Audi S8, D3 random alarm going off/ VCDS Last Alarm Source 7 - please identify for me

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Hi, can anyone please identify the last alarm source ‘7’ for me? The alarm has been going off randomly every night at like 3:am and there is no external tampering with the car. Thanks,
My car: 2006, Audi S8, V10, D3
 
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Most common list is this one:
; 0 = Driver's Door
; 1 = Passenger Door
; 2 = Rear Left Door
; 3 = Rear Right Door
; 4 = Rear Lid/Tailgate
; 5 = Engine Hood
; 7 = Trailer
; 9 = Unauthorized Terminal 15
; 10 = Interior Monitoring
; 11 = Inclination Sensor
; 12 = Alarm Horn
; 19 = Power On Reset
; 21 = Central Locking Alarm Delay Drivers Side
; 255 = No Alarm Recognized

Got a feeling some Audi use a slightly different list and cant find it at the moment.
 
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or this one:
0 = Driver's Door
1 = Front Passenger Door
2 = Rear Left Door
3 = Rear Right Door
4 = Bonnet Contact
5 = Tailgate Contact
6 = Rear Window Breakage
7 = Interior Monitor
8 = Non Authorised Key
9 = Intelligent Alarm (if wiring connections are OK, suspect internal battery flat and requiring replacement)
10 = Tilt Sensor
11 = Driver's Door Control Unit
12 = Front Passenger Door Control Unit
13 = Rear Left Door Control Unit
14 = Rear Right Door Control Unit
15 = Terminal 15
255 = No known alarm source

Set the alarm off using a know source - as see what list your car uses.
 
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Thanks very much - possibly easiest first is to disable interior monitor and see if this sorts it out, I’ll have time on the weekend to specifically trigger and identify ‘7’ . Thanks again
 
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Thanks Uwe, I’m hoping the second press of the lock button of the key fob will disable the motion sensor tonight as I have read somewhere.
Do you have any guidance on how to determine if this is a sensor fault or is this a known issue on the D3?

Thanks, Stephen
 
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Assuming this is the car in question, you could try coding it out of 46 by adding 32768 to the existing coding.

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Hey Uwe, thank you very much - alarm not gone off for past couple nights as coded out�� I know it’s not a ‘repair’ but it’s a difficult one to diagnose (could be failed sensor or a fly or bee? Hiding in the car��). Anyway, when I lock the car with the key-fob button press, I’m not getting any chirp... I will look up the forum to see if I can get this Chirp back��,
Thanks again,
 
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