SW2 alarm

What public information is there about what sets off the 1998 SW2's
alarm and how the owner is meant to cancel it? I don't normally carry
the keyless entry fob because I find it too easy to press the panic
button accidentally. So, this morning, I tried opening the car with
the regular key - admittedly, I couldn't remember which way to turn
it, so I turned it one way then the other, then as I opened the door
the alarm went off, and I had to go back to the house to retrieve the
fob and bring it close enough that the panic button would turn the
alarm back off.

With it being 6.30am near lots of other apartments I didn't want to
waste time trying other ways to turn the alarm off before going back
for the fob. Does anyone have any idea how I managed to set the alarm
going in the first place? If you have the correct car key, but not the
fob, is there a good way of turning the alarm back off?

-- Mark

 

I can't answer your question, but I'll share with you what I did. I
opened up the remote and put a piece of tape over the electrical
contacts underneath the panic button. Now, I can't accidentally press
it and set off the alarm. Maybe that will work for you.

 

Heh - I suppose I could do that for one of the fobs, and keep the other
in the car to use when I manage to set off the alarm accidentally again
by opening the car with the key! (-:

-- Mark

 

Can't you turn the alarm off by pressing the "lock" (or is it "unlock?")
button on the remote? In any case, I've never had the alarm go off on
me and not been able to shut it off, even after taping the button. I
certainly wouldn't leave the spare fob in the car, though.

 

(snip)

I've no idea. I'll try to remember to give that a try next time I manage
to set it off accidentally.

-- Mark