DISCO3.CO.UK - View topic - Alarm not behaving as expected

Advertise on DISCO3.CO.UK

Forum · Gallery · Wiki · Shop · Sponsors

Home · FAQ · New Posts · My Posts · PMs · Search · Members · Members Map · Groups · Profile · Donate · Log In

DISCO3.CO.UK > Technical (D3)

Alarm not behaving as expected

Page 1 of 1

paulmeryan

Member Since: 15 Aug 2011
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 742

2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Buckingham Blue

Alarm not behaving as expected

Woke up to smashed front passenger side glass this morning and a small rock on the passenger seat. Nothing taken so it appears to be malicious damage.

Strange thing is, whilst skipping through last night's CCTV footage hoping to narrow the time down I don't see the lights flashing at any time.

So I checked the car has power and the alarm is still armed and stuck my hand in through the hole in the glass but the alarm does not go off. Made sure I pressed the key fob only once so the internal alarm should still be active.

Is this just a fault or am I missing something, like low battery perhaps?

Anyway, Autoglass should attend today so that's the third glass excess within a year. Two smashed windscreens since 2016 now this. They say bad luck comes in threes so hopefully that's my quota for a while. VR6 > 330D Touring > D3 HSE > !?XC90?!

8th Mar 2017 11:16 am

Pete K

Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10363

2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 HSE Auto Rimini Red

put your hand thru the hole and wave your hands a bit

8th Mar 2017 1:16 pm

paulmeryan

Member Since: 15 Aug 2011
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 742

Quote:
stuck my hand in through the hole in the glass but the alarm does not go off

Found some very old posts on this subject now bemoaning the fact you can sit in the car and wave your arms for several minutes before the alarm goes off, and the pathetic volume it puts out. One member even persuaded a dealer to do this with him in the showroom to make his point.

Looks like I'll be parking the car further away from the road in future and possibly modifying the alarm to use the horns. VR6 > 330D Touring > D3 HSE > !?XC90?!

8th Mar 2017 1:53 pm

Pete K

Member Since: 15 Jan 2016
Location: GL
Posts: 10363

Apparently if you unplug the siren (near brake servo) it then uses the horns by default.

An excellent mod

8th Mar 2017 7:23 pm

paulmeryan

Member Since: 15 Aug 2011
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 742

Thanks for the info. I'll be doing that this weekend when hoovering out thoroughly for broken glass. I'll need to look up where those gubbins are located though.

I accepted Autoglass spec side glass, instead of insisting on Pilkington Optikool. It was the same tint and apparently keeps the car cool. I asked Privilege to approve Optikool but their policy is no. As I've had 2 Pilkington windscreens and a sunroof from them since 2014, each of which took several weeks of painful negotiation, I can't be bothered now.

Renewal's up at end of the month so cancelled the auto-renewal and am speaking to A Plan to get with an insurer who allows manufacturer glass. VR6 > 330D Touring > D3 HSE > !?XC90?!

9th Mar 2017 10:27 am

Page 1 of 1

Jump to:

< Previous Topic | Next Topic >

Posting Rules

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum

Quote Reply

DISCO3.CO.UK is independent and not affiliated to Land Rover.