honk honk

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1) Is it typical of alarm systems, that if you disconnect/reconnect the battery, the alarm sounds?

2) And now if you stick the key in the ignition, the alarm stops?

[e2helper]

It is possible this might occur depending on condition of vehicle when you disconnected battery. Alarm likely stops when you insert and THEN rotate key in ignition because the vehicle anti-theft system verifies a "learned" key is being used.

Do you have your content theft system in passive mode? That is a setting controlled with D.I.C. Factory setting is Security:RKE

Having system in Passive mode would make it much more likely the alarm would be triggered because it automatically arms itself a minute after you turn ignition off and close the doors.

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I checked the DIC, and its on RKE.

( Again, I thank you for your helpful info. )

[e2helper]

OK - then I can't explain the reason for the "honk, honk" but I know it can happen occassionally when doing battery disconnects.

Nothing to worry about though.