Expert: ALARMTEK - 10/2/2006

Question
Hi
I recently bought a 2002 Mazda Miata that has an alarm system installed. The main box indicates it is a Ford alarm system. Problem is that there is no maual for the system and I do not know how to disarm it. I found the valet switch and the indicator light also seems to be a button switch but I don't know the procedure for turning it off. Tough to work on the car when it arms itself every minute. Any help on how to disarm would be appreciated.

Answer
Ok, try this.
Put the key in the ignition, and turn forward
all the way just before cranking. Then within
5 seconds, locate, press and hold in the
valet/overide button, until the LED
in your dash area goes on solid,
and the siren chirps once.

This should reset the alarm, and reset
the grounded relay on the starter wire,
allowing you to start the engine.

At this point, the only thing working would
be the keyless entry from the alarm,
if it came equipped that way.

Just Repeat these steps to place it
back to usable armed mode.
You may get 2 chirps, confirming it,
and the lights may flash twice as well.

That should do it.
If you want to remove it at this point,
take it to your neighborhood installer
for this, or buy the wiring chart
(Go to: www.vehiclewires.com)
for the vehicle, and reverse engineer it wire
by wire, until safely removed.

If it does not work out this way,
you will have to replace the system
with one you know how to operate
and what to expect. Don't want to
get stuck in another bad situation.

Let me know what happens.

Robert Martin/CEO-ALARMTEK
www.CARALARMINSTALLER.com