Re: active vs. passive alarm

["Crash Gordon" <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good question. I have a passive alarm in my Mustang..came with the
car...I'll be danged if I can figure it what it means. Especially since I
can arm it with my keyfob with the windows opened...makes no sense to me. I
think if I tried to open the door while its armed the horn will honk. I can
even arm it with the top down...go figure.


"Jim Rojas" <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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|I believe passive arms by itself & does not locks the doors, in case you
| leave your keys in the car accidentially.
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| I believe active arming requires you press the remote in order to arm the
| system & lock the doors.
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| Jim Rojas
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| <alongi@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| news:1149700107.659764.180560@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| >I apologize if this isn't the proper forum for this, but can someone
| > tell me how to determine whether a car has a passive alarm stall versus
| > an active alarm.
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| > My understanding was that with a passive if I bang on the window that
| > the alarm should go off, is this true? How else can I test the alarm to
| > verify it is a passive alarm?
| >
| > thank you
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