Hi,
I have had my Laguna Sport Tourer (Estate!) for a few months now and most nights the alarm goes off. The alarm seems to be too sensitive to passing traffic (usually big/fast stuff)
Spoke to the main dealer who say they can not adjust the sensitivity and my best bet is to close all the vents when I park my car at night :-(
Any other luckless Laguna owners had a similar experience ?
Oh, I'm also due to get a new gearbox for my car when it goes in for some warranty work next year (rattles, rattles, rattles)
Thanks,
x2l
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Hi x2l
My work colleague has a Laguna estate and the alarm sounds at least once a day as it sits on the car park. She doesn't even bother to respond to it now which defeats the object somewhat.
I haven't spoken to her to find out why but I'll let you know if she has found a solution during the christmas break.
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During the 16months/37k miles I had my Sport Tourer, I did not have the alarm trigger falsely. As I live under one of the flight paths of RAF Lynham, low flying Hercules are a severe test of car alarm sensitivity... (I did not shut the air vents when I left the car).
I suggest you get a second opinion from another garage (and/or insist on speaking to the leading technician, not just the reception desk) about the ability to adjust the alarm.
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I can confirm my laguna alarm is a little sensetive as well. I get about 1 false alarm a week. There is no adjustment. closing the vents does help.
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I've got the saloon version of my car while it is in for its warranty work
So far, no false alarms
I contacted Renault customer services who also suggested that I speak to the technician at the garage or if all else fails, get a second opinion. I'll post an update when I get more information
x2l
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Same problem with the renault Megane.
The alarm on my girlf\'s car sounds if someone breaks wind nearby!
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Shutting the airvents only helps, if you have ultrasonic sensors inside your car (usually mounted top left and top right of windscreen). These sensors pickup changes in movement within the car (ie someone breaking a window), but can also be triggered by draughts coming through the airvents.
Sounds like you have a vibration detector mounted on your car somewhere. Ask your renault technician where this is mounted. Get them to adjust the sensitivity or bypass it.
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When you close your air vents, also point the vent control to the footwell area, as if you leave it set pointing to the windscreen, this can still cause false alarms from draughts.
If you can shut the air flow altogether manually (ie circulate air internally) even better.
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How can you trust them ?
Last year when I took my car to the dealer, they told me the gearbox was indeed faulty and I would have to bring it in for five days in the new year. Also, there was no fault with the alarm
So, they've had it for five days and now are not able to reproduce the gearbox fault - it's much easier to spot in cold weather and we've had a mild spell! But, they seem to have found a wiring fault with the alarm and it has not fired over a couple of very windy nights :-) - the ultrsonic sensors in the estate are on the rear pillars
The most annoying thing was that they kept the car for 5 whole days and only when I phoned was I told they couldn't find any fault with the gearbox - the excuse was along the lines of the magic car pixies have fixed the problem ... sir
Time to try the other Renault garage in Edinburgh I think
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they seem to have found a wiring fault with the alarm and it has not fired over a couple of very windy nights
But does it still work normally?
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Good point frostbite
Just sat in the car with the alarm on - v sad I know - and
then waved my hands about. Still works!
I'll stop now 'cos I'm still fuming about the gearbox, which is still broken. I guess I'll find a Renault garage with some sensible techs eventually
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