How to Program a Car Alarm Remote

If you have a car alarm installed in your vehicle, you will need to have a car alarm remote to control it. The car alarm remote is used to disable the car alarm as well as to alert others if you are in trouble. If you lose your car alarm remote, you will need to replace it. When you do, you will have to program it, and the article below will show you how.

 Step 1 – Check the Car

In order to reprogram a car alarm remote, you need to make sure every door and the hood and trunk are shut. Place the car key in the ignition and close the door. If anything is open, it will chime or a light will come on.

Step 2 – Ready the Car

With the key in the ignition, turn it two positions, to the point just before the car would turn on.

Step 3 – Program the Car Alarm Remote

On the car alarm remote, press the "Override" or "Cancel" button five times. It is important that you do this in fewer than eight seconds. You can now press the "Lock" button.

Step 4 – Test

Remove the car key and test the car alarm remote control.