Member Since: 28 Dec 2006
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 185
Car Alarm Problems
Hi all... my D3 has started sounding the alarm this past weekend.
It goes off when the car has been parked for a few hours... any clues.
I was wondering if the alarm is voltage sensing and the battery is on the way out?
Cheers
Mark TNothing of any value is ever achieved without some sacrifice.
12th Apr 2009 9:49 am
drivesafe
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Posts: 867
Hi Mark, the battery would already be stuffed to the point where you could not start the D3 before the alarm would be effected.
Just a suggestion , but try arming your alarm and then press the alarm button again.
This will turn the alarm on but disable the interior sensors. You may have some unwanted guests and turning the interior sensors off will tell you if this is the case if the alarm does not trip.
This weird weather we are all having is causing an above average increase in insects, as I found this out just recently when I had a similar problem.2008 TDV8 RR Lux + 2009 D4 2.7
12th Apr 2009 12:05 pm
catweasel
Member Since: 05 May 2006
Location: Bundaleer
Posts: 4805
AFAIK we dont get the volumetric detection alarm in Oz we only get the Perimetric detection system. so pressing the key twice will do nothing with regard to interior activity
12th Apr 2009 1:06 pm
drivesafe
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Posts: 867
I do on my RR and just assumed ( wrongly it appears ) that it is a standard feature on the D3 as well.2008 TDV8 RR Lux + 2009 D4 2.7
12th Apr 2009 4:40 pm
DiscoTom2011
Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Queensland
Posts: 9
Did you ever find out why the alarm was going off? I just took the horn fuse out of my wives D3 as the dealer couldn't find a fault, or replicate the fault while they had it in there.
Tom
26th Oct 2011 4:10 am
Neil Pettersen
Member Since: 23 Nov 2007
Location: Cutting the grass
Posts: 1254
Welcome to the Forum , Tom
26th Oct 2011 6:11 am
darrenA
Member Since: 25 Oct 2011
Location: Egham
Posts: 14
I had the same problem.....it was a spider...wondering around
26th Oct 2011 7:29 am
crwoody
Member Since: 09 Mar 2009
Location: Littleborough
Posts: 2109
I had this on mine too, turned out to be the switch under the bonnet catch that had an intermittent contact.
You can easily by-pass it to check and maybe eliminate it, just unplug it and link out the plug with a bent paperclip or similar, it's worth a try.Clive
26th Oct 2011 8:38 am
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
Bonnet switch on mine too.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
26th Oct 2011 12:48 pm
DiscoTom2011
Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Queensland
Posts: 9
Thanks all, will try it out and post results.
26th Oct 2011 11:59 pm
drivesafe
Member Since: 23 Feb 2006
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Posts: 867
Hi Tom and I have just been through the same thing and it also turned out to be the bonnet switch.
You don’t need to disconnect the switch to test it, when you are parked some where safe, as you are about to leave the D3, pull your bonnet release and just leave the bonnet up on safety and see if the alarm still trips.
If it doesn't, and I don’t know if there is any way to adjust a D3 bonnet switch but there isn’t on an RR so I simply fitted a self-adhesive rubber pad to the bonnet where the switch contacted it.
Job done.2008 TDV8 RR Lux + 2009 D4 2.7
30th Oct 2011 6:29 pm
caverD3
Member Since: 02 Jul 2006
Location: Oberon, NSW
Posts: 6922
The plastic clips on mine had cracked just superglued it.“There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
Ernest Hemmingway
D4 3.0 Active Diff, Adaptive Lights, High Beam Assist, Surround Cameras, Privacy Glass.
D3 2.7:Adaptive Headlights,Electronic Rear Diff,ARB Bar,Blaupunkt Speakers,JVC Powered Subwoofer,Removable Snorkel,Mitch Hitch,Pioneer After Market Head Unit,Steering Wheel Control Adaptor,Remote Adjustable Supension Rod System, Taxside Dual Battery System.
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