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Testing Your Car Alarm

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My sil has a 14 plate focus and to test her car alarm locked her daughter (18 ), in the car and asked her to try the door handle - alarm duly went off

So I tried the same in mine (tit x fiesta 15 plate) and nothing happened, am I doing something wrong or is it time to book 'em in again?

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    It takes a while for the alarm to set, leave it 5-10 min and then try

    Cheers

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    I'm not sure that all Fiestas have the interior volumetric sensors ?

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    Mines a top of the range tit x, I'm pretty sure it was in the brochure, my sils car is a zetec focus

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    Mines a top of the range tit x, I'm pretty sure it was in the brochure, my sils car is a zetec focus

    If you've got a rocker switch your drivers door beyond the pull handle with a symbol of a car on it, you have interior volumetric sensors. If you also have folding mirrors, the lower part of the rocker switch is for your mirrors: the upper part to disarm the volumetric sensors

    Dogs are great for testing alarms. Borrow one, if you haven't got one of your own. If it doesn't go off with a dog inside, and you're sure you've got them, I'd take it to the dealer and get them to check your alarm system

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