Alarm tripping the battery???
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Alarm tripping the battery???
Hi all
2011 Polo 1.6
I had something weird happen on the car yesterday.
I pressed the unlock button on the remote, which resulted in the alarm siren going off. Pressing unlock, lock, lock, boot, nothing worked. Eventually when the siren stopped (for the 2nd time), I used the key and manually unlocked the door. As soon as I opened the door, I spotted my trip counter reset to 0 and the time reset to 00:00. This tells me something to do with the battery, so i check the terminals, and no issues found there. Both terminals are tight and no acid residue.
I get back in the driver seat, swing the key and no problems. All lights go up like christmas and car starts 100%. I drive home (50kms) no issues. Since then, no issues at all.
So... if the battery is not the problem, yet all temporary dials reset to 0 and the alarm went crazy simply by unlocking using the remote, could it be that the alarm shorted the electricity supply?
2011 Polo 1.6
I had something weird happen on the car yesterday.
I pressed the unlock button on the remote, which resulted in the alarm siren going off. Pressing unlock, lock, lock, boot, nothing worked. Eventually when the siren stopped (for the 2nd time), I used the key and manually unlocked the door. As soon as I opened the door, I spotted my trip counter reset to 0 and the time reset to 00:00. This tells me something to do with the battery, so i check the terminals, and no issues found there. Both terminals are tight and no acid residue.
I get back in the driver seat, swing the key and no problems. All lights go up like christmas and car starts 100%. I drive home (50kms) no issues. Since then, no issues at all.
So... if the battery is not the problem, yet all temporary dials reset to 0 and the alarm went crazy simply by unlocking using the remote, could it be that the alarm shorted the electricity supply?
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Update:
This morning, while driving, the car lost all electrical power. Lights, power steering, radio and instrument cluster died. I turned the key to "Off", back to On and everything came back. This resulted in trip reset to 0. Car was fine after this, what scares me is if this happens in the middle of an intersection...
Anyone have ideas?
This morning, while driving, the car lost all electrical power. Lights, power steering, radio and instrument cluster died. I turned the key to "Off", back to On and everything came back. This resulted in trip reset to 0. Car was fine after this, what scares me is if this happens in the middle of an intersection...
Anyone have ideas?
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Re: Alarm tripping the battery???
Ignition switch possibly.
Also make sure the earths are good. Test them or use a bypass like a jumper cable form the battry negative to the body and engine. Don't just look at an earth cable and declare it ok becuase it is present. There was guy last week with a similar issue and thenearth cablemwas not making contact on the one side anymore.
Also make sure the earths are good. Test them or use a bypass like a jumper cable form the battry negative to the body and engine. Don't just look at an earth cable and declare it ok becuase it is present. There was guy last week with a similar issue and thenearth cablemwas not making contact on the one side anymore.
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Re: Alarm tripping the battery???
Thanks. I haven't thought of ignition yet.
I've checked the fuses and they seem fine.
The battery terminals feel fine, but i'll be sure to sand them clean this evening and tie again..
I've also noticed that when I turn the steering, the lights dim..
I've checked the fuses and they seem fine.
The battery terminals feel fine, but i'll be sure to sand them clean this evening and tie again..
I've also noticed that when I turn the steering, the lights dim..
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Re: Alarm tripping the battery???
The last point is starting to point to an earth issue.
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Re: Alarm tripping the battery???
Earthing and battery check as a start before moving on to more complicated causes.
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Project Fes: 1982 VW Golf GLS 1.5
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Ok thanks julle. I'll check the terminals, as well as the other end of the cables this evening.
Besides the cable directly hooked to the battery, where else should I check for earthing issues?
Besides the cable directly hooked to the battery, where else should I check for earthing issues?
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Eish. There are lots of points scattered through the car but usually it is the main connections that goes body to battery.
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Thanks Panic-mechanic. I'll feel around this evening with all connections.
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Feeling a connection means nothing. That is basically what I was explaining earlier. You have to measure the resistance between the cable and connector and get 0 on a multimeter set to ohms. Or simply add a jumper cable to test if that is a possible issue.
The fact that you can see and feel a conenction tells you nothing of it's electrical conducting properties. Unless you have very special hands.
The fact that you can see and feel a conenction tells you nothing of it's electrical conducting properties. Unless you have very special hands.
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Thanks panic-mechanic. I've arranged for a checkup to check the cables' resistance...
Also noticed last night the lights also dim on using the electric windows. So definitely something happening with the electrics.. It' s a new battery, if that makes any difference.
Also noticed last night the lights also dim on using the electric windows. So definitely something happening with the electrics.. It' s a new battery, if that makes any difference.