I tried turning off the alarm without the remote by putting the key in the driver door and unlocking and locking it but it doesnt seem to work. Is there a way to turn the alarm off without completely disarming it or using a remote.
Thanks

 

why do you say it didnt work? the key will disarm it
did you open the driver door and the alarm triggered?
If the red light on the door is not flashing- the alarm is off

 

do i have to put it in the ignition, because just turning it on the driver side door does not disarm it, alarm kept going off until i used the remote.

 

dont have the owner book in front of me--have you registered with acura.com as owner? you can get free owner book online there

 

The 03 CLS Owners Manual states:
The horn sounds and a combination of headlights, parking lights, side marker lights and taillights flashes if someone attempts to break into your car or remove the radio. This alarm continues for two minutes, then the system resets. To reset an alarming system before the two minutes have elapsed, unlock either door with the key or the remote transmitter.

It sounds like you may have a fault at the door lock.

 

Are you using the valet key? Not sure, maybe that key won't disarm it @ the door-?

 

the valet key wont let them into the glovebox or thru the rear seat pass thru assuming you locked both of them with the real key

you need to engage the trunk lockout inside glovebox for full protection in valet parking

 

Did you ever figure out how to turn it off? I am having same problem.

 

I'm pretty sure you can't without the remote. But you could try putting the key in the door and holding it in the unlock position - ordinarily that will unlock all 4 doors after 1-2 seconds - maybe it will turn off the alarm?

 

Put the key in the ignition and turn it to the "On" position. It worked on my 2000.

 

i pop the hood and undo the battery.

 

I had the door handle replaced on my 2002 Acura RL. Now or can't turn the security system on or off with the key. Before I had the door handle, I could turn the key to the left to turn the alarm on and turn the key to the right to turn the alarm off.

 

I have an issue with some sort of parasitic drain on my battery, causing it to run down if I don't use the car for a couple days. When I connect jumper cables to the car, the alarm goes off. Putting the key in the door and locking/unlocking it stops the alarm (my remote doesn't work). If the OP's car doesn't work that way, there's likely another issue, either with the key or the lock.