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Alarm sounds EVERY time I unlock doors!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Technical Discussion' started by Centcityprius, Jan 12, 2012.

  1. Centcityprius

    Centcityprius New Member

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    I'm a new Prius owner (<1 month) and have a hopefully easy problem to solve.

    I have a 2006 model. Whenever I unlock the car, the alarm sounds. This is pretty embarrassing so I would love to make it stop. The alarm sounds no matter how I unlock it - using the remote or with the key. It did not do this for the first couple weeks, so I'm hoping that I just accidentally activated something that can be easily reversed.

    I thought it might be warning me that the remote was dying, so I replaced the battery. Didn't solve the problem.

    Please help! Thank you!
     
    #1 Centcityprius, Jan 12, 2012
  2. firepa63

    firepa63 Former Prius Owner

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    What do you mean by the alarm sounding? Is it just a beep, or something else. If it's more than a beep, there must be an aftermarket alarm installed on the car.
     
    #2 firepa63, Jan 12, 2012
  3. Jim Porta

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    Did you recently change the door unlock configuration? The drivers door unlock by smart key only unlocks it. It can be changed to unlock all doors at once. Some after market alarms get confused by other doors opening before or with the driver door. My fix for that was to pay $50 to have the aftermarket alarm removed.
     
    #3 Jim Porta, Jan 13, 2012
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    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    I assume you have an after-market alarm. Many are problematic. We would need to know what alarm system before anyone could offer meaningful suggestions.

    Tom
     
    #4 qbee42, Jan 13, 2012
  5. Centcityprius

    Centcityprius New Member

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    How is the door unlock configuration changed? It's possible i did that accidentally.

    Thank you.
     
    #5 Centcityprius, Jan 14, 2012
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    Centcityprius New Member

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    How would I determine which alarm system I have?

    Thank you
     
    #6 Centcityprius, Jan 14, 2012
  7. jpadc

    jpadc Type before I think too often

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    Sorry we can't be much help on this....

    Given its an aftermarket add-on, it could be many different things from many different companies. I would recommend you find a local car alarm installer with a good reputation (maybe check Angie's list or the like) - take the car to them and ask them to find and disable any non factory alarm system.
     
    #7 jpadc, Jan 16, 2012
  8. richard schumacher

    richard schumacher shortbus driver

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    The procedure is in the owner's manual. (If you don't have a copy, buy one; it's filled with stuff you need to know.)
     
    #8 richard schumacher, Jan 20, 2012
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