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my car alarm won't stop going off!?

I have a 2001 Nissan Maxima and ever since I took it to the car wash the alarm has been triggering on it's own. I stopped locking my car to avoid the alarm from going off due to a slight breeze! It worked for a while but today it was pouring rain and the alarm started sounding AGAIN. I didn't even lock it tonight and it still went off with no provocation. Has anyone had this problem? Is it being triggered by water? I'm afraid my neighbors will have me arrested (or put a hit out on me) if I can't get this problem solved. I'm not looking forward to a sleepless night, waking up every 30 minutes to turn off my alarm. The only alarm I want to hear is the one I set for the AM! Help!

Answer:

When you lock the car using the key fob it automatically arms the alarm if you have it turned on in the car's settings. It doesn't have a shock sensor, what sets it off is if the car is locked with the key fob, but is then unlocked manually from the inside (as if someone broke out the window) and the door is then opened. It should also have a trunk door sensor and a trunk motion sensor. The trunk door sensor is set off if the trunk is unlocked manually using the key or the button on the dash after the car has been locked. The motion sensor goes off if it senses any movement in the trunk after the car has been locked, as if anyone folded down the back seat and is digging through. The alarm also goes off if the car is off, no key in the ignition, and someone messes with the buttons for too long on the stereo. To test to see if your alarm works, just do one of those things to try and set it off. You can also check the car's alarm settings by getting in the car, turning the ignition on, turning the radio off, and then holding the Display DISP button for 10 seconds, that will bring up the menu that controls everything from your oil change light, tire pressure monitors, how long the lights stay on, what doors lock and unlock when, and also all of the alarm settings including turning the trunk sensors on and off.
It may show a lack of faith on the part of the insurance company, but it shows a definite faith that the lightning will actually hit the rod.
The problem with a BC extinguisher that will take care of grease fires and is safe with electricity is that it is too small to take care of a wastebasket or similar fire and the way the chemical comes out it tends to scatter the burning stuff so you need more capacity. If you go back to shopping, you will find that the numbers will be like 1A3BC which means it has the lowest rating for A but 3 times the rating for BC and will be bigger. If you can keep track of it, you should be able to put out most paper fires with a glass or pot of water. Burning paper with grease on it or in a pan of grease needs the B type and the paper should not be blown around because of the weight of the grease. You will have to decide about taking it back.

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