hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/01/09 08:51 AM Share Posted 10/01/09 08:51 AM Hi all, heading for london tonight for 4 weeks and after killing my drycell last month by not disconnecting it, this time I have. Now the car is sitting in the shed with the main battery disconnected and the back up alarm bleating away. Question is, does the back up run off a seperate battery, and if it goes flat is it cheap and easy to replace. Problem is that you can't lock the doors after you disconnect the main battery, so this seems like yet another peice of amazing Ford after thought design to me. Any help would be appreciated.Cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 17y 3m 29d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 10/01/09 12:59 PM Share Posted 10/01/09 12:59 PM Mate, not 100% sure on the factory alarms design, however I believe typically the alarm will die out, and when you return if you hook the car battery back up, it should recharge the alarm battery. Normally the alarm battery is built into either the siren box or the control box, depending on the type of setup it is. I haven't played with the factory alarm so not 100$ sure...As for locking the doors, I think you can actually manually lock all the doors from inside the car (except the drivers), then once you get out, use your key and it should lock the drivers door...The reason they are designed to not lock is as they are power assisted locks and it is part of the safety mech I believe, in case of a crash etc... Again not 100% sure, but I believe this is the story behind it... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-800183 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubJimbo ŠύЂפֿĺmβø ™ Donating Members 1,216 Member For: 17y 5m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/01/09 01:33 PM Share Posted 10/01/09 01:33 PM My families in London atm, They said its freezing there! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-800196 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 10/01/09 01:49 PM Author Share Posted 10/01/09 01:49 PM smicky said: Mate, not 100% sure on the factory alarms design, however I believe typically the alarm will die out, and when you return if you hook the car battery back up, it should recharge the alarm battery. Normally the alarm battery is built into either the siren box or the control box, depending on the type of setup it is. I haven't played with the factory alarm so not 100$ sure...As for locking the doors, I think you can actually manually lock all the doors from inside the car (except the drivers), then once you get out, use your key and it should lock the drivers door...The reason they are designed to not lock is as they are power assisted locks and it is part of the safety mech I believe, in case of a crash etc... Again not 100% sure, but I believe this is the story behind it...Thanks smicky, it petered out after about half an hour so that's good enough for me.Sub Jimbo, about 6 below apparently, gotta go to switzerland to, apparently its been getting down to 8 10 below there. At least I get to hurtle around in the UKs companies R8s and Astons, they are affordable over there, just gotta hope the snow buggers off. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-800199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_Power Member 798 Member For: 22y 2m 15d Posted 10/01/09 03:02 PM Share Posted 10/01/09 03:02 PM PM sent. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-800216 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 17y 3m 29d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 11/01/09 12:54 AM Share Posted 11/01/09 12:54 AM Np bud... what ended up happening?Was my thoughts correct? (just for future reference...):iduno: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-800314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypnodoc It's All In Your Mind Gold Donating Members 2,198 Member For: 21y 7m 17d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 12/01/09 09:20 AM Author Share Posted 12/01/09 09:20 AM (edited) Hey Smicky, just arrived in London (and its warmed up to 6 degrees thank god). I will let you know when I get back to Aus and dust the cobwebs off and hook the drycell back up.Cheers Edited 12/01/09 09:57 AM by tab Quote removed Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-801264 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 17y 3m 29d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 12/01/09 09:42 AM Share Posted 12/01/09 09:42 AM sweet bro... enjoy an extra winter for 2008/09!:thumsbup:Make the most of it! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-801294 Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo T Member 27 Member For: 16y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: tassie Posted 24/01/09 05:01 AM Share Posted 24/01/09 05:01 AM hey just a question when you hooked the battery back up and started it did the alarm go off while the engine was running? mine did! but havent had any problems since! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-809421 Share on other sites More sharing options...
smicky Go Pies!!! Donating Members 2,852 Member For: 17y 3m 29d Gender: Male Location: Vic Somewhere - Sometimes NSW Posted 25/01/09 01:29 AM Share Posted 25/01/09 01:29 AM robbo, I think he is still OS.... so wont know yet... hehehe Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/53314-alarm/#findComment-809852 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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