1999 XK8 - Alarm Goes off when locking

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Apr 11, 2024 | 06:46 PM

TexGator

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1999 XK8 - Alarm Goes off when locking

i recently replace my battery, and every time I lock the car with the fob the alarm goes off. Any Ideas?

Apr 11, 2024 | 08:39 PM

motorcarman

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There is a feature in the WDS or IDS diagnostic called LAST ALARM ACTIVATION where you can see the trigger of the cause.
Other than that, 'let the guessing begin'.

Apr 11, 2024 | 09:03 PM

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The other thing i noticed when i lock the doors with the fob, you can hear the doors lock, but i can hear the passenger door lock 5 times.

Apr 12, 2024 | 08:39 AM

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ALL locks need to 'agree' on the same state so any lock/latch 'out-of-sync' will cause the system to fail.

A latch switch or lock servo has failed on one of the body closures.

Apr 14, 2024 | 08:25 PM

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Thank you for that information, i will look into that

Apr 15, 2024 | 10:05 AM

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You are not far from me if you are in Fort Worth. I can use WDS or IDS to check the modules or last alarm activation to help with diagnosis.
Let me know.