Alarm Auto Setting???????

[SD987]

Does my 2005 boxster have an alarm?

Yes.

If so, why doesn't the light on the dashboard blink like in my fathers carerra?

It should..it blinks fast for about ten seconds while it's arming, then steady. It's on the central-locking button.

Also, is the car supposed to make an arming sound when the doors are locked?

No, and it's annoying to me that it doesnt. It does, if you've left something open/ajar.

And finally, is there anything special I need to do to arm the alarm?

Just make sure the glove compartment and center console aren't open. Also, in case you haven't figured out by now, if you unlock the car with the remote and don't open a door, the remote automatically rearms and locks. after 60 seconds. Potentially dangerous, should you open the car to get something out of the trunks, and accidentally leave the key in the trunk. Almost happened to me, when I was getting my golf clubs out and set the keys down in the trunk for a second.

Plus if you arm - disarm or any continued button-pushing sequence the alarm defaults to armed after 60 seconds, as it assumes you're a button-pushing jackass who needs to be protected from himself. Probably a good feature.