benjy88 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hi all... not sure what's going on. But my alarm is consistently sounding every time I have locked the car at several locations this evening... I know with a few cars that's the sign of a low battery - but my voltage is nice n' high, as per usual. Luckily I live in a nice area, so can leave the car unlocked... but that's probably not going to help me long term!!! lol. Any clues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyZed Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Is your window open? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cs2000 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 the battery may actually be dead/dying, the alarm going off like that is one of the indicators. From what ive seen, unless the battery is 100% flat, that gauge is absolutely useless. Everyone's zed seems to behave differently too, some alarms go off, some have weird starting issues, it just seems to be a car that really hates having a low battery, though from what I understand the engine is a pig to turn over and takes a hefty chunk out of the battery every time so it does get a hard life. If you can afford to id try a new battery (yes, assuming your window, boot and bonnet are properly closed first) but alternatively go to Halfords and get your battery tested with their machine, it checks each cell in the battery as if even 1 is failing then your battery is as good as dead, its a free test too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I had that issue once, turned out it was a trapped insect that set the internal sensor off. One aircon gas bomb later, no more issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnbaggie Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 I had that issue once, turned out it was a trapped insect that set the internal sensor off. One aircon gas bomb later, no more issues Yep, first thing to do is check for a moth or spider trapped in the car - took me ages to find the little critter when mine kept going off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 As the lads have said - check for insects, check windows are totally shut and then check battery... its not JDM with a TOAD alarm is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjy88 Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Well, have locked the car a few times this morning and all seems to be fine.. Was probably just a wee bug... and it's probably dead now lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 As the lads have said - check for insects, check windows are totally shut and then check battery... its not JDM with a TOAD alarm is it? If it had a TOAD alarm, there probably wouldn't be an insect problem, haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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