LED to show car is alarmed

[LizP]

Hi, I am on your sister new Puma forum and was looking for help.Does the Fiesta have a red LED to show when the alarm is set and if so where is it? A similar post on our page has yielded no answers and there is no mention in the handbook. 

[Eric Bloodaxe]

If you are talking Mk 8, no it doesn't. Baffled me for ages when I first got mine!😃

 

 

 

[Bobr]

I've had 2006, 2009 and 2013 models and they all had the red light to show the alarm was on.   My current 2017 model doesn't.   I wonder why Ford dropped this.

[Eric Bloodaxe]

11 hours ago, Bobr said:

I've had 2006, 2009 and 2013 models and they all had the red light to show the alarm was on.   My current 2017 model doesn't.   I wonder why Ford dropped this.

That's interesting Bob, I'll try and file that away in the memory. I thought they'd only dropped it for the Mk 8, not the very latest Mk 7.5.

I did ask when I got my car and the dealer didn't really know either, but suggested that it was originally to warn off potential thieves, but now alarms are universal it wasn't needed anymore. I used to find it a useful way of confirming that I'd locked the car! Whatever, I guess it's saved Ford a few pennies!😃

[Bobr]

Strangely enough, Roger, I didn't even notice until I read this thread.😀

[TomsFocus]

Good job they left it off, that flashing LED would drain the battery even more quickly! 🤭

 

[Bobr]

13 hours ago, TomsFocus said:

Good job they left it off, that flashing LED would drain the battery even more quickly! 🤭

 

I've read a lot on here about battery drain.   On all the Fiestas I've owned I've never had a problem with it.   Although on the 2013 Titanium, when I first had it the stop start didn't work and I had a new battery fitted under warranty.   That didn't cure the problem though.   A new battery monitoring module did.   I was surprised that Fords didn't try that first.

[LizP]

Thanks everyone, so I think the answer is the Puma doesn't have one either but no one really knows why!!