Alarm? how do I know if my car came with alarm?

Jliao

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BO G35 Coupe
I believe when I bought my P5, it said keyless entry and alarm. However, I have no clue if I really do or not. Seems like people in MP3 forum are talking about adjusting the sensitivity level under the sterring wheel. Does P5 have those?

thanks
 
Ya I have the remote that came with the key. It has a little red button on the bottom, and when I press it, the car goes off like alarm. Though, I like to know how to adjust the sensitivity...
 
The US P5 comes with keyless entry standard. So everyone gets 2 key fobs to operate it. This gives you the ability to lock and unlock the car. One press of the lock button locks the doors. Two presses will also sound the horn and arm the security system (if you have it installed). The fob also provides you with a red "panic" button to sound the horn in case you are accosted somewhere.
The alarm is a $220 option called "perimeter shock sensing alarm". If you have this, it should be listed on your purchase documentation. If reading the paperwork is too much, you can always press the lock button twice and then shake the car until you set off the alarm or get tired.
 
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Jliao said:
I believe when I bought my P5, it said keyless entry and alarm. However, I have no clue if I really do or not. Seems like people in MP3 forum are talking about adjusting the sensitivity level under the sterring wheel. Does P5 have those?

thanks

did you buy the car new?
like Jim said, it should be on the window sticker.
how hard can that be?
 
Aricjm15 said:
it should have a Blinking LED on the top of the steering colum that tells you its armed too

(werd)

Jim Frye said:
If reading the paperwork is too much, you can always press the lock button twice and then shake the car until you set off the alarm or get tired.

I like that idea better :D
 
if u find out u do have the alarm you can adjust the sensitiviy level just like you can in the mp3 and its in the same place
 
Jim Frye said:
The US P5 comes with keyless entry standard. So everyone gets 2 key fobs to operate it. This gives you the ability to lock and unlock the car. One press of the lock button locks the doors. Two presses will also sound the horn and arm the security system (if you have it installed). The fob also provides you with a red "panic" button to sound the horn in case you are accosted somewhere.

Close....but no cigar....

YES all US models come with KEYLESS entry....in other words whether or not you have an alarm...you get two key fobs...

IF you have the alarm system....just pushing the LOCK button on the fob not only locks the doors...it ALSO arms the alarm system.

IF You push the LOCK button again (a second time) within 5 seconds it will do a VERIFICATION of the system status. IF the lights flash and the horn beeps ONCE then the car is in fact locked and the system armed.....IF you push the button the second time and you do not get a flash of the lights and the beep of the horn it means that your doors are NOT locked and that the system is NOT armed.... this will happen if ONE of the doors/or hatch are not shut 100%.

AND as noted already....IF you have the alarm system installed, right in front of the steering wheel there is a red led that turns on and flashes when the alarm system is on and armed.

IF you have a factory installed alarm...the ONLY way to lock it WITHOUT the alarm armed....is to manually lock the doors with the switch on the door and then shut the door..

That is how its set up.

(stash)
 
Well, since I don't have the red light on my steering column, I guess I don't have an alarm..:wtf:

Any of you know how much to install a stock alarm?

Thanks
 
Thanks.

Sir Nuke said:
IF you have the alarm system....just pushing the LOCK button on the fob not only locks the doors...it ALSO arms the alarm system.
That's what I get for not double checking the manual before answering. I mis-read the book when I first got the car and since I don't have the alarm on my P5, never checked.
Stupid is as Stupid does.
 
Jliao said:
How much to install the perimeter alarm from Mazda?

A good security system with install will be in the neighborhood of $350 and up at a reputable stero shop.
 
You best bet is to go aftermarket and put the led somewhere else so thieves know it is not a stock system. A stock system will be the same in all cars so once a thief learns how to get into one car, he can get into them all. Make your car unique.

When shopping for alarms, a must-have feature is the backup battery. The first thing thieves go for is your battery. They cut the terminal wire thus cutting power to the alarm, open the car, disable the alarm then reconnect it. If you're only worried about your car being stolen (and not stuff like stereo equipment inside it) you can purchase a diehard battery with a built-in alarm. Unless the alarm is disabled, the battery doesn't work. The thief would have to bring his own back up battery or a tow truck...try fitting one of those under a hooded sweat shirt.
 
Thanks for the informative post!

Though, reason I was looking at the stock alarm system was that, I thought it would be easier to install consider I have the stock keyless entry. Also, IMO think the stock keyless entry is nice, small and simple.

However, I sure will look into aftermarket alarm system as well.
 
Jliao said:
Thanks for the informative post!

Though, reason I was looking at the stock alarm system was that, I thought it would be easier to install consider I have the stock keyless entry. Also, IMO think the stock keyless entry is nice, small and simple.

However, I sure will look into aftermarket alarm system as well.

If you want an aftermarket alarm system that interfaces nicely with the stock keyless entry, check out the Hornet 700T, made by DEI. You can keep your factory transmitters and you don't have to deal with resistors on the door locks. This alarm includes a shock sensor and has optional modules like starter kill and remote start. The basic package runs about $75 from most online vendors. Here is a link to a vendor website
http://www.autopreservers.com/security/alarms/DEI 700t.htm
 
my mp3 came with a shock sensor, but I think my dealer installed one. very nice install too as the led is not on the steering column but tastefully/cleanly popping out of one of the little buttons next to the fog light button. Subtle, yet effective. It lets off a warning beep if its touched before actually going off. (a friend of mine hit my car with a frisbee by accident and almost crapped his pants when it belted out 4 quick beeps; pretty funny.) Good luck.
(I know, this was a pointless post, but I have 1 week left at my job, my desk is cleared off and I'm just counting the hours...) :)
 
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