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Old 01-09-2008, 02:35 AM
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Exclamation Red Light Blinking

ok i notice about 2 days ago that everytime i park the car and press the key lock i notice that theres a red light blinking on my dash...
is this bad or what.. sorry noobi
 
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Old 01-09-2008, 03:01 AM
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Lol, that's indicating that the Alarm is on. You have a sport right?
 
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Old 01-09-2008, 04:01 AM
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yes i do but the car does not have an alarm its only a keyless entry...
and also why did it just start doing this... i have been driving the car for a whole month and this is the first time seeing it..
 
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Old 01-09-2008, 04:47 AM
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It's a Cylon's eye

It's the anti-theft system, Dude. It does have an alarm of sorts, and it has the feature that shuts down the fuel system if your coded key isn't in the car. The idea being that a person can't drive your car home, even if they defeat the alarm and steering column lock. When everything's closed and locked up, the red light blinks slowly. When you lock it, press the "lock" button on your key a couple of times, and when you hear the short "beep" of your horn, you'll know it's set.

There is a little book in your glove box, detailing these types of things. Put it beside your porcelain chair at home; it makes for good reading.
 
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Old 01-09-2008, 04:55 AM
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hahah yeah it's normal man. it's just part of the keyless remote stuff. even if you don't have an alarm (meaning the audible alarm), it looks like you do, which is a plus!
 
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Old 01-09-2008, 10:34 AM
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There is actually two red lights that blink for the alarm, one on the Head Unit, and one in the guage cluster.

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Old 01-09-2008, 10:35 AM
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I have the same light on my dash and I have a Fit LX that does NOT have an alarm. I believe this blinking red light is simply the security system for the radio.
 
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Old 01-09-2008, 10:48 AM
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the light inside the speedo is for the alarm
there is no shock sensor- only a passive alarm meaning that when armed if one of the door pins is released, the hood or the trunk (no gas cap) get opened the alarm will sound..
press the lock once on the remote, and a few secs it will be armed, pressing it twice for it to beep does nothing extra it just beeps so you know you locked it, it is not necessary to arm the alarm
there is also an immobilizer system on the car - thats the green key light on the tach that looks like a key (it DOES NOT blink to remind you to take your key its telling you that the key is the correct one [im pretty sure
]) - it operates separately from the alarm in that fact that its job is once you are in the car if the key is not the same you cant turn in on (it wont recognize the key's chip
 
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