MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: rsreid2000 on July 02, 2011, 03:50:09 pm

Title: Flashing Indicators
Post by: rsreid2000 on July 02, 2011, 03:50:09 pm

Parked up about 4 hours ago and just been out to my car and the indicators are all flashing. Opened and closed with the fob and they have gone out. Don't know how long they have been going for but this is the first time this has happened. Any ideas.

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: Richn83 on July 02, 2011, 04:00:09 pm

This is just a guess but could the alarm have gone off?  As the indicators on some alarms (no experience with the GTI) can continue to flash after the alarm siren has stopped....  :smiley:

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: rsreid2000 on July 02, 2011, 04:02:15 pm

Cars on the drive so would have heard the alarm.

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: Weston on July 02, 2011, 07:27:38 pm

Seems a bit strange. Hopefully it was just having a one-off funny moment

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: Phathead on July 02, 2011, 10:22:52 pm

Did you have any windows open? The interior monitor sensors will pick up changes in temperature and activate the alarm....the lights will flash for a couple of minutes.

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: rsreid2000 on July 03, 2011, 09:24:18 am

Checked the windows and all were shut. I thought that at the time.
Kept popping out last night and first thing this morning and all was fine, so hopefully it was just having a one-off funny moment.

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: Poppa Dom on July 03, 2011, 11:54:09 am

Is your alarm siren definitely working - worth checking that. If it is working ok, you know it is not down to the alarm going off (if you are sure that you would have heard it)

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: rsreid2000 on July 04, 2011, 12:22:55 pm

Quote from: DomT on July 03, 2011, 11:54:09 am

Is your alarm siren definitely working - worth checking that. If it is working ok, you know it is not down to the alarm going off (if you are sure that you would have heard it)

Might be worth checking. I suppose its a good thing that I have never heard the alarm going.
Worried now in case it dosen't work!

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: Betty02 on July 04, 2011, 12:29:31 pm

I;d also check your siren,  after many a thread on here I checked mine to find it wasn't actually working!

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: Richn83 on July 04, 2011, 02:09:58 pm

Its not the loudest of sirens, mine went off with me inside it once and it didnt shock me thought it was someone else's alarm for a time.

Title: Re: Flashing Indicators
Post by: rsreid2000 on July 05, 2011, 11:57:50 am

Tested the alarm and all is working fine.
Must say it made me jump its that loud, certainly wouldn't have missed it going off.
Indicators haven't gone since but I'm becoming paranoid with going out and checking, scared it will flatten my battery.