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Hyundai Matrix Security Alarm.
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Richard Steinfeld
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| Can anyone tell me how to disable the car alarm for my Hyundai Matrix. | Every time a car goes pass it goes off!
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I can't tell you how to disable it. But there should be some way to reduce the sensitivity. This adjustment should solve the problem.
Also, I want everyone on this planet who has a car alarm to learn how to set their alarms without making so much as a peep of noise, and also have their alarms reprogrammed for "silent arming." Having rented cars recently due to a car accident, I'm incredulous over the stupidity with which the American car alarms have been factory-programmed. It goes like this:
When you unlock the doors with the remote, the headlights flash to confirm the unlocked status. However, when you lock the doors, the only indication is that the domelight flashes. It's a certainty that no human will see the domelight from outside the vehicle, even at night. This encourages the car owner to press the remote button a second time for confirmation; this second push blows the horn and bothers other people in the neighborhood. I rented a Ford that was set up this way, and I found that GM does the same thing. I believe that the Hyundai that I rented was set up differently -- it flashed the headlights upon arming: much better.
Richard
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I can't tell you how to disable it. But there should be some way to reduce the sensitivity. This adjustment should solve the problem.
Also, I want everyone on this planet who has a car alarm to learn how to set their alarms without making so much as a peep of noise, and also have their alarms reprogrammed for "silent arming." Having rented cars recently due to a car accident, I'm incredulous over the stupidity with which the American car alarms have been factory-programmed. It goes like this:
When you unlock the doors with the remote, the headlights flash to confirm the unlocked status. However, when you lock the doors, the only indication is that the domelight flashes. It's a certainty that no human will see the domelight from outside the vehicle, even at night. This encourages the car owner to press the remote button a second time for confirmation; this second push blows the horn and bothers other people in the neighborhood. I rented a Ford that was set up this way, and I found that GM does the same thing. I believe that the Hyundai that I rented was set up differently -- it flashed the headlights upon arming: much better.
Richard
| Can anyone tell me how to disable the car alarm for my Hyundai Matrix. | Every time a car goes pass it goes off!
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I can't tell you how to disable it. But there should be some way to reduce the sensitivity. This adjustment should solve the problem.
The annoyance these stupid alarm systems cause is a lot less bearable than a small risk of 1) someone breaking into the car AND 2) the alarm preventing further damage.
Please, how can it be disabled altogether? I bought a car, not a screaming monster that makes me think of what I should do to avoid it screaming.
DK
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DK said:The annoyance these stupid alarm systems cause is a lot less bearable than a small risk of 1) someone breaking into the car AND 2) the alarm preventing further damage.
Please, how can it be disabled altogether? I bought a car, not a screaming monster that makes me think of what I should do to avoid it screaming.
DK
Simple really. Don't lock the car.
Setting the car alarm does two things. 1. It stops 75 year old grandmothers from stealing your car, 2. It stops 9 year old and younger from stealing your car.
Everyone else in between that wants to steal your car will know how to get around it. I personally know of people that have had cars stolen while the alarm was set and it was parked in a ver visible place on a busy street in broad daylight. I saw a demo on TV showing a car thief walking up to a car and driving it away just as fast as the guy with a key.
My unlocked cars have been broken into twice that I know of. In one case, a had a quart of oil in the back seat and it was taken. In the second case, some stuff from the glove box was pulled out and dropped on the floor. Nothing taken, nothing of value in the car. Total loss was $1.
Other cars were locked. Two had broken windows. Two others had paint damage from prying. Another time, my brother had his convertible top slashed so a thief could take a $5 pair of sunglasses.
YMMV, but I fail to see the value of a car alarm or locking the doors.