Hi guys,

This might be a dumb question so bear with me - but would my 2014 Octavia RS have a car alarm built in that I can enable (or test)?

It has the red blinking light on the drivers door when locked, it has the little sensors above the centre console.

Is it something that needs to be enabled? My car has been broken into via smashed window recently and nothing went off.

I'm in Australia (if region plays into it).

Thanks

Think if you lock car and then manually open doors with key it should go off. It could be that the internal sensors are disabled. On mine theres a button switch on drivers door pillar.

Alasdair

Can't say I've seen a switch like that on mine. I'll have a search though, thanks.

Your vehicle should have an alarm and the flashing led appears to confirm that it does - it's possible that the alarm unit internal battery has failed, leaking electrolyte onto its circuit board and rendering it US.

Try testing it by opening the door while the system is armed.

Message me with the VIN if you would like me to check via the car data (this evening).

Edited 3 November, 20253 Nov by Breezy_Pete