Alarm problem

1994 JAGUAR XJ6
115,500 MILES • 4.0L • 6 CYL • TURBO • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BIG_FRANK
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Okay. I was away for a couple months and had my Vanden Plas parked at my girlfriends house. Codes enforcement went to her house and asked if it was running, and if so, she needed to move it so it's not an eyesore. She did so, and the car does have some electrical problems. The passenger windows don't go up or down, the windshield wipers don't work, the A/C and heater weren't working. Also, there was something draining the battery so every time I parked it, I had to unhook the battery. When I got back, I tried hooking up the battery, and the alarm started blaring. I tried everything I could think of, but nothing helped. I'm wondering if there's a sequence of key turns or any other type of situation I can do to stop this problem. Thank you in advance. I'm trying to get this bad boy back on the road.
Feb 17, 2019 at 9:09 AM
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Hello,

It sounds like the alarm needs to be rebooted. disconnect the battery and then turn the key on and reconnect the battery with the key on this should reset the system. Here are two guides that can help us us well:

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

and

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/car-battery-dead-overnight

Please run down these guides and report back.
Feb 18, 2019 at 12:17 PM