I was washing an XM, threw half a bucket of water over the bonnet and the alarm started, only stopping after I disconnected the battery. Any advice on what to do next? Is it likely to recover when I reconnect it after it has had a chance to dry out?
I'm never going to wash it again - first time for over a year as the moss and algae was building up!
XM Burglar Alarm Won't Stop
Moderator: RichardW
Hi Martin,
Do you have a plipper for the car? If so, just operate the plipper to switch the alarm off.
There's a switch just at the front of the slam panel which takes a door key. The purpose of this switch is to disconnect the horn from the intruder alarm. It still allows the lights to flash even with no horn. You may have got water into the keyswitch. The horn which makes all the noise is located within the front bumper at the offside. Although highly unlikely (unless you've been using a pressure washer) it may have got water into it. It might be worth drying both of them out before you reconnect.
Cheers
noz 8)
Do you have a plipper for the car? If so, just operate the plipper to switch the alarm off.
There's a switch just at the front of the slam panel which takes a door key. The purpose of this switch is to disconnect the horn from the intruder alarm. It still allows the lights to flash even with no horn. You may have got water into the keyswitch. The horn which makes all the noise is located within the front bumper at the offside. Although highly unlikely (unless you've been using a pressure washer) it may have got water into it. It might be worth drying both of them out before you reconnect.
Cheers
noz 8)
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