How do I disable alarm?

[sbloxxy]

Hi, My Boxster S ( a 2000 model) is giving me (and my neighbours) grief. Firstly, the remote key has packed up: its been playing up for some time now - only working when it feels like it - and occassionally not working at all. The only 'cure' is to fit a new battery: this then only lasts a week or two and it stops working again. The spare remote also packed up shortly after I got the car and I've not got round to getting it sorted out. I've now got it booked in to my OPC who are confident they can solve this.
However, recently the alarm has started going off (usually in the middle of the night) for no apparent reason. When this happened before, I was able to reset it using the remote, all from the comfort of the bedroom window. Now however, I can't use the remote so this means getting up and getting dressed (or running around outside half naked) to turn the thing off with the key in the door.
Is there any way I can disable the alarm system - my OPC can't look at it for over a week and for the sake of both mine and my neighbours sleep, I need to try and do something before then. Any advice would be gratefully received.
Steve

 

[gdavison]

When I had an random alarm problem with one of my Audis a few years ago .. They also could not look at it for a few weeks ... I suggested to the service manager, I'd just follow him home one night and park my car outside his house and annoy him and his neighbours for a few weeks .. They booked it in

 

[jcorallo]

Here's a different take on the random alarm problem.

A scam by thieves is to keep triggering the alarm of a target vehicle - even leaving a polite note on the windscreen to the owner pretending to be an irate neighbour annoyed by the noise of the alarm.

As soon as the 'faulty' alarm is turned off one night - bang - car is broken in to (or stolen).

Be careful about disarming your alarm.

Jules

 

[sbloxxy]

Yes thats a fair point. Forunately I live in a rural village where we simply don't have crime ( famous last words...). Even so, I'm evicting my project car out from the garage in order to safely park the Boxster and blocking the garage door with my two other cars and then locking the driveway gates. Well you can never be too careful...

 

[garyw]

Is it still not the situation where locking it with the key disables the alarm ??
Apologies in advance if I'm wrong..

garyw

 

[CLIFFWILKINS]

Hi Gary
My battery failed in my remote and when I locked the car with the key the alarm was activated.It is an 03 model.
However on my old '97 Boxster the key did deactivate the alarm.
Cheers
Tracy

 

[Richard_Hamilton]

I don't think you can lock the car without activating the alarm. However, you can disable the interior monitoring sensors by double-locking with the remote or key.