2006 F430 Alarm Question

My 06 spider does not chirp (thank goodness) but the parking lights blink and there is an audible thunk of the locking mechanism. I hate the chirp-arm alarms, only slightly less than the honk-arm alarms that sometimes scare the hell out of my kids in supermarket parking lots..

 

my '06 does not chirp.

 

My 05 does not chirp.

 

Mine 2005 does not chirp either it only blinks the blinkers. It does chirp if the rear hood is open and I lock the door.

 

That would be cool if there was a setting to change.

 

After my header install I reset the vehicle power using the master switch in the front trunk on the passenger side (LHD car). Now I get 4 chirps on UNLOCK and none on lock until after a 26 second delay.

Logic Table:
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1. Lock and Unlock - no chirp
2. Lock and let sit 26 seconds -> 4x chirps (alarm arming)
3. Unlock after Alarm Arms -> 4x chirps

Video: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yQUes3zCdc[/ame]

a. lock then unlock (no chirps)
b. lock and wait 26 seconds for alarm_arm (4x chirps at 26 seconds post lock)
c. unlock (4x chirps)
d. lock and unlock (no chirps)

Strange and funny; funny because I hate the chirps.

Yes I have verified that all doors and trunks are closed. I have driven the car 10+ times, behavior constant. Battery fully charged.

Nothing else has changed apart from the headers and exhaust brackets. Maybe the F430 only chirps on UNLOCK with Fabspeed headers installed?

 

The alarm is impressive, though. My car had a slow leak in the passenger rear tire. When the towing agency came to take it to the dealership, the guy refilled the tire so that the rim wouldn't get damaged when it was backed out of the garage. With that slight change in attitude, the alarm went off (I keep it armed in my garage).

Trent, it must be the Fabspeed upgrade! My car didn't start chirping after I installed the exhaust brackets.

Jeff, was the chirping in Trent's video consistent with the chirping you had before your radar install?

 

This is to correct my prior response. I've had my '05 430 for almost a year, and the car never chirped when I lock or unlock the car. Just the rear tail lights would flash. Yesterday, for the first time, the car started to give be four or five short chirps when I lock and unlock the car. It doesn't bother me one way or the other, but very strange that the car just changes its behavior for no apparent reason.

 

I think that the car may be telling you that the siren battery is about to give up the ghost. I believe that I've read something to this effect in the past. I may be wrong, though.

 

Did you install new headers? Sorry, couldn't resist

 

I was messing with my passenger door this weekend and this this problem appear. After looking into it here is my conclusion on what happened and it may help others

the locking mechanism in the passenger door tripped somehow so even when the passenger door is closed the car thinks its not closed all the way even though mechanically everything will seem fine. locks windows move up and down, everything.

the car basically has a 25 sec alarm delay and will arm itself after clicking lock as if the is door open. it will beep 4 times upon opening to warn you it was not locked all the way.

you just have to use the key to lock unlock the door or trip it manually (by moving the locking latch while the door is open) to trick the car back into normal door mode. the exact sequence to do so i can't determine b/c it was trial and error for me but its a combination of key unlock closing arming, etc.

i'm never gona operate the door out of sequence again b/c the locking mechanism is a bit sensitive and once its tripped out of sequence its hard to get it back to normal operation.

 

06 Spider no chrip, Long flash of the lights is locked, short flash is unlocked.

 

actually contrary to what everyones saying on here...mine does chirp sometimes...and i love that chirp sound. Unfortunately, its very random. sometimes it does and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes happens after i reset the battery, sometimes it doesn't. There is no pattern it follows. At my most recent ride it did chirp. ..but it usually doesn't last long. I think you get the point. It's so sad that ferrari can't even get the alarm chirp right.wtf.

btw .there are no latches loose or anything not shut.

Again i think ferrari put i a good chirp on there...they should have made it standard without all these issues.

 

I just had a similar situation after changing the battery. I put in the code for the radio and locked it and got the 4 chirps after 25 sec. After a while of this, I eventually went in to set the time above the steering wheel and played around with the other modes with the mode/set buttons and then it stopped chirping when I set the alarm. Other reasons could be the doors, trunk or engine compartments are open, but it should tell u that when u turn the key on the car to where u would start the engine

 

07 spider no chirp

wow this is weird! ferrari mystique everyone is getting something different lol

 

Not uncommon for alarm sirens to fail. If no chirps, good idea to test the alarm and make sure the siren is good.

 

My F430 never chirped when I bought it. However, after getting the car back from servicing, I noticed that it started chirping when arming the alarm. I also noticed that the climate control was completely unresponsive, which is a pain as the windows fog up easily in wet weather.

After searching around the forums, I did an Italian reset. The climate control sprung back to life and the chirping disappeared and hasn't come back since. I figured that the dealership didn't leave the car in self learn mode long enough after servicing.

 

A chirp means something is wrong. The number of chirps is code for the particular issue. For example two chirps means one of the closures wasn't closed.

 

correct.

From manual : Should the siren beep twice when you
activate the alarm system, this means that
one of the doors or the luggage/engine
compartment lid is not perfectly closed and
therefore is not protected by the perimeter
surveillance.
Check that the doors and lids are properly
closed and close the open door or lid, then
reactivate the alarm system

 

Bringing this back, a tech was trying to figure out why the window lights stay on.... still do but after I left I lock car, walk away and 20ish seconds later....beep beep beep beep.... thanks to you guys,I THINK this was my order.
1. Lock car with fob
2. Unlock with fob
3. Lock car with fob
4. Unlock pass door with key(window rolls down but don't open door)
5. Lock pass door with key
6. Unlock drivers door with key (window down but don't open door)
7. Lock drivers door with key
8. Unlock with key and open door
9. Close door and arm with fob

I think that was the order but for sure it was locking it then working passenger side to drivers side

 

Okay, not the OP but similar alarm chirp issue. 2006 F430 coupe - getting crazy number of chirps when locking and unlocking, plus occasional chirps after locking with flashing lights. Checked all door switches, seem okay. Battery pretty new and on tender. Any suggestions? Here’s a vid if it helps: Image Unavailable, Please Login


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