Alarm / battery / starting?

[CDN_Stig]

My alarm went off inexplicably. I went out and stopped it with the remote. I put the key in the ignition and it was "dead". Like a completely dead battery.

It was probably only going for about 5 mins max.

and

So I sat there for a minute reading the manual, and tried it again. This time I might have hit the brake or pushed in the clutch and it Christmas-treed and everything was fine ....

except

I had to find the radio code and reset the clock etc.

Is this that "safety feature" that if it drops below 11.7V that it stops things? Is that what I experienced?

[CDN_Stig]

I'm starting to think there is more to this. It's been beeping once everytime I set the alarm since it was the dealer. They programmed a key for me and did the wiring harness/buckle upgrade to stop the Airbag light. I was still on original parts.

I'm wondering if in the buckle upgrade they somehow disconnected or knocked loose the center console sensor. How can I check that everything is plugged in correctly? (Where are the wires? how should I take it apart?)

I'd go back to the dealer but its a 4 hour drive

Thanks

[Loren]

One beep says that one or more alarm zone is open.

Two beeps says there is an alarm fault.

Have you gotten any water in the car recently? Especially under the driver seat (where the alarm control box is).

[CDN_Stig]

It's possible, its been raining like crazy for a few days and my kids have water bottles back there often ... I will go look

[CDN_Stig]

Dry as a bone. Looks like new wiring in there. They were working in that area changing the buckles and wiring harnesses. grrr

[CDN_Stig]

I hate admitting to being a fool, but hopefully this will help the next guy.

Check the engine lid as well. It looked like it was closed but it wasn't tight. All's good, no more phantom alarms or honks.

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