Alarm - manual

[DaveS]

I've done a bit of searching around but I can't seem to find a manual for the alarm for a 2015 GSA.

Dealer fitted mine today all was fine until I got home. When leaving the bike at work and coming back to it the bike armed itself fine and indicators flashed, when arriving home and leaving it in the garage the indicators now stay on. Only turning the ignition on seems to turn the indicators off, as soon as I turn the ignition off after 30 secs they come back on again.

My bike is keyless if that makes any difference.

Any ideas? is it in ferry mode or something like that?

Thanks
Dave

 

[DaveS]

Very strange it seems fine now. Indicators weren't on when I went back in to the garage just now and it seems to be fine.
Still interested in the manual if anyone can find it.

 

[Squigles]

DaveS if it's any use my alarm does the same from time to time, I still use a key

 

[redout]

There is a setting in the onboard computer to switch between manual set and auto set. Try toggle around with it.

 

[Shunt]

There's a bit about the alarm (dwa) in the bikes owners handbook. Not a lot mind you.

http://www.bmw-motorrad.dk/se/sv/_teaserpool/media/riders_manuals/Alarm_DWA_6_2008_ENG.pdf

That's the previous alarm manual but I don't know if it's any use on the newer alarms.

However the indicators shouldn't be staying on.
Two flashes for armed.
One for disarmed.
Some beep too, depends on the settings of it.

 

[DaveS]

Hmmm thanks all.

Useful to know that Squigles has experienced the same.
Will play around with it at the weekend.
Wondered if it might be because I've just jumped off it and walked away so the movement sensors were somehow activated when it was set. Anyway we'll see.

 

[Matty589]

Happened to me too just once and I have a regular key. Left it for the day and it was fine in the afternoon and ever since.
Did you buy the K1600 fob or is it just being armed from the onboard computer? I bought the fob because you can program ferry mode by arming the alarm then pressing the arm button again within 1 second - 3 flashes indicates ferry mode and the movement sensor is disabled.

 

[Nutty]

Happened to me too just once and I have a regular key. Left it for the day and it was fine in the afternoon and ever since.
Did you buy the K1600 fob or is it just being armed from the onboard computer? I bought the fob because you can program ferry mode by arming the alarm then pressing the arm button again within 1 second - 3 flashes indicates ferry mode and the movement sensor is disabled.

Keyless bikes don't need the fob, as you can use the buttons on the key to arm/ disarm.

 

[DaveS]

Happened to me too just once and I have a regular key. Left it for the day and it was fine in the afternoon and ever since.
Did you buy the K1600 fob or is it just being armed from the onboard computer? I bought the fob because you can program ferry mode by arming the alarm then pressing the arm button again within 1 second - 3 flashes indicates ferry mode and the movement sensor is disabled.

Ok that's interesting . Was fine this morning. As has been said there are two buttons on the key I have, they seem to arm and disarm. Will try a test in ferry mode, to see how that works.

Does anyone know as I haven't got a second key and only a bit of plastic in case my main one gets lost, will that when placed in the correct area also disable the alarm?