Re: [MBZ] Alarming!
I have not experienced that with our 13 F150. Randy On 03/09/2021 12:56 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Our 2013 F150's alarm will go off for no reason if I leave it unlocked in the garage. It might take 30 minutes or a couple of hours, but it will sound off! I always lock it now just to keep the damned alarm off. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Alarming!
My 05ML500 (163) sometimes randomly starts screaming, the remote will shut it off. Which reminds me I need to replace the batteries in the fob as it is dead, which will probably require the re-pairing dance to get it to work. --FT On 9/3/21 11:45 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: (I've never owned an alarmed car before). This has happened to me a few times with the SLs. It's quite the surprise! I saw a 126 downtown once that they'd just added an aftermarket alarm to. They didn't even know it had a factory alarm system. They'd managed to set it off, and were futilely trying to turn off the alarm with their little plastic fob. I told them to use the key in the door to 'unlock' it. Whaat? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com . -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Alarming!
Our 2013 F150's alarm will go off for no reason if I leave it unlocked in the garage. It might take 30 minutes or a couple of hours, but it will sound off! I always lock it now just to keep the damned alarm off. On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 11:00 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have never been locked out although once the battery ran down b/c I had > inadvertently left the "key" in the #2 position (with "keyless go") > > On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 11:49 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > ...but they have a habit of self-locking. > > > > Our SDL did this once. We only had the one key, and it was inside in > > the ignition, ready for us to leave cross-State. My brother helped us > > break > > in. After that, I NEVER leave the keys in a car that is capable of > > self-locking. > > > > -- Jim > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Alarming!
I have never been locked out although once the battery ran down b/c I had inadvertently left the "key" in the #2 position (with "keyless go") On Fri, Sep 3, 2021 at 11:49 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > ...but they have a habit of self-locking. > > Our SDL did this once. We only had the one key, and it was inside in > the ignition, ready for us to leave cross-State. My brother helped us > break > in. After that, I NEVER leave the keys in a car that is capable of > self-locking. > > -- Jim > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Alarming!
> ...but they have a habit of self-locking. Our SDL did this once. We only had the one key, and it was inside in the ignition, ready for us to leave cross-State. My brother helped us break in. After that, I NEVER leave the keys in a car that is capable of self-locking. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Alarming!
> (I've never owned an alarmed car before). This has happened to me a few times with the SLs. It's quite the surprise! I saw a 126 downtown once that they'd just added an aftermarket alarm to. They didn't even know it had a factory alarm system. They'd managed to set it off, and were futilely trying to turn off the alarm with their little plastic fob. I told them to use the key in the door to 'unlock' it. Whaat? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Alarming!
So annoying. My newer cars don't have alarms, but they have a habit of self-locking. I'll park the car at the house, go inside, come out later to retreive something from the car and find it locked. So then I have to go back inside in get the keys, as my blood pressure climbs 10 points. If I want the car locked, I'll lock it. If I leave it unlocked, I want it unlocked. I also want to be able to start and drive it with a key that doesn't have an RFID chip that costs $150 or more, and possibly a dealer service appointment to replace (a nice scam that one is, charge $$$ for a device that costs pennies). On Fri, Sep 3, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > I left my '14 GLK 250 unlocked in the driveway with the windows open to > keep it cool. Just now (without the key), when I opened the driver's door > and reached into the vehicle to retrieve an item from between the front > seats, the car alarm went off! I ran inside to get the key and fortunately > was able to turn it off. I guess this is a safety feature that has good > intentions, but unforeseen consequences. (I've never owned an alarmed car > before). > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Alarming!
I left my '14 GLK 250 unlocked in the driveway with the windows open to keep it cool. Just now (without the key), when I opened the driver's door and reached into the vehicle to retrieve an item from between the front seats, the car alarm went off! I ran inside to get the key and fortunately was able to turn it off. I guess this is a safety feature that has good intentions, but unforeseen consequences. (I've never owned an alarmed car before). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
