need to disconnect my car alram it keeps draining my baterry
I need to disconnect my car alarm it keeps draining my battery. It would go off for no reason. Once it went off while I was driving the car.
My car has 55000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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Hi there. This article may help you with this, however, I would highly recommend having the root issue resolved; as disabling the security system can trigger multiple electrical glitches in a modern vehicle. To locate which fuse powers your alarm system, you’ll have to look it up in the vehicle owner manual.
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Car Alarm Installed incorrectly, they can suck the power right out of your battery. If you have an aftermarket car alarm, then this is one of the first things to check when you have a draining car battery. It could be as simple as a frayed wire touching a metal part and causing an intermittent connection.
Use Your Key and Both Lock And Unlock The Driver`s Side Door Locking and unlocking the driver`s side door can reset the switch and cause the alarm to cease. If the driver`s side door doesn`t work, try the passenger door. Further, try turning your vehicle on as well.
There are simple instructions if you want to know how to disable a car alarm permanently. You should just unlock the door, start the car, remove the fuse, or disconnect the battery of the car. When working with electronics, it`s crucial that you guard yourself against injury.
The beeping sound the low battery alarm makes can become very annoying but can be disconnected by removing the drained battery from your home alarm system panel. Make sure to replace the drained battery with a new one to keep your home alarm system functioning properly.
Disconnect the battery
Your car alarm runs off power from your car`s main battery or a backup battery. Disconnecting the battery can stop your alarm, but we again only recommend this step if nothing else works AND if you understand how to safely remove a car battery.
Car alarms rely on the electronic component of the vehicle, and disconnecting the battery should both silence the siren and reset your alarm. Open up the hood, locate the battery, and with a wrench, remove the negative terminal. Then reconnect it after a minute has passed.
Replace the battery and see if that resolves it. If the alarm to continues to be triggered, then you may have a wider electrical fault with the vehicle. Electrical issues such as a weak battery, a faulty alternator, or loose connections can cause the alarm to malfunction.
Car alarms may seem like they blare for eternity, but really it`s only about 30 seconds. Faulty or broken car alarms can go on for much longer, usually due to a dead battery or key fob not working.
Check the door lock
In some cases, the car`s anti-theft system is linked to a door lock mechanism. To disable it, you need to locate a small switch or release lever on the door panel and engage it. This will cause the car`s security system to be disabled.
As a general rule, you should aim to replace the batteries in your system at the five-year mark if the batteries have not yet been replaced since you installed the system. Sometimes, you`ll know that it is time to replace the battery on your alarm system if the low battery warning comes on without good reason.
Android Enthusiast
Alarm is not a battery drain galore. When you check your battery usage under settings-> About phone what does it show?
If it goes off constantly, it will drain the battery fairly rapidly. Worse, it CAN drain the battery within only a week or two, even if it`s not set. The alarm draws current constantly, albeit it`s not supposed to be much. I`ve measured car alarms that drew 3–400 mA, even if they weren`t set.
Android Enthusiast
Alarm is not a battery drain galore. When you check your battery usage under settings-> About phone what does it show?
“A key fob will constantly try to communicate with the car. And that does cause a slight drain on the battery, but generally that won`t completely drain a healthy car battery,” says Mike Monticello, Consumer Reports` road test manager. “The key fob is, in a sense, causing the issue.
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need to disconnect my car alram it keeps draining my baterry
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