How does VW alarm work?

If someone tries to break into your locked car, the alarm will sound and the hazard lights flash continuously. It’s designed to frighten away thieves and attract the attention of passers-by. If an unauthorised person tries to open your car doors, bonnet or boot they will trigger the alarm.

Is the Golf Mk5 reliable?

Contrary to popular belief, the Mk5 Golf GTI is actually quite a robust and reliable car. However, if they are not maintained properly they can start to develop some seriously expensive problems, so watch out.

Why does my VW Golf alarm keep going off?

Vocational, Technical or Tra… My daughter’s VW Golf ( MK5 ) alarm has started going off at random. There is no one near the car when it happens. The only way to stop it is to … read more Vocational, Technical or Tra… yellow light is constantly on on right side of dash, looks like a light bulb with an exclamation mark in the center of it.

How to disable the alarm when lock my Mk5 Golf?

I need to disable the anti-theft alarm on an A3, which is triggering erroneously because (I’m told) the alternator is faulty. The effect is that the alarm … read more Vocational, Technical or Tra… My daughter’s VW Golf ( MK5 ) alarm has started going off at random. There is no one near the car when it happens.

How to easily dissable your alarm [ tdiclub forums ]?

Look up the ‘stupid door switch’ thread, and read the door disassembly directions on the linked vwvortex thread. There’s special tools other than the usual: xzn bits, and to disassemble the actual latch, you will also need a 10 and an 8 torx bit. You also need a very tiny xzn bit for the lock cylinder itself, but the 10 torx seems to work OK.

How do I disable the anti towing alarm?

Open the drivers door and press the button at the side of the drivers seat to deactivate the Interior Monitoring system, Close the drivers door and lock the car using the Key.. Done… Now both the interior and anti-towing alarms are disabled (Think they have to be done as a pair according to the Manual).