Viper 5901 Question

[Shanks12]

Had a quick question maybe some of you guys can answer for me..


If I lock my truck using the remote then go and use my keypad on the truck to unlock it, it actually sets off the alarm..


Was this an install or is this just a flaw of the system?


It's rather annoying if I need to get in the truck real quick and don't have my keys on me that it sets off the alarm..

 

[svensk]

Same trigger as setting the alarm and then unlocking the car from the inside. If you disable it that kind of makes the system less secure.

 

[Shanks12]

Same trigger as setting the alarm and then unlocking the car from the inside. If you disable it that kind of makes the system less secure.

Okay... So you are saying it wouldn't be smart to have it that way.

 

[daddy]

Is this if you lock it or if you set the alarm? If you just lock it, and want to unlock it with the keypad, that should be fine, IMO. If you arm it and then want to unlock it with the keypad without disarming it, then I think the alarm going off makes sense.

 

[700 sportsman]

Yeh, I see where your coming from, but unless you did some tricky wiring it would be best to leave it the way it is. Because you'd obviously want your alarm to go off if someone opened the door from the inside. So, I would do some looking, but if they're no somewhat easyway to change it I'd leave it be.

 

[Zembonez]

Mine does the same thing if I use the key to unlock a door rather than the remote. The system doesn't know if the entry is authorized if it is not disarmed first.

 

[ScottyBoy]

Yeah, unlocking the door with anything besides the Viper remote (if the viper sytem is armed or has auto-arming enabled) will result in the alarm being triggered. No easy way around it. Viper alarms cannot be disarmed by any external switches wired to them, only by the viper remotes. So no way you can interface the system to disarm when you unlock the door with the door keypad.

 

[Shanks12]

Yeah, unlocking the door with anything besides the Viper remote (if the viper sytem is armed or has auto-arming enabled) will result in the alarm being triggered. No easy way around it. Viper alarms cannot be disarmed by any external switches wired to them, only by the viper remotes. So no way you can interface the system to disarm when you unlock the door with the door keypad.

Okay Thanks... That pretty much answers my question...

When I hit LOCK on the remote it auto sets the alarm. Which is the way I prefer it to be.. Just sometimes when I don't have keys on me I wish I could get in there without setting off the alarm.. But I guess I will just have to pick my poison!