I'm having the same problem to. I can't get the chirp to turn off when I lock the doors with the remote. I follow the instructions perfectly, but nothing. I'm contacting DC tomorrow to get to the bottom of this, I can't stand the chirp, what is that. I'll let you know what I can get from DC and post it here and in my last post in General.

 

sorry, I can't help you on this. I actually perfer the chirp. It is sometimes too noisy for me to hear the doors click on locking and my eyes are on the little ones with me so I don't look back to see if the lights flashed.

Sometimes the chirp makes finding it in a crowded parking lot more easy.

 

I only wish it were a "chirp." It's more like a "honk" to me. I like the audible signal that the doors have locked, but that horn is too darn loud and annoying to fire off everytime the doors are locked.

I leave mine in the disabled position.

 

Same here. A "chirp" would've been fine, but the blaring "honk" seems to double in volume when sounded early in the morning and late at night.

 

I also have the same problem...hate the 'honk'. Followed the directions in the manual but can't turn it off.

Please let us know what DC says!

 

Alright, here's the story on that horn chirp and how to turn it off when you don't have the EVIC. Follow the manual.............. Great advice from the company that built the thing, but I guess they forgot to test that tiny little function that's suppose to work.

Anyway, I just got off the phone with DC and they said do as the manual says to do, and if that doesn't work, call the dealer and talk to a tech. Yeah, what the H@*l does a tech no about why the computer can't process that function. My guess is that the computer isn't programed to take the same command as it's sister the Compass.

If any one has any luck at all at getting the chirp off, let me know. In the mean time, I'll be clicking away with every possible combination of code I can think of. I guess it's better to have this type of problem then have the tranny skipping every other gear while your rolling down the road

 

Alright, here's the story on that horn chirp and how to turn it off when you don't have the EVIC.

Why does having the EVIC matter? I just picked mine up and was thinking, "the honk they are talking about can't be all that bad" wow! The first time I locked it, I actually jumped from how loud it was. I do have EVIC--its part of the Driver Convenience package, right?--I have that crazy display on my dash... I haven't read the manual yet to find out how to turn it off... but if anyone knows here... I'll probably read this before I get around to completely reading through the manual!

 

Still haven't figured out how to turn the chirp off yet, now I really wish I had the EVIC.

 

Has anyone figured out how to get the horn chirp to go off yet without disconecting the horn itself ?

Nothing works with just the remote when it comes to turing off the light flash on lock and killing the horn chirp on lock. Anyone got any ideas?

 

Finally, after 7 weeks, my Patriot North/Sport arrived and damn, that's one loud honkin' noise when you hit the lock button. It's gonna wake up the neighborhood fer sure. I'd be afraid to park in a hospital zone. Anybody figured out how to silence this without the EVIC option yet?

 

What does EVIC stand for?

 

EVIC is the Extended Vehicle Information Center, standard on Limiteds and optional on Sports.

 

EVIC is actually the Electronic Vehicle Information Center and it is option on both the limited and sport editions. It is lumped in with the Driver Convenience Group for like $1500 or something like that depending on what all is included.

 

EVIC is actually the Electronic Vehicle Information Center...

I stand corrected. Anyways, anybody figure out how to not have the horn go off without the EVIC option?

 

ok, I just knew it as VIC. thanks

 

The dealership swears there's a way to do it. They have yet to figure it out though. I took it one day and they played with it for like at least an hour.

 

Dealer said the same thing to me to. Only thing is I've already spent hours trying to figure it out and I didn't want to have to go through the anguish of watching a certified mechanic doing the same thing. DC boys said to take it to the dealer, what good could that possibly do? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh the horn has officially got to me. :doh:

 

Okay, so I was at the dealer to get my oil changed today and mentioned the horn honk on lock and they mentioned that they have to do it there. So I had them disable it today and it actually worked. No more of this damn honking when I lock my door. I guess DCX found out about it and told them how to do it.

 

I read the manual to turn it off. If your car is in park, keep pressing the EVIC button until you get to settings. Then scroll through by pressing the buttons and change the honk on lock option to "off" instead of "on". It's pretty easy.

 

It is a programmable feature on the EVIC. Took me 15 minutes of reading the manual and 5 minutes on the car but it is off.

 

yeah, I was referring to those of us that don't have the EVIC and have to go by what the directions in the manual using the key fob.

 

disengaging the remote-lock horn?

I would rather not have the horn beep every time I lock the doors with the key fob. I've followed the directions in the owner's manual. The horn still beeps.

Followed the directions with the second key. The horn still beeps.

I thought maybe I was just misunderstanding the directions. I had my wife read and follow the directions.

Has anybody on this forum been able to disable the remote lock horn?

Thanks,

jzink0883
2007 patriot

 

yeah, you need to take it to the dealer. For the longest time they were saying that they couldn't do it and Daimler Chrysler has now informed them that if you want it done that the dealership has to do it. I guess it's just a matter of going into the computer and turning it off. I went today and they did it for me while I was getting my oil changed.

 

turning off "sound horn on lock" feature

I would rather not have the horn sound when I use the keyfob to lock my new Patriot. Despite following the directions on page 26 in the owner's manual, I have not been able to reprogram the remote lock so that the horn does not sound.

Am I missing something?

Thanks,
jzink0883

 

Is it a Sport? I think there is a problem with the Sport. Seems like no one knows including dealership on how to turn it off. If it's a Limited I'm hearing you can turn it off, just got to read up on it.

 

Me and my friend both have the sport and had no problem turning off the horn honk. maybe it's an alarm thing, we both don't have the alarm or the EVAC on our sports. guess were lucky!:smiley_thumbs_up:

 

it's a problem with all of them. My limited wouldn't do it either. If you don't have the EVIC then you have to take it to the dealership. DCX has told them that they're the ones that have to disable this feature. I had them do it yesterday while I was getting my oil changed.

 

This topic is discussed in detail here:
http://www.jeeppatriot.com/forum/showthread.php?t=927

 

Hope you guys get it worked out. I changed my settings last night but it was easy through the EVIC.

 

EVIC = :smiley_thumbs_up:
So all you have now are the flashing lights?

 

With the EVIC, you can also select whether you want the lights to flash or not with the locks.

 

Yay!

My dealer disabled the 'honk on lock'! It really can be done, if you've got access to the computer and spend time talking with DC support.