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How do I turn my alarm off?
« on: August 11, 2011, 09:00:02 am »
Hi - I am travelling on a sea cat ferry next week and need to know how to turn the alarm off to prevent it going off , is it that button on the door pillar?

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2011, 09:09:08 am »
Yes, that's the on/off for the anti towing system. You can't turn the complete system off, but the door pillar button is all you need for ferry crossings

Hope it's not too rough :sick:
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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2011, 09:26:31 am »
I wish my sensors would turn on!

Interior sensors haven't reacted for months! Any ideas?  :chicken: :confused:

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2011, 09:31:33 am »
Yes, that's the on/off for the anti towing system. You can't turn the complete system off, but the door pillar button is all you need for ferry crossings

Hope it's not too rough :sick:

Do I just press the button once and hey presto? How to I re activate?

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2011, 09:42:47 am »
Yes, that's the on/off for the anti towing system. You can't turn the complete system off, but the door pillar button is all you need for ferry crossings

Hope it's not too rough :sick:

Do I just press the button once and hey presto? How to I re activate?

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Auto resets after you lock that car again.

1 Button press does the trick

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2011, 09:52:43 am »
What Keano said :wink:
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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2011, 09:58:47 am »
What Keano said :wink:

Any idea what may be wrong with interior alarm sensors young man? I've posted above

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2011, 11:40:41 am »
Lock it manually(TWICE) this will lock all the doors & turn off the proximety sensors inside.  :smiley:

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #8 on: August 11, 2011, 01:44:49 pm »
What Keano said :wink:

Any idea what may be wrong with interior alarm sensors young man? I've posted above

Hmm, no I don't. I don't suppose VCDS shows anything? Fuse check? I'm sure you've thought of those yourself. After those stunning revelations, I'm fresh out of ideas. I can't say I've ever come across an alarm with u/s interior sensors.

The switch controls the motion sensors, but doesn't control the interior ultrasonic sensors. I'm sure I read somewhere about disabling the sensors when you lock a dog/child in the car. Give me a bit & I'll go find out
« Last Edit: August 11, 2011, 01:46:29 pm by LouCyffer »
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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2011, 02:15:34 pm »
This has been doing my head in to. Be good to be able to turn off the interior sensors to Leave the dog in the boot.

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2011, 02:17:00 pm »
What Keano said :wink:

Any idea what may be wrong with interior alarm sensors young man? I've posted above

Hmm, no I don't. I don't suppose VCDS shows anything? Fuse check? I'm sure you've thought of those yourself. After those stunning revelations, I'm fresh out of ideas. I can't say I've ever come across an alarm with u/s interior sensors. 
The switch controls the motion sensors, but doesn't control the interior ultrasonic sensors. I'm sure I read somewhere about disabling the sensors when you lock a dog/child in the car. Give me a bit & I'll go find out

In early GTI's there is a two way rocker switch on the door pillar that lets you switch off either the interior sensors and / or the anti tow sensor.  But I'm pretty sure pressing the lock button twice on the remote also disables the interior sensors.
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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2011, 02:28:42 pm »
Well, I stand corrected. According to my owners manual, the button on the pillar switches both the anti tow AND the interior sensors off. Remove ignition key, press button, button will glow yellow. Lock vehicle, button will be extinguished. The next time the vehicle is unlocked, the anti tow and interior sensors will be reactivated automatically, ready for the next time the vehicle is locked.

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This has been doing my head in to. Be good to be able to turn off the interior sensors to Leave the dog in the boot.

Mike, use the button when you imprison your hounds :happy2:

I wish my sensors would turn on!

Interior sensors haven't reacted for months! Any ideas?  :chicken: :confused:

Still no wiser about this, Keano :sad1:

Lock it manually(TWICE) this will lock all the doors & turn off the proximety sensors inside.  :smiley:

Nope. If you do that, the deadlocking is disabled, but all other features of the alarm will be active, including the interior sensors
« Last Edit: August 11, 2011, 02:44:51 pm by LouCyffer »
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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2011, 02:47:43 pm »
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In early GTI's there is a two way rocker switch on the door pillar that lets you switch off either the interior sensors and / or the anti tow sensor.  But I'm pretty sure pressing the lock button twice on the remote also disables the interior sensors.


No, see above. That just disables deadlocking
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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2011, 02:49:28 pm »
Pressing the button twice quickly meant to disable interior sensors?

Remember trying this before but the alarm still went off :(

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Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
« Reply #14 on: August 11, 2011, 03:46:18 pm »
Hi - I am travelling on a sea cat ferry next week and need to know how to turn the alarm off to prevent it going off , is it that button on the door pillar?

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good luck with the other cars parked near you they pack you in like a cattle Market .. I've just come back from Rotterdam and was hovering round my car so nobody opens doors etc .. Stressful time  :scared: