MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 06:59:05 pm

Title: alarm help
Post by: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 06:59:05 pm

my battery is playing up stopping the car from starting but need to know if my alarm will go off tonight as it gets to flat, if so how do I stop it??

help asap

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 07:13:14 pm

anyone any ideas

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: skard on October 18, 2015, 07:15:44 pm

More than likely it will go off yes.
Do you have VCDS to disable the siren temporarily?

But extreme to take the inner wing off and disconnect the siren if just for a night

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 07:19:46 pm

can I not stop it by putting the key in and unlooking the door

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: skard on October 18, 2015, 07:25:07 pm

If the battery drops to a low level, the sirens internal battery should kick in. All you can do is try.

Or park it unlocked in such a way it can't be taken and hope nobody snoops about it

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 09:03:05 pm

so the battery has its own back up or what

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: skard on October 18, 2015, 09:04:07 pm

Yes

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 09:09:39 pm

its just been jumped started and taken out, filled up and it started again just isn't lasting so in a few days it will be dead is this likely to be battery or alternator the battery is 11 years old and being changed Wednesday but will it be anything else

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: skard on October 18, 2015, 09:15:26 pm

You'd need to check with a multimeter really. See what the output is whilst running.

From what you say, 11 year old battery versus the start of frosty nights...there is the first thing I would look at.

Also be very careful jumpstarting the car, it can fry modules.

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 09:18:39 pm

its being jumped off a battery pack charger if that makes any difference

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: Andy on October 18, 2015, 10:12:03 pm

Sounds like the battery if it's starting now

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: Flyingscotsman on October 19, 2015, 12:17:35 pm

I would change the battery first. If it's over 3 years old that is the most likely issue.

Title: Re: alarm help
Post by: Craigh1983 on October 21, 2015, 08:25:17 am

Quote from: golfgti10 on October 18, 2015, 09:18:39 pm

its being jumped off a battery pack charger if that makes any difference

I wouldn't jump start a car ever again. I did it with mine and I had MAJOR problems afterwards with the electrics!