Alarm Movement Sensor - disabling for sleeping / leaving dogs / windows ajar [thread merge]

[Loz]

Operates once if you press it with the drivers door open.

 

[Pummer67]

If you do use it for when your sleeping in van. Remember to unlock van with key as if you just open the door the alarm goes off waking the whole campsite. Not that I found that out the hard way obviously.

 

[Loz]

Use the door button to lock the van when camping.

 

[Pummer67]

Use the door button to lock the van when camping.

That is the best way.

 

[Dellmassive]

Behold the Book Of Knowledge . . . . .

T6 - T6 Owners Manual

PDF version of the user handbook.

www.t6forum.com

FYI, its pages 40-45

 

[Ali-G]

many thanks . Off to dig the manual out that doesn’t fit in the van!

The T6 is the first vehicle I’ve ever owned where the owners manual won’t fit in the glove box.
Great design VW.

 

[CAB]

I'm never sure if I've set it correctly. Do you press the top or bottom of the switch?

And how do you know it's activated? I think it changes colour, but it's difficult to see before and after

I just use the door button as @Loz suggests.

 

[Pummer67]

I'm never sure if I've set it correctly. Do you press the top or bottom of the switch?

And how do you know it's activated? I think it changes colour, but it's difficult to see before and after

I just use the door button as @Loz suggests.

I think you press the bottom. It changes colour when you press it. You have to have drivers door open when you do it. I normally only use it when pop top is up and locking van as otherwise wind can set alarm off.

 

[Peatey]

I only use ours if the dog is in the van when we are shopping or if the pop top is being aired.
It changes from orange to red.

Like others have mentioned when camping, and you want it locked use the drivers door switch

 

[Loz]

I only use ours if the dog is in the van when we are shopping or if the pop top is being aired.
It changes from orange to red.

Like others have mentioned when camping, and you want it locked use the drivers door switch

Red to Orange...

 

[Farnorthsurfer]

Sort of related, when you lock it manually to sleep in the van, how do you lock the tailgate?

 

[Skyliner33]

Sort of related, when you lock it manually to sleep in the van, how do you lock the tailgate?

It locks with the doors on pressing the button.

 

[Pummer67]

Yea use the button on drivers door which locks the whole van and doesnt put the alarm on.

 

[Peatey]

Red to Orange...

Just checking to see if people were paying attention

 

[hatjoepeg]

Newby so probably been asked before?!
When we lock up the van for the night to sleep what is the process so we stop the alarm going off every time we roll over?!!
TIA

 

[Lukavell]

There is a button low down on the driver side b pillar I think. It'll be in the manual somewhere for a definitive answer.

 

[Nigel W]

Newby so probably been asked before?!
When we lock up the van for the night to sleep what is the process so we stop the alarm going off every time we roll over?!!
TIA

Lock the doors from the inside using the rocker type lock button switch on the drivers door just below the mirror switches. Just remember that it is then a double pull on the internal door handle to open and opening one door will only unlock that one not all.
This is good as, if you have an awning, then the slide door can be used but all the other doors and boot stay locked.

 

[YellowHound]

Lock the doors using the rocker type lock button switch on the drivers door just below the mirror switches. Just remember that it is then a double pull on the door handle to open and opening one door will only unlock that one not all.
This is good as, if you have an awning, then the slide door can be used but all the other doors and boot stay locked.

Thanks - never knew that! Always found it a faff to open the driver's door, operate the switch, close and lock with key fob....

 

[Nigel W]

Thanks - never knew that! Always found it a faff to open the driver's door, operate the switch, close and lock with key fob....

It can still be a faff if, like me, you always forget until bedtime and you have to clamber over a swivelled drivers seat piled high with bags and it’s pitch black in that corner as the external blackout screens are fitted......haha

 

[CAB]

Alarm Movement Sensor - disabling for sleeping / leaving dogs / windows ajar [thread merge]

Operates once if you press it with the drivers door open.

www.t6forum.com

As discussed here, driver's door switch the best way for sleeping in the van