Security Alarm too quiet? Does alarm trigger shut down?

crtolin · 06-20-2005, 10:40 AM

We have a 2005 Prius and love it. Apparently not everyone does - it was keyed this weekend in front of our house

. This triggered the car's alarm, which is not loud at all - we didn't hear it until we went outside to drive it. Anyone know how to make the alarm louder?

Also interesting - after the alarm, we could not get the car to start. No power whatsoever. Could only get the front doors open. When AAA finally came, we just started the car (imagine how embarrassed we were). Anyone had this experience before?

mikepaul · 06-20-2005, 12:53 PM

Do you have the glass-breakage sensor, or some other alarm option?

All my car seems to do is yell if the doors are opened without being unlocked first. Triggered it once by not getting out of the locked car for more than a few minutes after parking. Horn beep is all I heard, but I was too busy trying to shut it off to determine what else was going off...

V8Cobrakid · 06-20-2005, 01:35 PM

if the car is pointing away from you, it's extremely quiet. try to have the front of the car point towards where you are as much as possible. If you are in front of it, or at least mine, it's really loud.

you could always install an extra horn in the back.. blowhorn if you want.. but it would be tied into the normal horn.

crtolin · 06-20-2005, 04:29 PM

Thanks. It's possible we have the glass breakage sensor, I'm just not sure (We have package #9). Anyway, I appreciate the help.

**Tideland Prius** · 06-20-2005, 05:09 PM

If you look at the front of the car, through the grille, the alarm horn is to your left (i.e. the right side of the car). I thought it's reasonably loud but then again, your house might be quite soundproof.

I would suggest getting the glass breakage sensor if someone decides to break-in.

06-20-2005, 10:40 AM	#1
crtolin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 2 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Security Alarm too quiet? Does alarm trigger shut down? We have a 2005 Prius and love it. Apparently not everyone does - it was keyed this weekend in front of our house . This triggered the car's alarm, which is not loud at all - we didn't hear it until we went outside to drive it. Anyone know how to make the alarm louder? Also interesting - after the alarm, we could not get the car to start. No power whatsoever. Could only get the front doors open. When AAA finally came, we just started the car (imagine how embarrassed we were). Anyone had this experience before?

06-20-2005, 04:29 PM	#4
crtolin Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philly Posts: 2 My Car: Model: Package: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Friends: 0	Re: Security Alarm too quiet? Does alarm trigger shut down? Thanks. It's possible we have the glass breakage sensor, I'm just not sure (We have package #9). Anyway, I appreciate the help.

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06-20-2005, 12:53 PM	#2
mikepaul Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,742 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: Package: #9 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Friends: 0	Do you have the glass-breakage sensor, or some other alarm option? All my car seems to do is yell if the doors are opened without being unlocked first. Triggered it once by not getting out of the locked car for more than a few minutes after parking. Horn beep is all I heard, but I was too busy trying to shut it off to determine what else was going off...

06-20-2005, 01:35 PM	#3
V8Cobrakid Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: hell Posts: 2,894 My Car: 2004 Prius Model: N/A Package: #9 Thanks: 9 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Friends: 5	if the car is pointing away from you, it's extremely quiet. try to have the front of the car point towards where you are as much as possible. If you are in front of it, or at least mine, it's really loud. you could always install an extra horn in the back.. blowhorn if you want.. but it would be tied into the normal horn.

06-20-2005, 05:09 PM	#5
Tideland Prius Moderator of the North Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 19,604 My Car: 2010 Prius Model: N/A Package: Technology Package (Canada) Thanks: 227 Thanked 343 Times in 242 Posts Friends: 23	If you look at the front of the car, through the grille, the alarm horn is to your left (i.e. the right side of the car). I thought it's reasonably loud but then again, your house might be quite soundproof. I would suggest getting the glass breakage sensor if someone decides to break-in.