HELP~! Alarm/Blinkers

[nemoxfishy]

help!! usually when i press that unlock button on the remote....my alarm unlocks and the lights flash... my lights stop flashing !!! its not a very big deal.... but i still want to know why... would it be because i did the independant fogs ??? when ever i lock or unlock my car using the remote... no lights flash like it used to .... have i blown a fuse?? but i dont know which fuse it is ... please help guys ~~~~~~

***July 02
okay... since no1 can tell me how to fix it... i guess i'll have to figure it myself... doing the trial and error thing agen... right now, im thinking that i might have reseted the whole alarm system since i have unplugged the battery for a long period of time. so i want to locate the alarm ecu (main alarm unit)... does any1 here know where its located in the car?

[tito53]

same thing just starting happening to me. i have an aftermarket alarm but i havent done the independant fogs so it cant be that. do you have a different alarm from factory?

[nemoxfishy]

i bought the car used in canada..... so i have no idea if its stock or not.... it seems stock.... the remote has the toyota logo but it only has 2 buttons ... [top and bottom]. The top button does all the lock and unlock... the second button has no fuction.... inside the car, the security light is located beside the cig lighter. (not in the dashboard)
i've disassebled everything before and it looks stock. i really want to fix this because i've changed all my bulbs to ultra white and it would look a lot nicer when my piaa bulbs blinks agen wen i arm/disarm my alarm.
help anyone ?

[(K)]

I had this happen before too on my gf's old honda civic, it used to flash and honk when the alarm is armed. Then it didn't, we took it to the dealership and 5 hours later, they said "It's in Valet mode". They charged us $30 USD plus taxes and then we were on our way to the Toyota dealership to trade in her Honda and never deal with the Honda dealership again.

Long story short; your car is in Valet Mode so everything is quiet, I don't know how you or someone else got it into that Mode but at the same time I don't know how to get you back into your normal alarm mode either...

I'm sorry...but I'm sure someone here can help you, especially someone with the repair manual. But I'm sure it's nothing more than a few clicks of the key and a door switch or something. There's probably a button under the steering column as well...I never dealt with that issue in the Solara.

This is actually my first time owning a vehicle with an alarm system so as you can probably imagine, I'm still hyping about the "luxuries" of keyless entry.

EDIT: http://www.parksoffroad.com/tacomamods/alarminfo/alarminfo.htm#passivearmingandvaletmode

That's what I managed to pull up on google, it's reference to the RS3000/RS3200 systems, it looks similar to yours just with the addition of the small red LED.

here's a look at it http://www.keylessremotesforless.com/Toyota.htm That's really all I can dig up without spending more time on the search, I'm sure you can find the exact answer sooner or later.

Sorry.

[nemoxfishy]

thx (K) .... thx for the info...
i'll have another look at it tml morning.... i hope i can fix it

[Orefus]

man i wish i had a remote

[nemoxfishy]

my solara is not is valet mode.... it still beeps when i arm or disarm .... but the lights dont flash !!! the interior lights does... but not the exterior ones!! I AM SAD !! =[

[krook]

do your parking lights work normally? (from the switch)

if so, then the alarm's connection to the OEM parking lights is bad, or the alarm's parking light fuse is broken.

[nemoxfishy]

my tail lights are fine.... there is an alarm's parking light fuse ? where is it located ?

[nemoxfishy]

i still have no luck.... where's the alarm ecu in the car?