Technical X250 - do I have an alarm?

[DavyS]

I have a 2007 Ducato X250-based motorhome with remote locking.
If I lock the cab doors then manually open them from the inside, then there is no alarm.
The problem is that I cannot tell if the vehicle has no alarm fitted or whether it has and it is faulty. The warrentee runs out in two months so I would like to know.
Anybody know how I can tell?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Probably not as they're not standard fit on any fiats. If you've a factory fitted alarm you'll probably have a switch somewhere in the cabin (check the handbook) to deactivate certain features of it.

 

[taffybloke]

If you have an alarm you will have a flashing LED in the lock button on the centre dash.

Mike

 

[james44422]

Not necessarily. The led your referring to is a theft deterrent but not an indication that you actually have an alarm

 

[DavyS]

Regarding the red light in the centre of the dashboard central locking switch...

If I lock the cab using the switch on the dashboard then the light stays on continuously. I can open the doors from the inside; no alarm sounds.

If I lock the cab using the remote then the light is continuous for five seconds then flashes (deterrence function) until I unlock. I can open the doors from the inside; no alarm sounds. This also happens if I press the remote locking twice to deadlock the doors; so obviously the deadlocking isn't happening

 

[james44422]

My car won't deadlock if I press the button twice too quickly. When I deadlock I press once, then give it a good second (1 Mississippi) before pressing it again then it tends to work

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

My car won't deadlock if I press the button twice too quickly. When I deadlock I press once, then give it a good second (1 Mississippi) before pressing it again then it tends to work

Depends upon the vehicle, our Stilo requires double click to dead lock the same speed as a double click on a computer mouse

 

[james44422]

Depends upon the vehicle, our Stilo requires double click to dead lock the same speed as a double click on a computer mouse

My old corsa also required the same. Speed of light double click

 

[DavyS]

I now have the word from Swift that the Ducatto cabs they use are specified without alarm or deadlocking.
Its a bit confusing cos the handbook tells you about using both but neglects to tell you how you can tell if you have them.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Its a bit confusing cos the handbook tells you about using both but neglects to tell you how you can tell if you have them.

The handbook will tell you how to use everything else you haven't got also