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Stormtrooper77
11-04-2003, 01:02 AM
Just picked up my MSP today and now that I go to drive it again, it won't start! I was playing with the stereo and if flipped up after I had pushed SRC. Now it is shut and I can't get it open. Did I say my car won't start!? It just clicks. I tried the alarm override button and nothing. Does it have anything to do with the alarm? Do I need a code from the dealer? Please help. Thanks.
JDM Sam
11-04-2003, 01:04 AM
hold the override button down, then start it. it puts u in a difficult situation to start ur car though.
Stormtrooper77
11-04-2003, 01:06 AM
Tried it. How long do you have to hold it?
BlueMP5Dave
11-04-2003, 01:06 AM
Your battery is dead call the dealer they will replace it. Common for cars that sit on display for long periods of time in the cold.
Dexter
11-04-2003, 01:06 AM
you have to hold it down while pressing the clutch AND turning the ignition key, not just press
JDM Sam
11-04-2003, 01:09 AM
^ what dex said
Stormtrooper77
11-04-2003, 01:10 AM
Thanks Dex! Got it!
Stormtrooper77
11-04-2003, 01:27 AM
What caused/causes this to happen so I don't do it again?
JDM Sam
11-04-2003, 01:40 AM
u prob didnt disarm the alarm after u plugged the battery back in. or u started ur car after it was triggered. hit unlock, lock, and unlock again if u see the dash LED flash when ur car is off.
Stormtrooper77
11-05-2003, 09:51 AM
Okay, it happens almost all the time now. I park my car in the garage so I don't arm it. But I'm in the process of trying to find out how to work/set up the stereo. I do this in ACC mode. After I come back out to go somewhere, the car does not start! So I have to go through pushing the override and depressing the clutch to start it. It's a pain in the ass!

Anyone have any ideas?
Dexter
11-05-2003, 10:40 AM
the alarm is crap. thats my idea.
Stormtrooper77
11-05-2003, 10:48 AM
Haha! I'm beginning to think that too. But there's gotta be something I'm doing.
Ryno
03-21-2004, 04:11 PM
Where is this mysterious button? I want to find it before I have to have my car towed to a dealer.
charles
03-21-2004, 04:40 PM
i think it arms when you lock the doors
jersey_emt
03-21-2004, 10:42 PM
Yes the alarm arms if you lock the doors with the remote. No need to hit it a second time for the horn chirp.

The override button is up under the dashboard behind the steering wheel (above where the pedals are). It's tough to find.
Pure Insanity
03-21-2004, 11:07 PM
The override button is up under the dashboard behind the steering wheel (above where the pedals are). It's tough to find.My override button is NOT there. I know where its SUPPOSED to be, Ive laid on the floor and looked EVERYWHERE for it and it is not under there. Anywhere. I found the box, the motion sensor, the connectors Blah Blah Blah and no override button.

Its one of the many things I have to get taken care of when I get a chance to get back to the dealer.