Xantia disabling alarm

dan_the_v8man · Post by **dan_the_v8man** » 04 Nov 2006, 21:43

Hi

i've got a 94 Xantia 1.9td which i bought recently

it came with the alarm disabled. problem is i've since done some work on it, disconnected the battery and its re-enabled the alarm. i've manage to silence it with the keyswitch under the bonnet but apart from that i cant stop it going off and flashing the lights when ever i go near it

the plipper is dead and i refuse to pay 100+ quid for a key for a 600 quid car so is there any other way i can disable the alarm? permanantly if need be as i always have a disklok on the steering wheel

the handbook says enter the car with the alarm going off, and with in 10 seconds turn the ignition on and press the button which disabled the interior pressure sensor for the alarm but the does nothing at all

Dan

slim123 · Post by **slim123** » 04 Nov 2006, 23:11

Hi Dan.

I think that you need to press the button first and then turn on the ignition.

No doubt someone will put you right if I am wrong.

Dont know how to disable permenant though.

Regards
Slim.

Richard Gallagher · Post by **Richard Gallagher** » 04 Nov 2006, 23:18

A 94 Xantia will have a key switch to turn the alarm on/off. Its located under the bonnet just below the N/S wiper.

dan_the_v8man · Post by **dan_the_v8man** » 04 Nov 2006, 23:54

i thourght that only silenced the sounder rather than disabled the alarm?

slim123 · Post by **slim123** » 05 Nov 2006, 00:00

You thourght right, it does only shut the bloody thing up but the lights will still flash away.

Just a thought, why would you want to put a wheel lock on a 94 Xantia, it's not exactly a nickable car??

Regards.
Slim

Mandrake · Post by **Mandrake** » 05 Nov 2006, 00:04

Why not get another plip from a scrapyard for next to nothing ? The series 1 Xantia's use infrared plips and it's easy to program your car to respond to a different plip. (Basically just turning on the key and pressing the button on the plip a few dozen times then turning off the key)

Also they can sometimes be fixed by someone good at doing fine soldering, as its usually dry joints on the IC's - my plip didn't work when I got the car and I managed to fix it by resoldering the joints and its still going fine a year later.

Regards,
Simon

dan_the_v8man · Post by **dan_the_v8man** » 05 Nov 2006, 00:05

it is when the dead locks dont work. as they can only be enabled with the plip

its the lights and the sodding LED on the dash i want to stop flashing

reblack68 · Post by **reblack68** » 05 Nov 2006, 10:00

I think a second hand PLIP is the way to go. Maybe the one you have just needs programmed, I believe that's a simple job but I've never tried it.

You can test an IR PLIP, or any IR remote, with a digital camera. Infra-Red LEDs are visible if you look at the camera screen while pushing the Plip button. I learned that on this forum.

Richard Gallagher · Post by **Richard Gallagher** » 05 Nov 2006, 11:01

I had the same problem last week with a 94 Xantia which came without plips. After I reconnected the battery the alarm started going, but using the switch under the bonnet turned off not only the siren (as stated in the handbook) but headlight flashing and dashboard light etc.

np · Post by np » 05 Nov 2006, 12:35

Pull the main fuse out for the alarm in the dash fuse box.Cant remember which fuse,but that will stop everything on the alarm.The locking will still work though.
Used to have to do that on my Xantia sometimes to reset it.

dan_the_v8man · Post by **dan_the_v8man** » 05 Nov 2006, 17:45

well i got in the car again today, put the key in the ingintion and pressed the button in the manual just for the sake of it and it worked

anyway its sorted now

thanks all for your help!

weety · Post by **weety** » 05 Nov 2006, 22:42

there are two on e bay at the moment....they usually go for about thirty quid

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-Xantia-Re ... 0045758204

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-Remote-Ke ... 0054269979