had problems with their alarm in this windy weather?
Is it usual ? The other night I had 2 hours sleep cause I kept having to keep jumping out of bed, arming myself with my commando knife between my teeth and my broom handle to kill all thieving scum and finding nobody there. My neighbours are getting a bit upset seeing what looks like a pot-bellied mutant ninja turtle karate chop his way onto his drive every night with a high pitched death squeal!
When we bought the car we were told the alarm had been upgraded and it was Honda's "best alarm" but surely the wind shouldn't set it off!??
We have looked in the manual but our key fob is different to the picture, but it is a Honda alarm.
Is there a way to set it without arming the alarm? (my drive has a locked gate, and another car blocking the baby in!)
Advice, experiences or just plain comiserations would be appreciated!
Is it usual ? The other night I had 2 hours sleep cause I kept having to keep jumping out of bed, arming myself with my commando knife between my teeth and my broom handle to kill all thieving scum and finding nobody there. My neighbours are getting a bit upset seeing what looks like a pot-bellied mutant ninja turtle karate chop his way onto his drive every night with a high pitched death squeal!
When we bought the car we were told the alarm had been upgraded and it was Honda's "best alarm" but surely the wind shouldn't set it off!??
We have looked in the manual but our key fob is different to the picture, but it is a Honda alarm.
Is there a way to set it without arming the alarm? (my drive has a locked gate, and another car blocking the baby in!)
Advice, experiences or just plain comiserations would be appreciated!
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The standard Honda CAT1 immobiliser automatically arms itself 30 seconds after the engine is switched off. So, even if the alarm wasn't on, the car still couldn't be driven unless the immobiliser was disarmed.
That said, the car would remain unlocked. I'm not sure I'd really be happy doing that overnight, locked gate or not.
That said, the car would remain unlocked. I'm not sure I'd really be happy doing that overnight, locked gate or not.
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Just possibly it's the ultrasonics...
In which case when you arm it and it has finished flashing, push the arming button again; it shd flash 3 times I think. The ultrasonics are off, the rest of the alarm is on.
A tip I had from Cedric.
Worth a try ... maybe.
Assuming your's is the stock Uk thing with 2 buttons..of course
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EddandSamm,
Welcome & 2 points to note:
1) Make sure you've got nothing dangling from the mirror - it would set the ultrasonics off on a windy day/night
2) get your dealer to turn the sensitivity down on the ultrasonics.
Good Luck
Bharat
Welcome & 2 points to note:
1) Make sure you've got nothing dangling from the mirror - it would set the ultrasonics off on a windy day/night
2) get your dealer to turn the sensitivity down on the ultrasonics.
Good Luck
Bharat
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I have also had this problem, but it isn't a "Honda" standard alarm I have.
I believe it is caused by the soft roof being buffeted in high winds, which causes the internal volume/pressure sensors being activated.
I tend to switch off the internal sensors when I leave the car over-night (though the door, bonnet and boot sensors are still active).
On my alarm, I switch off the internal sensors with the following method:
1) With the ignition on (though the car doesn't have to be running), press the alarm activation button.
2) Remove the keys and exit the vehicle.
3) Activate the alarm/central locking with the alarm fob in the usual manner.
4) Normally, the car beeps twice and the indicators flash 4 times. With the internal sensors now deactivated, the car beeps twice, but the indicators flash 8 times to show the state of the alarm condition.
Give it a whirl and see what happens.
I believe it is caused by the soft roof being buffeted in high winds, which causes the internal volume/pressure sensors being activated.
I tend to switch off the internal sensors when I leave the car over-night (though the door, bonnet and boot sensors are still active).
On my alarm, I switch off the internal sensors with the following method:
1) With the ignition on (though the car doesn't have to be running), press the alarm activation button.
2) Remove the keys and exit the vehicle.
3) Activate the alarm/central locking with the alarm fob in the usual manner.
4) Normally, the car beeps twice and the indicators flash 4 times. With the internal sensors now deactivated, the car beeps twice, but the indicators flash 8 times to show the state of the alarm condition.
Give it a whirl and see what happens.
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One of the reasons I use the hard top is because the billowing of the soft top in windy conditions sets the alarm off.
Is your problem happening with the Soft top only???
As mentioned above you can dis-able the ultrasonics. Also you can check the cause of alarm set off by looking at the number of flashes on the LED.
I'm not quite sad enough to know the procedure off the top of my head
HTH
Is your problem happening with the Soft top only???
As mentioned above you can dis-able the ultrasonics. Also you can check the cause of alarm set off by looking at the number of flashes on the LED.
I'm not quite sad enough to know the procedure off the top of my head
HTH
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EddandSam My personnel opion would be to give that alarm a surgical seeing to with a rather large lump hammer and scap those damn ultra sonics. Cannot stand them at all.
If you have the money then invest in a better alarm like a clifford which uses radar fields and the only thing to set it off so far was heavy rain and i mean heavy rain, just adjusted down a setting with the remote and no more chirps in the night. Not even the shock sensor has been tripped by gales. Plus you get another two poiunt of immobalisation thrown in.
Not that i am biased or anything.
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Hi!
You could try putting the key into the little hole in the drivers door near the handle and turning it, according to my Grandfather it somehow locks the car ... sounds a bit bonkers to me though!
Seriously (
), locking the car with the key is an option, the immobiliser will arm whether you like it or not anyway. Just don't admit to your insurance company that you did this if anything happens!!
The best option is to disarm the interior sensors as mentioned above. You will need to know how to do this before the summer anyway otherwise you will never be able to leave it with the roof down.
Good luck!
- Adam.
You could try putting the key into the little hole in the drivers door near the handle and turning it, according to my Grandfather it somehow locks the car ... sounds a bit bonkers to me though!
Seriously (
), locking the car with the key is an option, the immobiliser will arm whether you like it or not anyway. Just don't admit to your insurance company that you did this if anything happens!!The best option is to disarm the interior sensors as mentioned above. You will need to know how to do this before the summer anyway otherwise you will never be able to leave it with the roof down.
Good luck!
- Adam.
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Originally posted by Frisky
You will need to know how to do this before the summer anyway otherwise you will never be able to leave it with the roof down.
You will need to know how to do this before the summer anyway otherwise you will never be able to leave it with the roof down.
