SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Spontaneous Theft/Panic Alarm Engagement?
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Spontaneous Theft/Panic Alarm Engagement?
I habe an 04 SL55 with 23K miles. The car stays in the garage and is driven mainly on weekends. I had an odd occurence yesterday and was curious if anyone else had experienced it.
Sitting in my office and a high pitched wail starts emanating from somewhere close by. SOunded like a car alarm; turns out it was...on my SL...SItting in the garage, no creatures moving about - nothing. I can only guess that some stray radio transmission was close enough to the panic mode frequency on the remote to set it off...never has happened in the year I've owned the car...thoughts?
Sitting in my office and a high pitched wail starts emanating from somewhere close by. SOunded like a car alarm; turns out it was...on my SL...SItting in the garage, no creatures moving about - nothing. I can only guess that some stray radio transmission was close enough to the panic mode frequency on the remote to set it off...never has happened in the year I've owned the car...thoughts?
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2003 AMG SL55, 2002 AMG CLK55, 2002 AMG ML55, 2005 ML350, 1995 S320 LWB - totaled
It could possibly be a week battery in your remote. As the batteries die they trigger remotes some times. It is strange I know but it does happen.
Cordless phones dial 911 when their batteries die. I am a deputy sheriff and have responded to many many 911 hang up calls to find the cordless phone sitting on the coffe table after waking the family up at 1:30 am.
Cordless phones dial 911 when their batteries die. I am a deputy sheriff and have responded to many many 911 hang up calls to find the cordless phone sitting on the coffe table after waking the family up at 1:30 am.
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SL55 AMG, Range Rover Evoque
How do you turn off alarm system?
I am having same problems with the alarm system on my 2003 SL55 AMG.
Replaced both keys fobs with a pair of new batteries in each. Thought it was my garage alarm triggering the car alarm, so removed the garage alarm system. The car alarm stills continues to go off spontaneously.
Also, car spontaneously will not open with remote, and only with manual key. It displays "accessory battery", but this clears once started. This morning, alarm went while my wife had car parked at work.
The car alarm now goes off while driving, so she had to take taxi back to work. I'm keeping the car off the road until my Mercedes-Benz dealer takes it in for check on Wednesday.
Just wondered if anyone else could shed some light on possible solution, or if the alarm system can be disabled?
Geo.
Replaced both keys fobs with a pair of new batteries in each. Thought it was my garage alarm triggering the car alarm, so removed the garage alarm system. The car alarm stills continues to go off spontaneously.
Also, car spontaneously will not open with remote, and only with manual key. It displays "accessory battery", but this clears once started. This morning, alarm went while my wife had car parked at work.
The car alarm now goes off while driving, so she had to take taxi back to work. I'm keeping the car off the road until my Mercedes-Benz dealer takes it in for check on Wednesday.
Just wondered if anyone else could shed some light on possible solution, or if the alarm system can be disabled?
Geo.
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'08 Audi R8, '09 SL63, '10 GLK, '10 ML550
Tele Aid called me at 1:30 in the morning several months ago to tell me they were receiving a signal that my SL63 was being stolen. I went out into my garage and the car was sitting there locked, alarmed, and my garage doors closed. Weird wake-up call.
