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Old Jul 29, 2021 | 04:11 AM
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I have an 87 C4 . The other day after a drive I pulled in the driveway and when I went to turn the car off the alarm went off . I don't have a key fob . I had a hard time getting it to stop . I turned the key on , off , on , nothing . I opened the door , closed the door , locked the door , unlocked the door . EVERYTHING . Finally it stopped , don't know why . A few days later I tried to start the car and it was totally dead . I noticed a faint outline of the digital dash . I don't recall if that's normal . I plan to disconnect the battery and then see if it's charged , and try over .
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Old Jul 29, 2021 | 06:59 PM
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I have an 87 C4 . The other day after a drive I pulled in the driveway and when I went to turn the car off the alarm went off . I don't have a key fob . I had a hard time getting it to stop . I turned the key on , off , on , nothing . I opened the door , closed the door , locked the door , unlocked the door . EVERYTHING . Finally it stopped , don't know why . A few days later I tried to start the car and it was totally dead . I noticed a faint outline of the digital dash . I don't recall if that's normal . I plan to disconnect the battery and then see if it's charged , and try over .
Any suggestions

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Key fobs have nothing to do with alarms and your car didn't come with one anyway.
Alarm should go off when the locked car door is unlocked with the key
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Old Jul 29, 2021 | 07:31 PM
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Can it go in a lock down mode where nothing works after a period of 5 mins? Its raining here so I haven't looked at it .

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My battery seems to be totally dead . 0 volts . I am charging a different battery to try and start car . Any info would help

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Old Jul 30, 2021 | 09:09 PM
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I put another battery in today and started the car a few times throughout the day . I went out tonight and noticed the interior door light on . I must have hit it while trying intensely to get the alarm off . Thus problem solved . Thanks for the responses .
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