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[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

I'm a midgie's doodah from restarting the car and seeing if it works - went to reconnect the battery, and promptly deafened myself - working in a garage barely bigger than the car...

 Am I right in thinking I can disconnect the siren-looking thing (which I assume to be the powersounder) under the drivers side scuttle, at least temporarily? And does the horn-shaped thing next to it need doing too? The key button does nothing to silence it, going to see if the battery is dead.

[Andy H]

What year is your car?

On my old 1994 Omega I learned to turn the ignition on, wait till most of the dash lights went out, switch off & only then disconnect the battery otherwise the alarm would sound when the battery was reconnected.

Once the alarm had started I could silence it by locking and unlocking the doors with the key fob.

I think it is different with later cars. I will be changing the battery in my 2003 Omega in the next few days so will be watching this thread for advice

If your car has a 'power sounder' I think it contains its own battery so far easier to follow the 'correct' procedure rather than try and cripple it.

[GastronomicKleptomaniac]

Ah, mine's been in bits laid around the garage for quite some time, it wasn't a quick reconnect. Ended up pulling the plug off the power sounder, and that worked fine - got the battery on and connected, and no alarm - haven't yet reconnected it, mind...