Alarm issues

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Hi guys,

I bought a 1995 golf GL a few weeks back, and I just disconnected and reconnected the battery and the alarm went off. (its like 10 times louder when head is in the engine bay.) The battery is hooked up now and the alarm is off, but if I unlock the drivers side or passenger side and open the door the alarm goes off.

So how do arm/disarm the alarm properly so it doesn't keep going off on me?

thanks

[The_Hawk]

I don't know that any of the Golfs came with a "factory" alarm so I don't know that there is a standard answer. Best to head to your local auto elec (or if you don't want the alarm and it's not hooked up to anything else you can always yank the screamer out).

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I don't know that any of the Golfs came with a "factory" alarm so I don't know that there is a standard answer. Best to head to your local auto elec (or if you don't want the alarm and it's not hooked up to anything else you can always yank the screamer out).

Thanks, This is news to me, I thought the golfs came with an alarm. Well I actually just managed to figure it out. I just had to use the remote to unlock the car and it has stopped the problem It didn't occur to me that the remote would disarm the alarm when the key fob wont.

Thanks for the answer anyway.

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dont worry we wont tell anyone.....

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yeah I know I know.. It was a panic post, neighbors were starting to get annoyed and I didn't want to set the alarm off a further 10 times until I figured it out. The remote is dodgey as so its just been sitting in storage since I got the car, and I've just been using the key..