Hi...I have a 1999 Ford Mustang with factory fitted central locking and alarm...in the manual it says the horn will beep and the lights will flash with a single push of the remote button...I have to press the button twice for this to operate...is that normal??
it used to beep when i locked the car & beep twice when i unlocked the car. now it dont beep either way. only when i push lock button twice. whats the deal???[8D]

 

my keyless entry has always been that way. 2 pushes for it to beep and flash. my friends 96 is the same way.

 

thats wut mine does. is there a alarm switch inside the car or under the hood. maybe the alarm is disabled. lock the car and "activate the alarm" then go and use your keys to open the door. if the alarm doesnt go off its disabled.

 

Mine you have to push twice also!

 

but thats because we dont have an alarm. i will be getting a viper alarm very soon....or i might just put a cougar in my passenger seat LMAO

 

i need a viper system, i dont wanna gangster stealing my new stereo!

 

im waiting to get my stereo system but i already have a 10" alpine type R subwoofer sittin in my room.

 

yup, two pushes here too.

 

mines in the car, not on my bedroom floor. sounds wicked but getting a W7 for christmas. YAY.

 

It should be pushing the button twice to beep the horn. The horn should been once. That indicates that the alarm will arm in 20 seconds. If the horn were to beep twice really quickly, that would indicate that you had left a door open. It would also beep twice if the trunk or the hood was open. Earlier, someone said that you could test the alarm by setting the alarm and then unlocking the door with your key. I don't think that would work. That isn't what sets the factory alarm off. The alarm is triggered by someone openning the vehicle from the inside (as if someone was to open the car from the inside after the alarm has been set). The way to test it would be to roll down the window and open the car after the alarm had been set. Using the key, would disable the alarm.

You can change when the horn beeps. You can change it to beep first time you hit the lock button. The factory setting is on the second time. I can't remember exactly how to do it, but it should be in the owner's manual. It is probably a matter of cycling the key. If your car was beeping the first time you hit the button and now it beeps the second time, I would guess the change happend about the same time you had the battery disconnected.