It’s been discussed several times about the SRT-4 having or not having a car alarm.
And I will confirm with everyone that in fact the SRT-4 does have a car alarm.
Unfortunately when the car is rolled out of the factory the feature is not activated, for several reasons.
Here are 2 reasons why they don't activate them:
1. If you loose your keys you won't be able to stop the alarm from honking (even if you disconnect your battery)
2. If you loose your keys, you will have to go back to the dealer , get a replacement of keys ( which is not covered by warranty) and get the whole system reseted to the new keys( also no covered by warranty) in other words big $$$
BUT it is available to any SRT-4 owner to get this "Feature" activated by the dealer AND SHOULD NOT get charged for it.
If your dealership is charging you or HAS charged you, I encourage you to dial the customer care line and talk to one of the representatives. And let them know about the situation. (1. Tell them about the reference in the owners manual and 2nd tell them that other owners are aware of the alarm activation). They should contact the dealership immediately and handle the situation for you.
I have talked to the customer rep managers and there should be a memo coming across about this alarm activation issue.
If you have any questions/comments or want me to change something about this post. You know who to contact!
BTW here are the directions for the tech to activate the alarm:
Connect DB3 to car located inside the car near hood release up and to right 3 inches. It is a white serial port.
Put DBR3 into to "Stand Alone 98-04"
Once in "stand alone 98-04" go to "security"
Once in "security" go to VTSS
Once in "VTSS" go to "misc"
Once in "misc" go to "configure"
Once there change "RKE" to "VTA"
And someone please give me the name of the originator
