Hail set off my car alarm

[miner154]

tad over sensitive? anyone else had this.
Previously a Nissan ZX 200 with a loud exhaust managed to set it off as well

 

[madmatt]

It's certainly not as sensitive as the Vauxhall Insignia car alarms, they are re-goddamn-diculous.

I usually set it off when I'm washing it, I'll unlock it then because I don't open the door it locks again...then the alarm goes off

 

[stevenn133]

i find my RS alarm going of when im using the pressure washer an it lol

 

[matbry01]

mine has done that as well lol

 

[toni_133]

mine goes off every time my neighbour goes out on his motorbike, he has now started wheelin it down the road first before starting it

 

[maggi200]

I wouldn't say it was overly sensitive. Just right for such a car tbh.

 

[gavin-h]

I usually set it off when I'm washing it, I'll unlock it then because I don't open the door it locks again...then the alarm goes off

If you unlock it, open the door and close it again, it won't re-lock :idea:

 

[matbry01]

yea it does lol ???????????????????????????

 

[jra3d]

Yeah unlock the car and don't open a door and it automatically re-locks!

An what would you prefer a sensitive alarm or some t**ts kicking it in and you be non the wiser....

 

[Leanne]

Mine is yet to go off! I don't even know if it works!

 

[Daveyb133]

Mines never gone off when it shouldn't either, the only car that hasn't done it as well

 

[DrDrew]

Mine's not gone off when it shouldn't as yet. Have had some fairly hefty hail etc as well.

 

[CamEn1]

Mine went off in hail a few weeks ago...was the first and only time ive heard it!

 

[matty_doh]

Mine goes off daily. I work on an aerodrome and as soon as an aircraft takes off, it's wailing away!

You can disable it by double pressing the lock button on your key but I normally forget.

 

[matbry01]

or put the key in ur ignition turn it up one notch and turn it on and of 6 times then close the car door and lock it it will beep and it deaqctivates your sensors and to re activate it do the same and it will beep at u then its re-activated

 

[DrDrew]

Mine goes off daily. I work on an aerodrome and as soon as an aircraft takes off, it's wailing away!

You can disable it by double pressing the lock button on your key but I normally forget.

My manual says that double pressing the lock button on the fob will deadlock the car (so doors cannot be opened from the handles inside etc), but the only way to disable the alarm is to follow matbry01's advice. Wouldn't make sense to have deadlocking your car disable the alarm!