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Feb. 25, 2011 8:34 p.m. EricM Dork

1991 Audi 2.3 20V. When I got it the previous owner told me that the car doesn't have an alarm and their is no fob to turn any alarm on or off.

Today I left the lights one, I get out of work and it is dead as a doornail. My son brings the minivan up to work and we jump it. When the battery starts charging it starts to come to life. I put the key in to start it and an alarm goes off. It sounds like it is under the back seat. I can not start it and the lights flash and the horn sounds.

I disconnect the jumper cables and the car has the alarm going until the battery dies again with in a minute or so.

Damn. Is there any way to bypass the alarm? All I have is the ignition key.
Feb. 25, 2011 8:56 p.m. EricM Dork

LOL

So I read the owners manual. Turns out the car does have an alarm, but you activate and deactivate it with the key in the drivers door lock.

So I guess I just need to turn it off when the battery ges charged up.

So, um, never mind, I figured it out :)
Feb. 25, 2011 9:03 p.m. Grtechguy SuperDork

RTFM always
Feb. 26, 2011 8:08 a.m. minimac SuperDork

Grtechguy wrote:

RTFM always

Only when all else fails.
Feb. 26, 2011 9:33 a.m. iceracer Dork

Yes, they are handy. I don't know how many times I conferred with mine after I got my 2011 Fiesta.
Feb. 26, 2011 11:23 a.m. Chebbie_SB HalfDork

In all fairness, some manuals are written in such a manner as to make reading tax code spell-binding !
Feb. 26, 2011 12:15 p.m. EricM Dork

car running this morning, just a simple twist of the key to reset the alarm.
Feb. 26, 2011 3:40 p.m. frankenstangsghost New Reader

In reply to EricM:

My sister-n-law has a Honda Accord that did the same thing when my nephew changed the battery. Opened the driver's door with the key and it shut off. Than goodness for the internet!