Disabling Alarm setting 'beep'?
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Good question and one which has been asked many time. All I can find on the net for an Alfa is this procedure (who wants to try it on a Maser?)
I checked on elearn, and country codes for 159 are the same. Procedure for manual setting of country code on 147 (and most probably same on 159):
UK = 2, Holland = 4 (no beeps)
The operating mode can be changed by diagnostic instrument or the following manual procedure:
set the ignition key to Key-On;
activate the hazard warning flasher
press the rear fog light control button and hold it down
using the ignition key, carry out the following sequence in strict order: Key-Off , Key-On , Key-Off, quickly in sequence, starting from the Key-On state, always holding down the rear fog light button.
at the end of the sequence, the siren emits 5 beeps to indicate the activation of programming.
release the rear fog light switch and press it again the same number of times as the desired mode (each press gives a feedback beep). so 4 times to set to Dutch
If the button is pressed for an invalid number of times (e.g. greater than the number of available operating modes), the siren emits 5 beeps and is cancelled and the country code is not changed:
set the ignition key to the Key-On position within 10 s of the last press on the rear fog light button.
the siren emits the same number of beeps as the number which indicates the selected operating mode: each beep lasts 1 s and is followed by a 0.5 s pause.
at the end of the beeps, set the key to the Key-Off position: the BC is programmed in the new operating mode.
I checked on elearn, and country codes for 159 are the same. Procedure for manual setting of country code on 147 (and most probably same on 159):
UK = 2, Holland = 4 (no beeps)
The operating mode can be changed by diagnostic instrument or the following manual procedure:
set the ignition key to Key-On;
activate the hazard warning flasher
press the rear fog light control button and hold it down
using the ignition key, carry out the following sequence in strict order: Key-Off , Key-On , Key-Off, quickly in sequence, starting from the Key-On state, always holding down the rear fog light button.
at the end of the sequence, the siren emits 5 beeps to indicate the activation of programming.
release the rear fog light switch and press it again the same number of times as the desired mode (each press gives a feedback beep). so 4 times to set to Dutch
If the button is pressed for an invalid number of times (e.g. greater than the number of available operating modes), the siren emits 5 beeps and is cancelled and the country code is not changed:
set the ignition key to the Key-On position within 10 s of the last press on the rear fog light button.
the siren emits the same number of beeps as the number which indicates the selected operating mode: each beep lasts 1 s and is followed by a 0.5 s pause.
at the end of the beeps, set the key to the Key-Off position: the BC is programmed in the new operating mode.
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But the car in question is a 2005 QP, is the system still the same as on the 3200/4200?
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(Can anyone explain what annoying beeps I should be getting?)
Hahah! Yes, no more beeps with a flat battery
Murph, I'm referring to the loud beeps when you unlock or lock the doors with the remote. It's so **** loud that I always worry I'm disturbing the neighbours.
~C
I like it, just like the loud exhaust, it announces my departure and arrival.
Hahah!!!
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The beeps are annoyingly loud. I presume it is the alarm siren that is used for the beeping.
@conaero managed to accidentally disable the beeps when I was last at SportsItalia, but by the time I had got home they were back again. He says it is probably a problem with the siren battery not charging properly, so dying after a battery disconnect.
My last QPV had no beeps, because the siren battery was dead supposedly, but Migliore spent ages trying to fix it - replacing the siren, etc, and never got it working. I can't remember if we tested it as an alarm, or just for the locking beeps. So maybe it was a setting not a fault....
I suppose another option is just packing the siren with some foam or something, to make it a bit quieter. After all nobody pays attention to car alarms.
This worked for the over-loud water alarm I fitted in the boot. I just opened the box and stuffed it with blutac.
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OK, 20 minutes in the Google rabbit-hole and it seems like the word is that you should somehow set the alarm country code to '4 - Holland', or carry out a set of magic steps that are top secret and different for each car type. These include the one described above, pressing lock and unlock together for 5 seconds, or this amazing ritual for a Subaru: https://www.instructables.com/Mute-Your-Cars-Lock-Beep/