Darn the alarm
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2017 12:22 am
I hadn't changed the battery in the Lude for three years, and it was time. I have, though, removed the old one at least once to use it elsewhere, so I was surprised to find the job wasn't as simple as it should have been.
Step One (doors unlocked but closed): Remove old battery and replace with new.
Outcome: the (aftermarket) alarm went through a sequence of horrid noises I'd never heard before
Step Two: Disconnect the battery. Lock and unlock the doors (ie: not on central locking). Reconnect the battery.
Outcome: the noise continued, with ever changing screeches and whistles.
Step Three: Repeat Step Two, but this time try starting the car.
Outcome: even more burps and farts and screeches. These don't stop but the car starts.
Step Four: Disconnect the battery. Put ignition key into last position (just before 'start', dash lights on). Have assistant reconnect the battery. Start the car.
Outcome: things work as they used to.
The alarm is scary. But it's clearly not immobilising. What's the point of it when you can tow the car away quietly just by disconnecting the main battery?
Step One (doors unlocked but closed): Remove old battery and replace with new.
Outcome: the (aftermarket) alarm went through a sequence of horrid noises I'd never heard before
Step Two: Disconnect the battery. Lock and unlock the doors (ie: not on central locking). Reconnect the battery.
Outcome: the noise continued, with ever changing screeches and whistles.
Step Three: Repeat Step Two, but this time try starting the car.
Outcome: even more burps and farts and screeches. These don't stop but the car starts.
Step Four: Disconnect the battery. Put ignition key into last position (just before 'start', dash lights on). Have assistant reconnect the battery. Start the car.
Outcome: things work as they used to.
The alarm is scary. But it's clearly not immobilising. What's the point of it when you can tow the car away quietly just by disconnecting the main battery?