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gnat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:55 pm So the battery is dead dead. Trying to use the power point in the fuse box to pop the trunk. This is something I've done plenty of times in the past with no issue.

This time, however, it is not playing nice. As soon as I connected it up, the alarm starts going off. The manual says this is normal, but it's never happened before. Neither the trunk nor engine cover will pop though.

The manual says to lock and unlock the car to silence the alarm, but central locking isn't working either and physically cycling the door lock has no effect.

To try to shut it up so I can concentrate and work through the issue I pulled all 3 (labeled) alarm system fuses (b8, c3, and e1) and the two tone horn fuse(b3). The horn continues to blare when I connect power though.

Anyone know which fuse(s) I need to pull to get it to shut the hell up?

(The emergency cables are not accessible)

32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:18 pm

gnat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:55 pm So the battery is dead dead. Trying to use the power point in the fuse box to pop the trunk. This is something I've done plenty of times in the past with no issue.

This time, however, it is not playing nice. As soon as I connected it up, the alarm starts going off. The manual says this is normal, but it's never happened before. Neither the trunk nor engine cover will pop though.

The manual says to lock and unlock the car to silence the alarm, but central locking isn't working either and physically cycling the door lock has no effect.

To try to shut it up so I can concentrate and work through the issue I pulled all 3 (labeled) alarm system fuses (b8, c3, and e1) and the two tone horn fuse(b3). The horn continues to blare when I connect power though.

Anyone know which fuse(s) I need to pull to get it to shut the hell up?

(The emergency cables are not accessible)

Open the frunk and pull the wires off of the...Oh...wait a minute...never mind! Sorry...

32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:18 pm Open the frunk and pull the wires off of the...Oh...wait a minute...never mind! Sorry...

32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:24 pm Seriously, it appears that you got all pulled to silence the alarm horn per the Bentley book. Your's is a MK1 right?

DTMiller wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:14 pm Don't 996.1s have cable pulls for the drunk? My 99 did.

I mean obviously they must not so I'm basically just musing out loud.

Very helpful I am.

gnat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:27 pm

DTMiller wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:14 pm Don't 996.1s have cable pulls for the drunk? My 99 did.

I mean obviously they must not so I'm basically just musing out loud.

Very helpful I am.

Or... You know... You could have read to the end of my post... Or something...

gnat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:27 pm

DTMiller wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:14 pm Don't 996.1s have cable pulls for the drunk? My 99 did.

I mean obviously they must not so I'm basically just musing out loud.

Very helpful I am.

Or... You know... You could have read to the end of my post... Or something...

DTMiller wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:03 pm

gnat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:27 pm
Or... You know... You could have read to the end of my post... Or something...

No, I mean my 99 the release latches were manual. My 02 has the electric ones. Did some .1s have electric releases? I thought all had manual.

But obviously yours has electric or else this wouldn't be an issue.

32wildbilly wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:04 pm

gnat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:27 pm
Or... You know... You could have read to the end of my post... Or something...

I think "WE" ass-umed you meant the "emergency cables" you spoke of were the ones you should have rerouted years ago behind the bumper covers. Safe to assume your's doesn't have the manual cable release of the early 996s and are actually electrically activated or have you been drinking?