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Overview
Alarm system
Indicator lamp displays
The indicator lamp is located in the
inside rear view mirror's rotary knob.
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The indicator lamp flashes continu-
ously: the system is armed
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The indicator lamp flashes during
arming: a door, the hood or luggage
compartment lid is not completely
closed. Even if you do not respond by
securing the affected area, the
system starts to monitor all other
points and the indicator lamp reverts
to continuous, uninterrupted opera-
tion once ten seconds have elapsed.
The interior motion sensor remains
off
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The indicator lamp goes out during
disarming: no manipulation or
attempted intrusions have been
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detected in the period since the
system was armed
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The indicator lamp flashes for
10 seconds when the system is dis-
armed: an attempted entry has been
detected in the period since the
system was armed.
Following triggering of an alarm, the
indicator lamp will flash continuously.
Avoiding unintentional alarms
The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion
sensor can be deactivated together.
This prevents a false alarm from being
triggered, for instance in garages with
elevator ramps, or when the vehicle is
transported by trailer or train:
Lock, i.e. arm the system, twice by
pressing button 2 on the remote control
twice in succession, refer to page
34 ,
or lock the vehicle twice with the key,
refer to page
32 .
The indicator lamp lights up briefly and
then flashes continuously. The tilt alarm
sensor and the interior motion sensor
remain deactivated for as long as the
system is armed.
Interior motion sensor
In order for the interior motion sensor to
function properly, the windows and the
luggage compartment lid must be
closed.
However, deactivate the interior motion
sensor, see Avoiding inintentional
alarms, when
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children or animals are left in the
vehicle
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windows should remain open.
For US vehicles only:
The interior motion sensor is not
installed on US models as it has not
received FCC – Federal Communica-
tions Commission – approval.
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