Posted by mrv@kluge.net on August 13, 2006, 3:25 pm
mark_digital wrote:
> >
> >> There was some mail I left on my front seat and the car was locked.
> >> Instead of getting my keys and unlocking the car I reached in up to
> >> my elbow through a small opening in the window and then down to the
> >> handle. I nearly ripped the skin off my arm when I got startled by
> >> the alarm. How did the alarm know to sound off?
> >
> > At what point did it go off? If it was when you pulled on the handle,
> > that means that the alarm was working properly. If it was before then,
> > that means that the glass sensor was working properly.
> I was standing outside the car, reached inside and opened the door by the
> handle. How did the security system know the door was being opened by
> someone outside the car and not while inside?
Check your Owner's Manual. You just completed the procedure for
testing that your alarm system works. (Open a window. turn off car,
close all doors, lock all doors. then reach in through open window and
open door from the inside - alarm will sound.) The alarm will go off
if a door or the hood is opened, without using the keyfob or mechanical
key to open it.
Posted by Bill on August 12, 2006, 2:03 pm
> There was some mail I left on my front seat and the car was locked.
> Instead of getting my keys and unlocking the car I reached in up to my
> elbow through a small opening in the window and then down to the handle. I
> nearly ripped the skin off my arm when I got startled by the alarm.
> How did the alarm know to sound off?
It saw your reflection in the glass. :-)
Posted by =?iso-8859-1?Q?mark=5Fdigital= on August 13, 2006, 6:08 am
>> There was some mail I left on my front seat and the car was locked.
>> Instead of getting my keys and unlocking the car I reached in up to my
>> elbow through a small opening in the window and then down to the handle.
>> I nearly ripped the skin off my arm when I got startled by the alarm.
>> How did the alarm know to sound off?
>>
> It saw your reflection in the glass. :-)
No way!
The car faces the street. There's nothing out there but a wood retaining
wall.
Posted by MFH on August 18, 2006, 5:41 pm
there was no weight on the seat of the door that was opened so the car knew
it was being robbed
>>
>>> There was some mail I left on my front seat and the car was locked.
>>> Instead of getting my keys and unlocking the car I reached in up to my
>>> elbow through a small opening in the window and then down to the handle.
>>> I nearly ripped the skin off my arm when I got startled by the alarm.
>>> How did the alarm know to sound off?
>>>
>> It saw your reflection in the glass. :-)
>>
> No way!
> The car faces the street. There's nothing out there but a wood retaining
> wall.
Posted by Bill on August 18, 2006, 6:02 pm
> there was no weight on the seat of the door that was opened so the car
> knew it was being robbed
Are their pressure sensors in the back seat too?
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> >> There was some mail I left on my front seat and the car was locked.
> >> Instead of getting my keys and unlocking the car I reached in up to
> >> my elbow through a small opening in the window and then down to the
> >> handle. I nearly ripped the skin off my arm when I got startled by
> >> the alarm. How did the alarm know to sound off?
> >
> > At what point did it go off? If it was when you pulled on the handle,
> > that means that the alarm was working properly. If it was before then,
> > that means that the glass sensor was working properly.
> I was standing outside the car, reached inside and opened the door by the
> handle. How did the security system know the door was being opened by
> someone outside the car and not while inside?