tomo4242 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Hi, my new Focus's alarm keeps going off. We're also getting a sign about the bonnet being open so perhaps that is the problem. Is there anyway of disabling the alarm until we can get this sorted? I don't want our neighbours to hate us. NB, it's a 2013 car, not 2016. Not sure why it says that. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Sounds like the bonnet sensor is malfunctioning. Try blasting around the lock mechanism with WD40. Other option is to splice the sensor wires together to bypass the switch but on a 2016 car should not be necessary. Your dealer would also be unlikely to touch the problem if you alter the wiring yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo4242 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 Thanks. I saw the wd40 advice on youtube too, so that sounds like something to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomo4242 Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share Posted October 21, 2016 I also saw this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stnVta2ip9g - which suggests a lot of cars have a button inside the car that you press for 3-5 seconds and that disables the alarm. Is that true of the Focus? I couldn't see one around the bonnet release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iantt Posted October 22, 2016 Share Posted October 22, 2016 no button inside car, you will need to fix the bonnet switch which i think is part of the catch 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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