Alarm Going Off, Apparently For No Reason

[C 5 Estate]

An early start.

 

 

 

My original equipment alarm went off at 0518 this morning.

 

There is a family of petty criminals a few streets away who have tidied up some copper from bcky back garden in the past.

 

Because my alarm has not triggered since I bought the motor in February 2013 I was too the window, had the bottom sash raised and was mentally selecting the heaviest flower pot to throw, all within 20 seconds of my being woken.

 

I used the key to remotely turn on the lights as a way of seeing if some one was around the vehicle before venturing out, but the drive was empty.

 

I went out with aerosol can of plus gas in one hand and keys in the other and the back garden was empty, non of the 2006 Estate doors showed signs of a jemmy attack, the locks were not scratched and the back door was definitely shut. I have set the alarm off in the past by not closing the tail gate correctly and lifting it having set the alarm.

 

I have security cameras’ with 32GB sim cards which store the observed info on board but have yet to attain a sufficient ability to play back the saved information (I must ring Panasonic today).

 

My question to fellow C5 owners is this.

 

Could a cat jumping off a wall some four feet higher than the bonnet set off the alarm?

 

As it has not happened before could this be something to look foreword to each morning?

 

How does the alarm decide to sound off, could something like a brolly or a cardboard box falling off the parcel shelf set off the alarm?

 

Thanks in advance for all suggestions.

 

Tim

 

 

[Johndouglas]

could something like a brolly or a cardboard box falling off the parcel shelf set off the alarm?

Yes it could. A few weeks ago my dash cam's suction pad came away from windscreen and fell to the passenger seat causing the alarm to sound. Fortunately it was mid-afternoon. However when I first bought my C5 (2005) the alarm went off at various times. Being new, it went back to the dealer and they fitted a new lock to the rear tailgate.

[paul.h]

John, which dash cam do you use and is it any good ? I have been thinking of getting one since my wife had a car crash at some traffic lights which she said was not her fault, but the other person produced a witness so it went against her.

[Johndouglas]

It's one of several advertised on ebay for around £20. The setting up instructions are a bit difficult to follow, but once done, when the film is viewed on the computer via a usb SD card carrier it's surprisingly good. It doesn't come with a card but I've put a 32GB card in it which records for about 25 - 30 hours after which time it wipes and re-records.

[C 5 Estate]

Thanks for advice offered.

 

The term “Good News-Bad News†came to mind as I type this,

 

The good news is the alarm did not trigger so had a good nights sleep.

 

The bad news is, that although the staff at Panasonic’s technical help line were able to help me access my CCTV cameras sim card memory,  I as able to see that no person or cat were around my motor up to, during, and after the five seconds the alarm sounded.

 

At the time I woke up I would have sworn the alarm went on for longer than five seconds.

 

I think I am a very light sleeper.

 

I did take note of Johns experience and so gave the tail gate a positive slam when I closed it last thing yesterday evening.

 

Tim