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Old Jan 11, 2002 | 11:28 AM
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Default Anyone else's alarm super-sensitive?

My alarm keeps going off in the parking lot today. Only reason I can figure is due to wind buffeting. It's a little windy today, but it's not like I'm up on a mountain or anything.

This happened a couple months ago too, also on a windy day. And I don't have anything hanging in the car (no garter belts hanging from this rear view) that would move and set off the motion sensors, so I can't figure out what it is. Anyone else notice this with their alarm or is mine hyper sensitive?

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Old Jan 11, 2002 | 11:35 AM
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Default I had a problem a couple of weeks ago when I was skiing...

It was pretty cold when we arrived (single digits). As we walked away from the locked/armed car, it started to alarm. I went back, unlocked with the remote and relocked. It started to alarm again less than a minute later. I went back again and opened/closed all the doors and rear hatch and relocked. AFAIK, that did the trick. The only other thing I noticed was that the alarm horn did not beep upon locking the last time, but the lights flashed and LEDs pulsed. When we came back from skiing, it was back to normal again. Weird.
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Old Jan 11, 2002 | 11:37 AM
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Dealer or VAG tool can reduce the sensitivity.
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Old Jan 11, 2002 | 12:07 PM
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Default Hmmm...but when I came back in the PM...

I unlocked and re-locked with the remote (without opening a door) and it beeped.
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Old Jan 11, 2002 | 06:57 PM
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Nope...no horn when I left it in the AM, only when I returned in the PM.
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Old Jan 12, 2002 | 09:07 AM
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Thanks, I'll ask them to do that at my next service.
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