[s-cars] Fwd: ALARM - Security System Woes

[Manuel Sanchez]

Now that I have a very pissed off wife, to whom I have unloaded a ton  
of responsibilities just now, I had a moment to search the net and  
came up with what I have copied below.

I'm going to give it a try, under my shade tree, in this bitter cold.

If anyone can add to this info I'd be glad to hear it, as I'm sure I  
might need to come in from the cold to warm myself up a bit every so  
often.



Regards,

-manny "If it weren't cold enough outside, now I've got the Wifey  
Artctic Express  barreling toward me" sanchez


http://www.elektro.com/~audi/memory/audi_resync.html

    From: "Ian Duff"

     Subject: Central Locking Re-sync and Re-program of remotes FAQ


     By way of introduction, I have just successfully used this
     to overcome a problem on my wife's 1995.5 S6 Avant that the
     local dealer was ready to solve by replacing the central
     locking vacuum pump, to the tune of way more than I was
     willing to pay. I've seen mention of others pursuing a
     solution, so I smooged together posts I've collected along
     with my experience following them.


     If the locks and alarm are out of sync, try the following
     (from a post by Fred Munro):
     Make sure you have the code for your radio before you start this.

     1. Remove back seat bottom
     2. Open right rear door
     3. Lock car with key or remote
     4. Disconnect battery
     5. Unlock car with key
     6. Reconnect battery

     This should get the locks and alarm back in sync.
     Note: there are posts that describe removing relays to do this.
     It didn't work for me. I would hazard a guess that the relay
     removal method only works for infrared-equipped cars, and not
     for wireless.


     If your wireless remotes aren't working, this should bring
     them back to life. This is based on a post by Frank Amoroso
     paraphrasing a TSB, with a bit of detail added.

     You'll need two keys and all your wireless remotes.
     1. Replace the battery in each wireless remote with a new 2032  
battery.
     2. Turn the ignition to "on" without starting the engine.
     3. Close everything that must be closed for the alarm to activate.
     4. Using the second key, slowly lock the car at the driver's door,
        taking care not to jerk the key in the tumblers, and release the
        key (i.e. don't hold it over as you would if you wanted to raise
        all the windows after locking), leaving the key in the lock.
     5. On the first wireless remote, press both buttons at the same
        time. Hold them both pressed for 5 or 6 seconds. You've been
        successful with this wireless remote if the car unlocks itself,
        while holding both buttons pressed, after 5 or 6 seconds.
     6. I've had to do steps 4 and 5 a couple of times on a reluctant
        wireless remote to get it to come back to life. If you have to
        repeat these two steps because the car didn't unlock itself  
while
        you were holding the wireless remote, try moving it to a  
different
        location for the next attempt. I've had the greatest degree of
        success holding the wireless remote fairly close (a foot or so)
        to the driver's door lock.
     7. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each succeeding wireless remote,
        up to a maximum of four.
     8. Turn the ignition off.

     You should now have operable wireless remote that lock and unlock
     the car, as you would expect them to.

     Note: this must be done on all wireless remotes. If you do only  
one,
     your others will suddenly no longer work.

     If you have the two wireless remotes that came with the car, one
     should activate the settings in seat memory position one, and the
     other should activate the settings in seat memory position two.
     I've been unable to find a description of how to set this up if
     this isn't the case (and haven't looked too hard, since mine work
     as advertised). The owner's manual describes how to make this so
     specifically for infrared remotes, but does not mention wireless.

     BTW, while dealing with locking and keys, the illuminated key
     uses a 625 battery. Good luck.

       -Ian Duff.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Manuel Sanchez <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
> Date: January 17, 2009 10:30:58 AM EST
> To: Scar <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: ALARM - Security System Woes
>
> Fellow S-Heads,
>
> I have an unfortunate problem with my alarm that has decided to go  
> wacko. I returned from a 30 min drive just now in this cold  
> weather, as soon as I shut the engine down, all the doors locked  
> and the alarm system armed (the red light was blinking on the  
> center stack). I tried to restart the engine with the key but it  
> would not turn over. When I opened the door to get out the alarm  
> went off of course.
>
> I think I've read about this in the past, where the system gets out  
> of whack but today is one of my kids birthdays and I am pressed for  
> time as it is and have not been able to do a proper search.
>
> Can anyone advise as what I should do next?
>
> Currently I have the drivers door unlocked and all the others,  
> including the avant's rear hatch locked. Somehow I think I should  
> get all of them should be synced, all locked or all unlocked,  
> before I try anything. What's the list wisdom?
>
> I have not had the time to look in the bentley as I have a couple  
> of anxious kids at the ready. Is there a fuse or relay that can  
> disable the alarm system so that I can at least drive the damn thing?
>
> Can someone direct me to the links that re-sync's the alarm system?
>
> I'd do the searches on my own but I'm pressed for time.
>
> Thanks in Advance.