Car won't start, viper alarm goes off w/key in ignition-HELP ASAP!

My daughter just called from work. She's in her car and the viper
alarm goes off when she puts the key in. Can someone tell me if there
is a on/off switch where it's installed so that she can start it w/o
the alarm going off? It's 1 a.m. here and I have no other way for her
to get home. She thinks it's a viper 6000 (rpn?) remote car starter
w/alarm. Please advise!

She doesn't have the remote? How did she arm the alarm without it??

There should be a valet switch somewhere in the vehicle, and if you
push it the correct number of times it will override the alarm and turn
it off. But that varies per install, if you don't know the number of
times to press it, there isn't much you can do besides guess or get the
remote to disarm the alarm. She could also try disconnecting the
battery, but that will probably not help either. Most Viper alarms stay
armed even after you hook the battery back up, atleast in my
experience.

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Mike Mangione
http://www.carforums.net

In article .com>,
says...
>My daughter just called from work. She's in her car and the viper
>alarm goes off when she puts the key in. Can someone tell me if there
>is a on/off switch where it's installed so that she can start it w/o
>the alarm going off? It's 1 a.m. here and I have no other way for her
>to get home. She thinks it's a viper 6000 (rpn?) remote car starter
>w/alarm. Please advise!

Many alarm systems will have a valet switch installed. You need to put the key
in the ignition and turn the key to the on position. Then flip the switch.
The alarm light will probably go to steady on to let you know the mode has
changed. She should then be able to run the car on. She should get the alarm
checked out to make sure it is working properly.
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Alex

She managed to get a friend to help her out that installs these
things. He went there and found the valet box (?) but there's no
on/off button! He was surprised at that. They are going to cut the
wires today and take it back to the place that installed it.

She just changed the batteries in her remote and it was doing a lot of
strange stuff. I found a few links on the net indicating this is a
common problem. But she should have been able to turn it off, like you
guys said. (And do common car thieves do this to turn off the alarm?!
What's the point?) And of course she doesn't know where her manual is,
so I'll try to find one online in case this problem is mentioned there.

Thanks everyone for the help.

Becky Brown

Alex Rodriguez wrote:
> In article .com>,
> says...
> >My daughter just called from work. She's in her car and the viper
> >alarm goes off when she puts the key in. Can someone tell me if there
> >is a on/off switch where it's installed so that she can start it w/o
> >the alarm going off? It's 1 a.m. here and I have no other way for her
> >to get home. She thinks it's a viper 6000 (rpn?) remote car starter
> >w/alarm. Please advise!
>
> Many alarm systems will have a valet switch installed. You need to put the key
> in the ignition and turn the key to the on position. Then flip the switch.
> The alarm light will probably go to steady on to let you know the mode has
> changed. She should then be able to run the car on. She should get the alarm
> checked out to make sure it is working properly.
> -------------
> Alex