1999 Tacoma - can't figure out how the alarm works

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ScottHW - 30 Apr 2004 12:33 GMT

Just bought a 99 Tacoma Prerunner SR5. It has an alarm, no owner's manual.
We haven't yet figured out how that blasted thing works. We stumbled across
activating it, then spent several minutes listening to the horn go off
before we got it to shut off. Can someone explain how it is activated, how
you are supposed to turn it off, what role the little red push-button light
plays (in and out mean what ?) ? What role does the green button on the key
remote play ?

Oh, yes, and how can I tell if it has ABS ? I think it does, but how do you
prove it to yourself ? Does SR5 imply ABS ?

Thanks, Scott

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Don't Reply to this address - 30 Apr 2004 17:14 GMT

Strap yourself in well and have nobody else in the car just in case.

Find a deserted parking lot with a nice wide and straight stretch.

Get up to 30 or so and JAM on the brakes HARD and don't let up.

If you feel/sense/hear a pulsing or chattering type sound the ABS has kicked in.

Most brands of vehicles also have a dash light that comes on when the car is
first started, indicating a check of the ABS system.

> Oh, yes, and how can I tell if it has ABS ? I think it does, but how do you
> prove it to yourself ? Does SR5 imply ABS ?
>
> Thanks, Scott

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