To chirp or not to chirp?

[Fro-Daddy]

mine is a mongoose aswell...button 2 and then 1 will make it silent, but i like the lil chirp

also, when you unlock it, if you dont put your key in and turn it to ON, the engine will immobilise...

press both the buttons n the alarm goes off

[predator]

Chirping is kinda like that whole fad of wearing your mobile phone on your belt so everyone could see you had one. Never liked that either.

What happens if somebody is standing around at a shopping centre, etc waiting for nice looking cars to arrive that don't appear to have any alarm? Then running up while you leave your turbo timer going (not that i have one, as its a security risk) and are that comfortable 20-30m away.

I know I'd prefer to have the audible warning, in the small likelihood of this happening.

[Links]

my one has the facility where - if my turbo timer is going, I can lock the door - it will wait till turbo timer finishes than arms itself.. this is quite handy as I can get up and walk away, unless they are super quick they haven't got much chance, i also tend to not leave my car running e.g. turbo timer and walk off, tend to let it finish..

as for chirping, got the choice - button 1 - 3 chirps, button 2 - 1 quick quiet one.. having a keypad is quite a good deterrent as well..

[someonestolecc]

my one has the facility where - if my turbo timer is going, I can lock the door - it will wait till turbo timer finishes than arms itself.. this is quite handy as I can get up and walk away, unless they are super quick they haven't got much chance,

If any of the alarm inputs are triggered (i.e. door/bonnet/boot and or any other additional sensors installed) the engine will be cut and immobilised, all doors lock and alarm on.

[wraith_skyline]

mine has the turbo timer thing too, i can arm the alarm and it locks but does not immobilise till engine stops, smart critter. Also has stealth arming for sneaking into your girlfriends place at 4 in the morning without waking her parents, but mine remembers that you silent armed it and silent disarms too

[mass_iv]

Originally Posted by Chrisnichollsis

Mine does exactly that. Love it. Very handy. Only problem. Once the engine is off and the doors/boot are closed, I have about 4-5 seconds to arm it before it chirps 3 times. Annoying when you're trying to sneak home.  

Took me a while to work this function out, thought I was just going crazy, but when i walk to the car, once I disarm the alarm, if I don't open the door within about 30seconds-1min, it rearms itself. Pain in the arse sometimes, but i guess its in case you knock the disarm button walking away.

hmm  anyone else's do that?

yeh, i understand ur problem, mine does that too, but i think u can change a few things like that with the unit, u can delay it a little more so that it gives u a little bit more time. mine is also annoying with the immobilisor, if u dont start the car within 30 secs, after disarming the alarm the immobilisor arms itself and u have to unlock/disarm the alarm again in order to start the car.. but hey it works fine and i dont really care so long as it doesnt get stolen

[t.michelsons]

chirp, definatly, just so that i know that my car is locked, if i hear the chirp it stays with me so i dont have to be like

"did i lock my car? *contemplates getting up and going out and checking* fkn hell! *gets up and goes to make sure the car is locked*"

+ the whole 4am in the morning thing? its not like a chirp is going to wake up the ENTIRE neighbourhood, a little chirp or beep i think is good

[grandmasterb]

mine has the turbo timer thing too, i can arm the alarm and it locks but does not immobilise till engine stops, smart critter. Also has stealth arming for sneaking into your girlfriends place at 4 in the morning without waking her parents, but mine remembers that you silent armed it and silent disarms too

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sounds like you have everything, now all it has to do is drive itself for you and we can call it KIT B)

Cheers B

[gt-t_r34]

i can make mine chirp or not but i like the chirping becoz sometimes i get a bit scared that i havnt locked it when i walk away or that ive pressed it twice and unlocked it even though it has a screen to tell me if its locked or not. lol ive got a page guard by the way.

[soon2b33]

im still trying to work out my remote, has 4 buttons, 1,2,3,0

the guy i bought the car off said 3 didnt do anything, yet when i press it the red light about the key hole in the dash will blink.

when the turbo timer finishes the car unlocks. scary.

and beat this, when i have the bonnet open and arm the car, it starts when i shut the bonnet.. either that or when i shut the bonnet, and then try to arm it.

remote has a little "Kings Gun" written on it and has a little screen above the 4 buttons if it means anything to any one

it chirps as well tho sometimes i can silent arm it but then i dont realize how i did it

[dezz]

mine has the chirps on, i can change it, but i haven't bothered...the beeps arent that loud anyway, but i can walk away from the car and arm it and not have to look back

you guys have skylines, so i dont think you need to worry about a little beep waking people up lol