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Got A New Car Battery, Now Alarm Won't Arm

SS8_Gohan

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hey everyone,

i got a new battery put in yesterday, all sweet, except the alarm won't arm now. Have i reset something or do i need to reset something?? Alarm is a Viper, will go into specifics if need be, but i'm hoping it's a simple problem...

cheers,

daniel

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i had a toggle switch hidden away for valet mode, should i flick in the opposite way or just flick on/off? i have found the manual, but gotta be up in 3.5hrs (now 2am) so can't be f*cked checking now... i was thinking bout flicking the valet switch about...

well let you guys know what the score is tomorrow, thanks for taking the time to reply, appreciate it :D

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copy/paste from other thread...

there is no red light??

i found the manual and there seems to be a toggle switch (which i have) and ANOTHER switch, but a 'push-in' switch, which i don't think i have.

i'm starting to think it's more a valet thing, but all i've got is the toggle switch...

i've have a BLUE LED inside the car, that flashes when armed...

i do have a push button type thing, which seems more like the valet button according to the manual, but the only thing i can think of is a button that is pressed down when the bonnet is closed. But i think that's more to do with tripping the alarm if the bonnet is opened??

i just changed the battery, but had been jump starting the car quite a lot, was still fine then.

I was in africa for a bit of june and pretty much all of July, with the car never turned on in that time.

Jumped the car when i got back to get a new battery, and that's when the alarm packed it in.

Even when i jumped the car after a month, and locked the car when i parked it outside the workshop the alarm was working then. It's definitely the change over to the new alarm that has caused the issues.

I found a thing in the manual referring to code hopping. It says that, and i quote...

"...However, if the remote has been pressed many times out of range of the vehicle, or the battery has been removed, it may fall out of sync with the control unit and fail to operate the system. To re-sync the remote simply press the lock button several times within range of the vehicle. The alarm will automatically re-sync and respond to the transmitters normally."

Now i went out tonight to do this, i pressed the lock button i don't know how many times standing right next to the car. I pressed the lock button quickly like 10 times, pressed it slowly (so it would beep at me after each press) about 5-6 times in a row, held the lock button down, everything... i 99% confident i've ruled out the 'sync' problem, because i definitely pressed the lock button several times within range of the vehicle.

I don't know if it has a backup battery.

In regards to the "programming" I found the part of the manual about it, nothing about PIN and it's just really to program the handheld unit, eg when the alarm goes off, does the remote beep or does it vibrate? Stuff like that, programming turbo timer times, etc... i found nothing about a PIN or any reference to the system not responding.

I did msg my alarm installer but haven't heard anything back from him yet. Will probably call tomorrow, i might msg Danny as well...

any other thoughts ppl's?

it's a Viper 791VX, seems like every man and his dog has one...

chinny

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I was half way through that post when it occured to me what alarm it was.

is your push button thing black??

(fire me a PM when you get time and I'll try to help - failing that ring me.)

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ok, thanks to Chris's help and some dude from Autobarn, i got the alarm working again.

Key On,

Press valet once, and release

Press and HOLD valet

Press 'lock' on viper remote

relase valet

Key Off

gotta be done within 20 seconds apparently.

I may have un-programmed the remote or something, because remote start doesn't work anymore, but i might just have to assign the button to a channel or something.

So all those owners with the same alarm, and if you get this problem when changing a battery, give the above a shot.

cheers!

daniel

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ok, thanks to Chris's help and some dude from Autobarn, i got the alarm working again.

Key On,

Press valet once, and release

Press and HOLD valet

Press 'lock' on viper remote

relase valet

Key Off

gotta be done within 20 seconds apparently.

I may have un-programmed the remote or something, because remote start doesn't work anymore, but i might just have to assign the button to a channel or something.

So all those owners with the same alarm, and if you get this problem when changing a battery, give the above a shot.

cheers!

daniel

actaully if you read the book again it will tell you how to get around that..

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