HOW TO DISABLE ALARM ON 1998 VW BEETLE

Asked by Timothy Feb 14, 2015 at 08:31 PM about the 1998 Volkswagen Beetle 2 Dr TDi Turbodiesel Hatchback

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

JUST GOT CAR ,LOCKED IT WITH KEY THEN PULLED HANDLE TO SEE IF IT WAS
LOCKED, THIS SET OFF ALARM PUT KEY BACK IN GOT ALARM TO QUIT BUT
KEY WOULDNT COME OUT HAD AFEW PEAPLE LOOK AT IT FINALLY GOT KEW
TO COME OUT BUT DOOR'S WERE STILL LOCKED OPENED TRUNK AND GOT IN
AND CRANKED CAR, TODAY SPAYED LOCK PUT KEY IN TURNED ALLWAY
AROUND ALARM STILL GO'S OFF WHAT CAN I DO TO DISABLE ALARM

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unplug your battery for 15 minutes be sure to have the stereo code should completely reboot the car and fix the issue. Also for a complete drain of the cars system remove both battery connectors and touch um together for a second to properly reboot the cars system.

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The car still wont start the alarm just keeps going..help please

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45,995

you must have a bad wire some where crossing your alarm if it just keeps going off try doing what i said above it might work.

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I had the same problem. No matter what I did the car alarm would not stop. I left the battery disconnected for 5 hours. No luck. I tried every damn method of resetting it. Finally I followed this video (which tells you how to prorgram a new VOB). I didn't have a new VOB I was just desperate. I was hoping this would somehow reset the alarm and it did! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CJdGCTaW8Q

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Also, a quick fix I learned. Remove positive battery cable. Get in car and turn ignition on while battery cable is off. Then reconnect cable. Start your car and drive.

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