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unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:46 am
by Jester
My deli came with a Viper(I think) alarm system and one clicker.
I'd like to add another clicker -or FOB if you will- so I got a spare, same as the original, found instructions how to do it, and NOW I just need to find where the hell the "valet" switch might me in the car...
any experiences/ideas?
I've searched high and low but can't see the valet button anywhere...
The FOB is like this one:
fcc id:EZSDEI474V

Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:57 am
by Green1
it is wherever the original isntaller put it... the theory is it should be easy for the driver to access, but somewhere that nobody else can find it...
best suggestion I have is to dig around behind the dash and find the main alarm module and trace from there.
Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:59 am
by loki
best bet is to trace the wires from the head unit I would think.
Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:28 pm
by Jester
Ok, thanks guys.
I'm going to "dig in" and see what I can find.
I'll have to be extra carefull, since I don't know much about alarm systems and if I mess something up, I may end up 'dead in the water'.
Will post up a solution if I manage to find it, for the generations to come...

Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 2:46 pm
by Jester
well, looks like I got it.
The extra remote is working.
And, thanks to the power of Google, I found out that the antenna I have in the top right corner of my windshield is part of the alarm system, which led me to the discovery of the alarm itself.
After that it was a matter of following the instructions (thanks google ) of putting the alarm in 'learning' mode and off we go!
Thanks to everyone's input.
There is no 'valet button' i can see. Either the system doesn't have one, or it wasn't installed. Since there is one empty socket, it's probably simply not there.
btw the alarm is 130xv, so technically my remote is not a correct one. I should have a 3 button remote, but since these are working fine, I'm not going to touch it (hopefully) ever again.

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Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:49 am
by TardisDeli
FYI I saw a deli with the alarm system from Japan installed under the drivers seat ... if you sit on the captains chair, slide your hand under the driver's seat, there it was. Christine.
Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 10:53 am
by Jester
There are 2 black boxes under my seat. One is black,large(ish), flat one and metal with Mitsubishi on it, and the other one is black, small and plastic.
Since I didn't know what these are, there was no particularly helpfull markings on them, and electrical stuff generally scares the boogers out of me, i just left them alone.
Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 11:39 am
by loki
I thought I saw a post once that one or both of those have to do with factory keyless entry and possible remote start but I'm not feeling well today and my overtaxed brain is seemingly on strike.
Re: unusual problem (alarm system)
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 12:36 pm
by FalcoColumbarius
Jester wrote:There are 2 black boxes under my seat. One is black,large(ish), flat one and metal with Mitsubishi on it, and the other one is black, small and plastic.
Since I didn't know what these are, there was no particularly helpfull markings on them, and electrical stuff generally scares the boogers out of me, i just left them alone.
A-Ha! I know this one!... ummmm... Okay the little black plastic one is for the door locking system and the bigger black one is for an auto start system.

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Falco.