Hey all, I've got the aforementioned 1999 Subaru Legacy-Outback Wagon LTD and I've got another problem I'm unable to solve. I got an alarm system on this puppy and it's annoying as hell to me that the alarm automatically arms itself whenever the doors are locked, either by the keyless entry or by the lock-all-doors button on the driver's side door panel. I've read my owner's manual and this is described as the difference between Passive Arming, where the alarm activates whenever all the doors are locked and closed, and Active Arming, where you have to double click the keyless entry to arm the alarm.

 

Because there are very few times I would feel the alarm to be useful, I'd like to have the option of arming it when I want to, rather than this automatic Passive Arming crap. The manual says that I can disable Passive Arming by disconnecting an electrical connector behind the front of the drivers-side kickboard. Well lo and behold I removed that kickboard and found that the electrical connector described in the manual was ALREADY DISCONNECTED. I thought I must have made a mistake, but it appears to be the connector described in the manual. I tried plugging it in, just to see if that made a difference, and I couldn't discern one. I re-unplugged it and still the alarm was in Passive mode.

 

The connector is white, with one wire going through it, apparently black with a pink stripe. I'll take a picture of it if that would help in the diagnosis of what the hell is going on here. If anyone has has this problem before or has advice on how to solve it, I would be very grateful.

maybe try putting it in valet mode.

 

info here, look for your year:

 

http://www.cars101.com/subaru/keyless.html#alpine

I think what you are complaining about is not Passive Arming. I think pa is when you close the door, the alarm is activated, without locking the door.

 

Have you connected the PA connectors to see what they do?

 

Valet mode may be what you want.

Yeah well the annoying thing about valet mode is that the security light blinks constantly - even when driving. It's a really nice car and I'd rather not put a piece of duct tape over part of the dashboard lights...but I'll check into what you guys are talking about and see if I can figure anything out.