How to manually arm (alarm) the truck

1999 DODGE RAM
152,000 MILES • 5.9L • 6 CYL • TURBO • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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HAYDN THOMPSON
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I need to know how to manually arm the truck. At the moment whenever the truck is disarmed, every fifteen seconds or so (when it is not running) the truck will arm itself following two chirps. Doors do not lock either. I just want to know if I can switch this option to manual so it does not arm itself. Thank you.
Oct 12, 2018 at 5:41 PM
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Hello,

There is no manual switch that you can turn off unfortunately. I would disconnect the battery (negative side) and then hold then negative cable onto the positive side of the battery which will discharge the capacitors and force the system to hard reboot. This should fix the problem.

This guide can help as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-reset-a-security-system

Please run down this guide and report back.

Cheers, Ken


Oct 15, 2018 at 11:39 AM
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