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(Message started by: mr._floppy on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 12:53pm)

Title: Alarm Flashers
Post by mr._floppy on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 12:53pm

Having trouble with alarm sounding off for no reason when car is locked, but this isn't the problem.

Looking out my window at the row of cars I can only guess that it's my car that is sounding off as the flashers don't flash .

Is this yet another faux pas by the Scorp designers or is it just my car ?

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by taliban on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 3:23pm

apparently most scorps dont flash with the alarm or with the fob.
mine doesnt either, and i had the same trouble as you a few weeks back :-[

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by Highlander on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 3:56pm

Bonnet switch?

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by mr._floppy on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 4:42pm

I think it's the boot switch , as its dash indication flickers on and off.

I've tested the alarm system by the usual means ( much to the displeasure of the neighbours, whose noisy, brattish and evil progeny I have to suffer all Summer, but thats another novel :-/) however it 's possible to remote lock the car while the bonnet is up, and no alarm will sound, however, if you give the bonnet switch a few presses off it goes!!!!

Weird >:(

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by Dave on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 5:12pm

Maybe the bonnet has to be shut for the system to be "set" then when you press it down it arms and goes off when the switch is released.

Costs 1 hour on Fords computer for the indicators to flash - had it done a while ago :)

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by TiberiuS on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 6:17pm

Bad microswitch in the boot lock :)

You could try squirting it full of WD40 and working it a few times, I haven't had the pleasure of pulling the boot lock to bits (yet ;)), probably the switch is corroded as is the bonnet switch.

Mine flashes, had the same problem as you a while back where it kept triggering in car parks, that was the offside rear door though ;). The flashing feature may be down to the year, never known another car not to though...

Bruce.

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by Mike Holmes on Oct 12^th, 2006, 6:18pm

Hi all,
When I got mine the bonnet switch was unplugged for reasons that were never explained, in fact alarm & dashboard flasher never worked all while previous owner had it, as this switch had always been unplugged! Just to make sure it was OK I took it apart, scraped the contacts & greased with vaseline, also checked it out with an ohmmeter. It's actually a sliding contact so it's supposed to be self cleaning - up to a point! Depends how much muck / oxidation...

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by Dave2302 on Oct 13^th, 2006, 5:00pm

Hi All,
The flasher function can be switched on or off in the ecu by Ford FDS 2000 as Dave says. It appears early models were programmed to do this and later ones weren't. Same thing re the pressing bootlid button twice, it can be programmed to open on one push, and also to open or not depending on ignition on / off, taxis usually programmed for boot open whilst engine running and non taxis not !!
Cheers Dave

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by TRACEYS_LIMO on Oct 15^th, 2006, 7:59am

hi mine kept going off at between 2 and 3 in the morning for about 4 months and was down to one door we changed the sensor three times and it turned out to be a wire inside of the door, that was about twelve months ago. now across the road an escort convertable has the same problem at 1 oclock in the morning it has started going of about once a week and i get up every time to see if it is mine he has been to the garage 4 times and still they cant find out what is wrong does any one know what you have to do to make the indicators flash while the alarm is going off so i dont have to go outside to see if it is my car they just scratch there heads at the garare if you ask them ta

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by mr._floppy on Oct 16^th, 2006, 12:40am

Tracey, just read Dave2302's post above yours.

I'll be quizzing my local FMD about the chances of re-programming my alarm system.

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by Baz on Oct 16^th, 2006, 12:43am

I got an FDS2000 and you can turn the flashers on or off and the boot thing is good too!

The Fiord guys have the WDS and the even newer one (which I can't remember!)

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by - Mike - on Oct 16^th, 2006, 4:55pm

Mine locks the vehicle on one press of the remote button with no flash and on two presses it then deadlocks the car and flashes.

If the bonnet switch is not working or disconnected no flash signal will be given at all, even after two presses of the remote button.

The inabilty to open the boot whilst the engine is running is a good security idea but in practice I do find it to be a pain in the rump. :'(

Mike

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by mr._floppy on Oct 16^th, 2006, 5:57pm

<<<<I got an FDS2000 and you can turn the flashers on or off and the boot thing is good too!>>>

So anyone with an OBD laptop thingy ( my poor grasp of car technology is all too apparent ) can change the settings ?

Or is it more complicated ?

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by Baz on Oct 16^th, 2006, 7:52pm

No, the FDS2000 is the full unit as used by the trained monkeys at the Ford dealers. It can change settings and do lots of other stuff like ABS, PCM interrogations etc. etc. (apparently)

Title: Re: Alarm Flashers
Post by mr._floppy on Oct 16^th, 2006, 8:19pm

I spoke to my local FMD about this procedure.............. you can guess can't you?

As Manuel from Barcelona said,

they no nussing. :-/