I know this has been covered plenty of times but save me trawling through various posts:
My 2005 SLK350, about a month ago started doing the weird alarm things. I would drive the car, park it up, set the alarm, and then two hours later the bloody thing would go off. And then it would keep going off.
After reading various posts the main battery came into question. Mine was far from good so I fitted a new Varta one on it. I guessed after a run the battery was charged, when it stopped the voltage dropped setting the alarm off.
Wrong an hour after fitting new battery the alarm was making its lovely noise again.
So I read the alarm siren units internal batteries wear out causing issues. So Ihad planned to remove it.
Not getting round to it yet, I took the car out yesterday. With the roof down I hear a very similar car alarm sound. About 100 metres down the road I can still hear it. Yep it's mine going off whilst driving, very embarrassing.
I have now removed the article...
The questions please:
Now it's off has that disabled the alarm itself? The car still locks and flashes the indicators. My worry us that if that is not the issue and the alarm still keeps going off it will flatten the battery if I don't see the indicators flashing.
The removed siren part, can that be tested with a meter etc. to check to see if it is faulty? I have seen people have prized it apart to check the internal batteries, but can it be done externally. I don't want to spend out and find its not that.
TBH I don't live in a high crime area and would be happy to run without it if it has just disabled the alarm.
Thanks for your help..
My 2005 SLK350, about a month ago started doing the weird alarm things. I would drive the car, park it up, set the alarm, and then two hours later the bloody thing would go off. And then it would keep going off.
After reading various posts the main battery came into question. Mine was far from good so I fitted a new Varta one on it. I guessed after a run the battery was charged, when it stopped the voltage dropped setting the alarm off.
Wrong an hour after fitting new battery the alarm was making its lovely noise again.
So I read the alarm siren units internal batteries wear out causing issues. So Ihad planned to remove it.
Not getting round to it yet, I took the car out yesterday. With the roof down I hear a very similar car alarm sound. About 100 metres down the road I can still hear it. Yep it's mine going off whilst driving, very embarrassing.
I have now removed the article...
The questions please:
Now it's off has that disabled the alarm itself? The car still locks and flashes the indicators. My worry us that if that is not the issue and the alarm still keeps going off it will flatten the battery if I don't see the indicators flashing.
The removed siren part, can that be tested with a meter etc. to check to see if it is faulty? I have seen people have prized it apart to check the internal batteries, but can it be done externally. I don't want to spend out and find its not that.
TBH I don't live in a high crime area and would be happy to run without it if it has just disabled the alarm.
Thanks for your help..