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Used Peugeot Expert Alarm
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About Alarm
The Expert Peugeot alarm is an electronic alarm fitted in a car, designed to deter would be thieves from stealing the car, or any belongings kept within the car. The Expert Peugeot alarm is, therefore, a useful piece of kit in providing some peace of mind when leaving your car parked unattended. Car alarms are often fitted into the car by the manufacturers at the time they are built but there are also aftermarket alarms available, which can be fitted after the car has been built.
The Expert Peugeot alarm works by producing a very loud, often piercing, noise which is designed to stop the thief, which is triggered by certain factors. Sometimes the sound produced will be a siren or maybe the car horn will sound constantly or in some cases a pre-recorded voice gives out an alert message. In some cases, the lights will flash on your car as an extra alert. Advanced car alarms will be programmed to send a message via text or pager to alert the car owner that the alarm has been activated. Certain alarms will shut down the electrics on the car when the alarm is sounded, therefore immobilizing the vehicle, so that it can't be accessed or started. What actually sets the alarm off will depend on the make and model of the alarm. Aftermarket alarms are usually universal, meaning they are made to work with all makes and models of car, but can be adjusted or configured to individual requirements which means the driver can choose to activate certain alarm triggers and disarm other triggers if they wish. Part of the car's safety system are the locks on the doors. Some complete vehicle lock sets operate with a remote keyless central locking system which means by pressing a button on a remote control the locks included in the set will lock or unlock and this can also activate or deactivate the alarm system on the vehicle.
Most alarms have an electronic sensor, known as a shock sensor, and a control unit, which connects to the battery of the car. When the alarm is activated, it is set off by vibration picked up by the shock sensor, for example, or by a change in voltage caused by a door being opened or the ignition being turned on, for instance, which the alarm recognizes as an intrusion. It is common for this type of alarm to trigger accidentally, however. Some alarms will have the option to add extra sensors if desired, such as a specific sensor which is triggered by the sound of glass breaking; motion or proximity sensors which detect movement in or outside the car; an anti-pinch sensor, which detects when something obstructs the window or someone tries to break into the car through the window; or a tilt sensor which recognizes when the car is being towed away. These types of sensor are usually less likely to be triggered accidentally because you can control and adjust the settings of the sensors making them less likely to pick up a false trigger. Proximity sensors, however, are renowned for triggering accidentally if they are set to a particularly sensitive setting, often picking up on someone walking close to the car and identifying this as an intruder. Alarms can also be triggered incorrectly from other loud sounds, such as loud music with a heavy bass or excessively loud exhaust noise from other vehicles, for example. The problem with false alarms is that people get so used to hearing car alarms sound, that complacency can strike and people tend to ignore the sounding alarm, assuming it is a false alarm, when an actual theft could be taking place.
If the Expert Peugeot alarm is not working properly and keeps sounding when it shouldn't, it could be that the settings on the sensors need to be adjusted. It could, however, mean that the alarm has not been fitted properly or is faulty and will need to be replaced.
Peugeot trivia
- Peugeot might not be a name in Formula 1 (they did try a few times, but it never quite worked out), but they have been dominant in other races. In particular, four victories in an incredible 24 hours at Le Mans, and six impressive wins in the Dakar rally, to name just a few.
- Peugeots have been seen on the big and small screen. Most notable, the Peugeot 403 convertible was the car of everyone's famous scruffy detective Colombo. There was also an episode of Absolutely Fabulous where Edina and Patsy drive through France in a 205.
- In 1913, one of Peugeot's motorsports team, Jules Goux, not only won the Indianapolis 500 but also broke the World Speed Record. He was the first European to win the Indy 500, and the 7.6-litre car was dubbed the fastest vehicle of the time.
- All models of Peugeot have a number designation with a 0 in the middle. There's a persistent myth that this is because the designers wanted to integrate the starting handle, and chose the central 0 as the ideal way to hide the slot. There's no substance to that myth, but those numbers are an indication of the size and age of the car.
- Lots of car manufacturers tried building electric vehicles at some point, but Peugeot had more success than others in the 1940s! Fuel restrictions promoted the design, and the car came with four 12-volt batteries that meant a range of 80km on a single charge and a top speed of 32km/h.