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How can I re-disable the alarm on my 1997 Ford Ranger, which came back to life after a battery change?I have a 1997 Ford Ranger. I recently had the battery replaced, and now the alarm, which previously was in some kind of permanently disabled state ('valet mode', maybe), has come back to life. (I don't have a remote/key fob for the alarm.)
There are two alarm-related controls under the dashboard: a push button and a metal switch. There's also an LED on the dashboard giving some feedback.
Currently, what happens is, at some point after parking the car, the alarm arms itself. When I open the door with the key, the alarm triggers. (I unplugged the siren speaker under the hood, so I've eliminated that part of the problem, at least.) I'm able to cancel the alarm by turning the key to the accessory position and pushing the push button under the dashboard. This cancels the alarm, and it stays off for 'a while' after the car is parked (which, strangely, can vary from minutes to hours), but eventually it rearms itself.
I'm not sure what effect the switch has. When I turn it one way, the LED blinks twice; the other way the LED stays off. Either way, the alarm will still rearm itself.
I believe that before, when the alarm was in permanent disable/valet mode, the LED stayed on solid. Now it's either off (during the temporary cancel after pushing the push button), or blinking (armed).
So, I'm wondering what the best approach is from here. Is there a magic combination of button presses/switch toggles to get it back into disabled/valet mode?
I looked up some alarm manuals, but I couldn't find one that matched exactly enough to be useful. Can I find a better manual by finding the alarm model somewhere?
Or should I try to buy one of those generic remotes online? Or maybe just take it to an alarm shop?
As far as the history: my Dad bought this car new, but doesn't know much about the alarm. He thinks it was an aftermarket item installed by the dealer as some kind of promotion. Since he didn't really want it, he just told them to leave it in but disable it, I guess. He doesn't have a remote/key fob and doesn't remember ever having had one. The owner's manual for the car doesn't refer to any alarm option.
Thanks for any help.
Probably not the most helpful response, but my 1998 Ford Explorer had nearly the exact same problem, same circumstances. The alarm had been disabled by the previous owner, obviously, but I couldn't figure out how to re-do what they did after changing the battery. After months of attempts to fix it myself, I eventually took the car to the Ford dealer and had them unplug the whole alarm system for something like $100.
posted by phoeniciansailor at 4:36 PM on July 30, 2009
posted by phoeniciansailor at 4:36 PM on July 30, 2009
Probably not the second most helpful response, but my 1995 Ford Ranger has exactly the
same problem. The previous owner had a way of blighting objects, and the fob remotes
are lost forever.
I stuffed the alarm horn with recently shorn sheep wool, very tightly, and gaffertaped it
in across the mouth. It arms itself at random, still, and goes off occasionally, but now it
is much less disturbing.
posted by the Real Dan at 5:43 PM on July 30, 2009
same problem. The previous owner had a way of blighting objects, and the fob remotes
are lost forever.
I stuffed the alarm horn with recently shorn sheep wool, very tightly, and gaffertaped it
in across the mouth. It arms itself at random, still, and goes off occasionally, but now it
is much less disturbing.
posted by the Real Dan at 5:43 PM on July 30, 2009
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Meta Systems alarms - anyone familiar?
Saturday 1st October 2011
My 2000 Accord has a retrofitted Meta Systems remote alarm. Has worked well enough, but there was no alarm manual with the car and I don't quite understand the beeps that it's started to sometimes make. For a year it's been silent when locking and unlocking the car with the 1-button remote.
But recently, it's started to beep 4 times when locking the car. Not always, just every now and then.
FWIW, the alarm fob looks like the M100 shown on this page: http://www.abacuscaralarms.co.uk/alarms/remote_con...
If anyone has or has had one of these and can remember what the beeps indicate, that'd be useful.
TIA
But recently, it's started to beep 4 times when locking the car. Not always, just every now and then.
FWIW, the alarm fob looks like the M100 shown on this page: http://www.abacuscaralarms.co.uk/alarms/remote_con...
If anyone has or has had one of these and can remember what the beeps indicate, that'd be useful.
TIA
Saturday 1st October 2011
If it's anything like the meta on my TVR, it beeps if anything is still powered on when you arm it. For example if the interior light is still on it beeps, if you wait until it goes off before arming it doesn't.
Saturday 1st October 2011
My TVR runs a Meta system - it says in the Owner's Handbook that if the hazards flash four times, there's a fault with the system. On the Cerbera, when you lock the car, it beeps from the inside and flashes the hazards simultaneously - I'd suggest there's an issue somewhere.
Sunday 2nd October 2011
Thanks chaps. Seems it's worth finding out more. Last Winter, the car killed its battery (not sure why). So maybe there's some underlying issue. I'll give Meta a call on Monday and see if they can give some advice.
Monday 9th January 2012
Hi there,
How did you get on with contacting Meta?
I too am after a replacement M100 fob for my Lexus Soarer, and would rather try and find a replacement than
have to buy a completely new car alarm.
Cheers,
Steve
How did you get on with contacting Meta?
I too am after a replacement M100 fob for my Lexus Soarer, and would rather try and find a replacement than
have to buy a completely new car alarm.
Cheers,
Steve
Monday 9th January 2012
I too would like to know how you got on with contacting Meta, I've got a Meta System immobiliser on my car and I've thought of getting a spare fob for it.
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Monday 9th January 2012
Carl baker is the Guru of Meta alarms for TVR's may be worth contacting him.
http://www.tvruk.tv/www.tvruk.tv/index.html
http://www.tvruk.tv/www.tvruk.tv/index.html
Monday 9th January 2012
(ahem) The problem went away and, as a typical bloke, I put it to the back of my mind. Then I recently traded the car in at a dealer.
So I have no useful epilogue to my story!
So I have no useful epilogue to my story!
Saturday 14th January 2012
I've just bought a replacement fob.
A guy on ebay (from Denmark) had a replacement fob that accommodates perfectly the circuit
board, battery, etc from my old M99 remote. You just take it out the old remote, and place it inside the new remote.
He told me he had 6 in total, he has sold 4 (5 if you count me - which arrived today!), so he should have
one more left. he told me he will be placing this on ebay soon for £32 (that's what I paid for mine).
Note that the replacement fob is nothing like the old M99 fob - no silly rubber button that will soon perish.
These are completely different shape, and have a single triangular-shaped red META button that fits
exactly over the wee yellow button on the old circuit board.
The guy's name is Michael. He's selling the rubber buttons (JUST the rubber buttons) for the old Meta M99 on ebay for £15, so
I thought £32 for a whole new, and more robust, unit was a reasonable alternative (and I don't
want to buy a new car alarm system)
S
A guy on ebay (from Denmark) had a replacement fob that accommodates perfectly the circuit
board, battery, etc from my old M99 remote. You just take it out the old remote, and place it inside the new remote.
He told me he had 6 in total, he has sold 4 (5 if you count me - which arrived today!), so he should have
one more left. he told me he will be placing this on ebay soon for £32 (that's what I paid for mine).
Note that the replacement fob is nothing like the old M99 fob - no silly rubber button that will soon perish.
These are completely different shape, and have a single triangular-shaped red META button that fits
exactly over the wee yellow button on the old circuit board.
The guy's name is Michael. He's selling the rubber buttons (JUST the rubber buttons) for the old Meta M99 on ebay for £15, so
I thought £32 for a whole new, and more robust, unit was a reasonable alternative (and I don't
want to buy a new car alarm system)
S
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