Re: Alarm Won't Let Car Start
Originally Posted by
Kris C.
I will try that. The thing is that as soon as I open the door, the alarm is going to sound and I'm not sure if that will affect anything with the resync of the fob.
The fob batteries are only used to transmit a signal that opens and closes the doors etc. This is the only function lost if the batteries are not working in it for some period of time.
The car alarm system will be armed simply by locking the car with the key even when the fob batteries are dead. The pointing key ritual only co-ordinates the fob to the transmitter. The chip in the fob is what allows the car to start with the proper key in the ignition.
The Central Locking Pump/Security System Module in the trunk is the item that arms the alarm. If this module is damaged or otherwise at fault the alarm system is compromised.
The SKREEM module also can go haywire and produce similar results. If the SKREEM does not recognize the chip in the fob the car will not start.
You may have water under the foam in the trunk and that has damaged the CLP/SSM, or the SKREEM module has gone belly up.
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Last edited by onehundred80; Jun 23, 2013 at 11:00 PM.