# ScyTek car alarm will not deactivate when I push the "open" button

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/scytek-car-alarm-will-not-deactivate-when-i-push-the-open-button/106871>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 13, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scytek-car-alarm-will-not-deactivate-when-i-push-the-open-button/106871 "2017-08-13T21:17:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Hoosier37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a4c791/32.png) [@Hoosier37](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Hoosier37)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scytek-car-alarm-will-not-deactivate-when-i-push-the-open-button/106871/1 "2017-08-13T21:17:30Z")

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I have a ScyTek car alarm. It is over five years old.

The remote control that activates and deactivates the alarm no longer works reliably. I cannot disarm the alarm with one click – even when I am very close to my car. I don’t know if there is a mini-battery in the remote control that is dying. What do I do to solve this? When I go to my car, I need to get in. I cannot push the button repeatedly 100 times to deactivate the alarm. The problem has progressively gotten worse over the past year.

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**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scytek-car-alarm-will-not-deactivate-when-i-push-the-open-button/106871/2 "2017-08-13T22:45:33Z")

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If there’s a battery that you might need to replace, I’m sure the manual for this alarm system would say so. Does it?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scytek-car-alarm-will-not-deactivate-when-i-push-the-open-button/106871/3 "2017-08-14T01:23:14Z")

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Do you not have a manual for this unnecessary alarm. Hardly anyone pays any attention to one going off. Frankly I would just disconnect it. Or do a search for the ScyTek web site.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scytek-car-alarm-will-not-deactivate-when-i-push-the-open-button/106871/4 "2017-08-14T01:26:16Z")

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Aftermarket security systems cause all forms of problems for their owners, especially for those that are not the original owners and do not have the operating manual. I’d recommend having the entire system extricated.

In the meantime, perhaps a visit to the system manufacturer’s website will net useful information.

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**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/scytek-car-alarm-will-not-deactivate-when-i-push-the-open-button/106871/5 "2017-08-14T01:54:30Z")

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Replace the battery inside the remote.