Infuriating alarm

[Babylon]

on a Honda CR-V

Is there any way to disable the bleeding alarm (from the locking mechanism) and the fact that the doors all lock automatically after 30 seconds whether or not I want them to - even when the doors are open!?

Its one of those too-clever-by-half 'security' features that is making my life a misery.

If I lock the car with say a dog or a child in it, then the sensor picks up the dog's movement and sets off the alarm.

If I close the driver's door with the car-keys still in the car (but not in the ignition), then the doors auto-lock and I can't get back in!

I live in an almost crime-free area and hardly ever leave the car in one.

I'm thinking of selling what is otherwise a very good vehicle.

 

[sarabande]

that's dangerous and not standard operating procedure for car alarms to lock with the keys inside.

Have you re-set the alarm according to the instr book ?

Try this perhaps ?

http://www.ehow.com/how_7998520_clear-honda-alarms.html

This is also usually a way of setting the sensor so that it takes account of a dog inside the vehicle. On one of mine, it's a button with a small bulb and some wavy lines emanating from it. That makes the internal sensor sleep, but retains the door circuitry and immobiliser. On the LR, I have to use the key and lock the driver's door only.

EDIT It seems there is something called "Valet mode"
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Car-Alarms-1513/alarm-2005-Honda-CR.htm Have you had the car serviced recently ?

 

[Babylon]

Thanks Tim and XXYYZZ

I've finally worked it out (courtesy of Honda Newbury).

The internal sensor can be disabled by locking the doors from inside - ie opening the rear passenger door and pushing down the driver's door lock before closing the rear passenger door, thus enabling one to leave a dog or similar locked in the car.