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What does the dealer actually have to do to activate alarm?
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| 02-17-2006, 11:44 AM | #1 |
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What does the dealer actually have to do to activate alarm?
I called a local dealer and they told me that they have to do a software update which will take all day, which didn't sound right to me. OTOH, I might want to get a software update anyway, which will hopefully fix the issue with the auto lights not going off. I'm wondering if just doing the software update on a car with an unactivated alarm will activate it automatically?
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| 02-17-2006, 11:56 PM | #2 |
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No. software update doesn't have anything to do with alarm activation. If you SA is nice enough, he may throw you the activation for free. You have to give him 5 rating in return.
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| 02-18-2006, 02:58 PM | #3 |
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To activate the alarm they have to go into a retrofit menu on the update computer and ell the system to upload the alarm software onto the car.
Its a different procedure from normally updating the software
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