2000 A4 Avant alarm

[Mark Rosenkrantz]

Like others said, wind will set them off.  The "sensitivity" can be adjusted
via VAG-COM, however.

If you leave even the sunroof open, hit the button to stop the false alarms.

Mark Rosenkrantz
'00 S4 (original owner!) amongst some others

On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Ti Kan <ti at amb.org> wrote:

> thejimrose writes:
> > mine has been wonky for ages - if i leave the windows down and alarm
> > the car the alarm goes haywire. you can defeat it by pushing the
> > button [on the drivers lower b pillar, beside the seat]. however this
> > is only a temporary defeat, afaik it can't be permanently disabled.
> > altho i've never dug thru vagcom to find out..
> >
> > > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > > From:=A0"Ben" <blament at gmail.com>
> > > To:=A0<quattro at audifans.com>
> > > Date:=A0Tue, 8 Sep 2009 14:07:50 -0500
> > > Subject:=A02000 A4 Avant alarm
> > > I still need to get out the VAG-com to verify, but it seems that the
> > > interior motion sensor has gone wonky. Where is this mounted? Tough to
> > > replace? Any been there, done thats?
> > >
> > > Peace,
> > > Ben
>
> The interior motion sensors themselves are mounted at the top of
> the B pillars, there are little "vent"-like openings there.  If
> you park the car with the windows or sunroof open and arm the
> alarm, the outside noise and wind could trigger it.
>
> -Ti
>
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