Help--I'm supposed to take a road trip tomorrow morning in my Subaru and I'm having problems w/ the factory security system.

 

 

I had disconnected the battery today while I cut off a bad headlight plug and spliced in a new one. Now, the factory security system is acting weird: the parking lights will flash every few seconds with the car turned off. I lock/unlock the door w/ the key and it does nothing. I start the car and turn it off and that doesn't stop the #X@#X blinking. If I drive the car, the lights don't blink, but I can hear the blinker-click in the dash. I am supposed to hit the road in the morning. Obviously, I can't park the thing without my battery going dead if the lights flash every few seconds for hours.

 

 

When I first bought the car, it had a dead battery and I remember having the same crazy won't-stop-blinking parking light problem when I put a new battery in. It kinda quit on it's own and haven't had a problem since.

 

How can I get this to quit? Is there a reset? Can I just cut a stinkin wire somewhere or pull a fuse to kill the system alltogether? Thanks for any help, especially from anyone who has dealt with this before. We're heading into a snow storm and I'd rather be in my Subie than my wife's rear wheel drive Volvo.

 

By the way, my car is a 95 Legacy LSi.

The reset is in the owners manual. A series of power on off and bob pushes. Call a local Subaru Dealer if you don't have the book. I'd look it up for you but the car is gone today. I also remember a small reset button on the unit.

 

Good Luck

You may find help here: http://www.cars101.com/subaru/keyless.html#code%20alarm

OK--I figured it out....at least all good so far...

 

 

I figured the reason it was blinking was the security system "thought" someone was trying to steal the car and was tinkering with the battery cable. So, I unhooked the battery again, put the key in the ignition ON position, and then hooked up the battery. Problem fixed. I guess you have to tell the alarm that you, the owner, are the one messing with the battery...

 

If you press and hold the unlock button on the remote that should also work..it does for me...

I have a Colt/Smith and wesson/Baretta/Winchester/Remington/Savage/Marlin/Taurus security system for my Brat that never gives me headaches and is really easy to figure out.