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Title: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: jamma 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?

cheers
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: LouCyffer 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:
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: keano 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:
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: jamma 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?

cheers
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: keano 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?

cheers

Auto resets after you lock that car again.

1 Button press does the trick
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: LouCyffer on August 11, 2011, 09:52:43 am
What Keano said :wink:
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: keano 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
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: WILLZIE 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:
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: LouCyffer 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
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike 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.
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: ub7rm 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.
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: LouCyffer 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.

So:
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
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: LouCyffer on August 11, 2011, 02:47:43 pm
Quote

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
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike 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 :(
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: psw mk5 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?

cheers
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:
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on August 11, 2011, 03:50:50 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?

cheers
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:

I insist on parking with the freight.  No ramps to negotiate or useless sods with massive family cars swinging their doors all over
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: LouCyffer on August 11, 2011, 04:25:18 pm
Pressing the button twice quickly meant to disable interior sensors?

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

I've checked in the owner's manual, Mike. It only disables the deadlocking.
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on August 11, 2011, 04:27:28 pm
Pressing the button twice quickly meant to disable interior sensors?

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

I've checked in the owner's manual, Mike. It only disables the deadlocking.

Doh.  Thanks  :happy2:
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: LouCyffer on August 11, 2011, 04:29:29 pm
I thought the same. Had to comb the manual before I found it. Was just as surprised as you.
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: jamma on August 11, 2011, 04:58:10 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?

cheers
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:

never had problems before on normal ferries, this is a sea cat however !!!
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on August 11, 2011, 05:07:57 pm

Sea cat? Thought that stopped running?

You going from Dover - france? Half hour crossing?
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: jamma on August 11, 2011, 05:28:55 pm

Sea cat? Thought that stopped running?

You going from Dover - france? Half hour crossing?

nah Poole to Cherbourg, 5 hours on ferry or 2.5 hours on sea cat.
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on August 11, 2011, 05:35:26 pm

Sea cat? Thought that stopped running?

You going from Dover - france? Half hour crossing?

nah Poole to Cherbourg, 5 hours on ferry or 2.5 hours on sea cat.

Got ya  :happy2:

Shame, I was looking at shaving some time off the Doncaster - Germany trek
Title: Re: How do I turn my alarm off?
Post by: WILLZIE on August 12, 2011, 12:18:27 am
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.

So:
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


Really, this is the info I got a couple years back from here and has worked for a few peeps on here too!

If I lock it manually twice quickly via the barrel all the car locks and the LED stops flashing, thus the interior sensors not active!.. :confused: