Alarm

[Poundy]

Wondering if anyone knows how long the alarm sounds for before stopping, if the car is disturbed while locked

[ColinBarber]

I thought it went longer but some of the workshop information for RX and IS suggest 27.5 seconds and rearms again after 5 seconds. No reason why the CT would be different. 

[Poundy]

Thanks Colin ours went off for no apparent reason last night first at about 8.30pm and again just after midnight. We were at home to turn it off but just wondered if we had not been there, how long it would have been going for. Lexus dealer is about 45min drive from us and could be a problem if I had to leave it there, although we do have approved warranty. Service is not due until April so I will see if it becomes a regular problem or was just a one off before booking it in.

If you have any likely causes would appreciate the info 

Thanks Norman

[NemesisUK]

I thought it was EU regs that a car alarm must reset after no longer than 30sec?

[ColinBarber]

5 hours ago, NemesisUK said:

I thought it was EU regs that a car alarm must reset after no longer than 30sec?

Possibly, certainly after 5 minutes on a car alarm it is considered noise pollution in the UK.

[ColinBarber]

8 hours ago, Poundy said:

If you have any likely causes would appreciate the info 

Maybe a spider or moth.

[Poundy]

3 minutes ago, ColinBarber said:

Maybe a spider or moth.

Interesting when I was cleaning the car out today I found a small moth sitting on the Dash, seems very small to trigger the alarm though. But it hasn't gone off since I removed it 😂

[ColinBarber]

Check for snakes under the seat 🐍

[Poundy]

16 hours ago, ColinBarber said:

Check for snakes under the seat 🐍

You may jest, but having spent 27yrs in Australia it wouldn't be the first time I had found a snake in a vehicle. Of course it was me setting the motion sensor off then 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

Happily it is all back to normal so I guess it was the Moth after all lol!

Thanks for the help

[stormchaser]

You could try turning the interior motion sensor off first to see if that stops the alarm going off.


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[Poundy]

Stopped as soon as I got rid of the Moth lol! Must be the " Butterfly Effect" 🙂