Cupra Alarm - Read this!!

[chocolatemonk]

Parked up my Cupra R, pressed the remote once....alarmed..ok, pressed again..deadlocked..ok.

Come back to the car all the windows are down... low and behold DVD player, Sat Nav etc..all gone

Where i live is very quiet and the car is parked in a private road so i could not believe i would not have heard the alarm....turns out it did not even go off.

After explanation from the guys who have just fitted the Cat 1 alarm to the car now, it would appear very easy ot bypass the alarm and door locks if you know how.

I would tell you all more but i dont want to give the tricks away... just take my advice and get an additional alarm fitted.
BE WARNED!

>> Edited by chocolatemonk on Monday 20th February 18:47

[Rob P]

Are you covered on the insurance?

Hope the new Leons dont suffer the same problem...

>> Edited by Rob P on Monday 20th February 22:44

[chocolatemonk]

Thanks Mungo..post now edited...did not even think of theives reading this... if you read this Rob P you might want to edit as well

[RedLCRB0b]

chocolatemonk said:

Parked up my Cupra R, pressed the remote once....alarmed..ok, pressed again..deadlocked..ok. Come back to the car all the windows are down... low and behold DVD player, Sat Nav etc..all gone Where i live is very quiet and the car is parked in a private road so i could not believe i would not have heard the alarm....turns out it did not even go off. After explanation from the guys who have just fitted the Cat 1 alarm to the car now, it would appear very easy ot bypass the alarm and door locks if you know how. I would tell you all more but i dont want to give the tricks away... just take my advice and get an additional alarm fitted. BE WARNED! >> Edited by chocolatemonk on Monday 20th February 18:47

You only need to press the remote once, it alarms and deadlocks with one press. I think the 2nd press actually turns something off, can't remember what it is though.

As for the windows down thing, it is a very well known problem and has been discussed to death over on www.seatcupra.net/forums, the simple solution is to de-lock your car (again discussed to death on SCN)

Edit:
Just found the thread that describes what happens with 2 presses:

Press lock button once:
Alarm ARMED, all doors LOCKED, deadlocks ACTIVE

Press lock button twice:
Alarm NOT ARMED, All doors LOCKED, deadlocks NOT ACTIVE

www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=33854&page=3

Bob

>> Edited by RedLCRB0b on Friday 3rd March 07:51