Don't forget to activate your alarm! - Page 3 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

zoomzoomers · 05-08-2013, 05:39 PM

Will someone be kind enough to post on how to tell if it is or isn't activated and if it's not activated, how to do so?

BRZnut · 05-08-2013, 11:12 PM

sure....open with window/ get out/ lock the door with the key fob or handle/ walk away and put the key far away from the car so the car can not " see" it/ come back to the car in 2 mins/ reach through the open window and open the car door/ if you have the alarm activated, the horn and lights will flash! Then the crickets come out from under the hood and attack you!!

Brzetto · 05-09-2013, 01:25 AM

When the alarm is activated does it still do the beep thing or is that replaced with the horn?

zoomzoomers · 05-09-2013, 05:01 PM

So I tried the procedure and confirmed that mine is on. Single honk. But when I tried to trigger the alarm by putting my keys in a far place and open the door from the outside nothing happened. Am I missing something?

BRZnut · 05-09-2013, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

So I tried the procedure and confirmed that mine is on. Single honk. But when I tried to trigger the alarm by putting my keys in a far place and open the door from the outside nothing happened. Am I missing something?

Make sure you lock the car and wait a few mins before you open the door through the open window. If nothing happens your alarm is off (or you dont have it)

Jayde · 05-09-2013, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Brzetto

When the alarm is activated does it still do the beep thing or is that replaced with the horn?

Mine has always done the beep, with both the alarm activated and deactivated.

zoomzoomers · 05-09-2013, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BRZnut

Make sure you lock the car and wait a few mins before you open the door through the open window. If nothing happens your alarm is off (or you dont have it)

I thought that all BRZ limited versions have the alarm?

Jayde · 05-09-2013, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by zoomzoomers

I thought that all BRZ limited versions have the alarm?

They do, but you have to turn it on most of the time.

Brzetto · 05-10-2013, 04:02 PM

Mine beeps when I lock it so I don't know if the alarm is on or not.

The359 · 05-10-2013, 05:43 PM

Another helpful hint for those with an automatic transmission trying to activate the alarm - the handbrake must be on!

zoomzoomers · 05-10-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by The359

Another helpful hint for those with an automatic transmission trying to activate the alarm - the handbrake must be on!

So even though I went through the entire process, it wouldn't have worked because I didn't have the handbrake on? WTF?!

Thanks I'll try it again with it on.

The359 · 05-10-2013, 09:06 PM

Yeah, I tried maybe five or six times without success, then I thought that pulling the parking brake would help, since it's also required when using the Nav System. And it worked on the first try after that.

BRZnut · 05-10-2013, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by The359

Yeah, I tried maybe five or six times without success, then I thought that pulling the parking brake would help, since it's also required when using the Nav System. And it worked on the first try after that.

Odd..my handbrake was off when I activated it

wwilder9 · 04-05-2016, 05:39 PM

Had the car a month, Just turned on the alarm, Thanks for the information.

05-08-2013, 05:39 PM	#29
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05-09-2013, 05:01 PM	#32
zoomzoomers Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: 2013 Subaru SWP BRZ Limited 6AT Location: Darkside Posts: 1,862 Thanks: 526 Thanked 305 Times in 207 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	So I tried the procedure and confirmed that mine is on. Single honk. But when I tried to trigger the alarm by putting my keys in a far place and open the door from the outside nothing happened. Am I missing something? __________________ Man Law#17:A man in the company of a hot, seductively dressed, woman MUST remain sober enough to fight! MODS: AVO tubes + filter, Cusco (F) strut brace w/ MC brace, Perrin CBE, Subaru OEM trunk tray, Grimmspeed front license re-locator & hood struts and Beatsonic rear cam.

05-10-2013, 05:43 PM	#38
The359 X Rated Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2017 BRZ Series.Yellow Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 265 Thanks: 16 Thanked 113 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Another helpful hint for those with an automatic transmission trying to activate the alarm - the handbrake must be on! __________________ NULLA TENACI INVIA EST VIA My BRZ

05-10-2013, 09:06 PM	#40
The359 X Rated Join Date: Jan 2013 Drives: 2017 BRZ Series.Yellow Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 265 Thanks: 16 Thanked 113 Times in 63 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah, I tried maybe five or six times without success, then I thought that pulling the parking brake would help, since it's also required when using the Nav System. And it worked on the first try after that. __________________ NULLA TENACI INVIA EST VIA My BRZ

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Brzetto Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Drives: 4 wheels Location: Earth Posts: 1,024 Thanks: 117 Thanked 332 Times in 205 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	When the alarm is activated does it still do the beep thing or is that replaced with the horn?

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