Alarm sensitivity? 1998 C200 Elegance

kevwey · 21-03-2009, 07:46 PM

Hi,
Is there any way of turning down the sensitivity on the factory fitted alarm on my 1998 C200 Elegance? It seems prone to nuisance tripping.

Kind regards,
Kevin

andy27168 · 21-03-2009, 08:15 PM

As far as i,m aware there is no way to adjust the alarms sensitivity.
Try your closing your dash air vents, and remove anything hanging down from the rear view mirror etc.
Your age car do sometimes suffer from insects i.e. small spiders behind the cover of the movement sensors, try removing these covers and hoovering the sensors, failling that you could just put tape over them effectively removing them from the system.
I have heard of a mod/update for the face lift C class regarding this fault i.e. false tripping, apparently involving these sensors, but i have no more info than this, so this might be inaccurate.
Hope this is some help.

21-03-2009, 07:46 PM	#1
kevwey New Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Paignton Car: C200 W202 1998 Posts: 9	Alarm sensitivity? 1998 C200 Elegance Hi, Is there any way of turning down the sensitivity on the factory fitted alarm on my 1998 C200 Elegance? It seems prone to nuisance tripping. Kind regards, Kevin

21-03-2009, 08:15 PM	#2
andy27168 Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southampton Car: W202 230K 97, C43 AMG 99. Posts: 1,205	As far as i,m aware there is no way to adjust the alarms sensitivity. Try your closing your dash air vents, and remove anything hanging down from the rear view mirror etc. Your age car do sometimes suffer from insects i.e. small spiders behind the cover of the movement sensors, try removing these covers and hoovering the sensors, failling that you could just put tape over them effectively removing them from the system. I have heard of a mod/update for the face lift C class regarding this fault i.e. false tripping, apparently involving these sensors, but i have no more info than this, so this might be inaccurate. Hope this is some help. __________________ Andy, Current,W202,grn/blk met 1997"P"C230K, Sport, manual ,135,000 miles,Lorinser/Bilstein shox, K&N, mirror indicators,Illuminated sills, MB Illuminated Mirror Sun Visors, auto dimming RVM. Also Current, W202,grn/blk met 1999"T"C43 AMG Sport, Parktronic,Retro fitted so far,W210 face lift folding,blinking&dimming mirrors, MB Illuminated Mirror Sun Visors, electric rear blind, auto dimming RVM, OEM colour coded door handles, headlamp wash/wipe, and OEM Zenons c/w levelling.

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