Ford Transit VM 430, Handbook

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Alarm
PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION
All vehicles
If the alarm is triggered, the alarm horns
will sound for 30 seconds and the hazard
warning flashers will flash for five minutes.
If the cause of the alarm being triggered
has been removed, the alarm will return
to its previous armed state. If the cause
has not been removed, the alarm horns
will sound again.
Vehicles with a perimeter
alarm
The perimeter alarm is a deterrent
against unauthorised access to your
vehicle through the doors and the
bonnet. It also protects the audio unit
and the trailer (if a Ford trailer-tow kit is
fitted). You can fully arm or partially arm
the alarm. Trailer detection is disabled
when you have partially armed the alarm.
The perimeter alarm will be triggered if
someone:
Opens a door. •
Opens the bonnet. •
Attempts to start the engine with an •
incorrectly coded key.
Removes the audio unit. •
Disconnects the trailer electrical •
connector (if it was connected at
the time the alarm was armed).
ARMING THE ALARM
Perimeter alarm
The alarm is armed 20 seconds after you
have locked the doors. This delay allows
you to close any doors or the bonnet
without triggering the alarm.
Partial arming
Lock the doors with the key. See
Locking and unlocking (page 21).
Full arming
Lock the doors with the remote control
or double lock the doors with the key or
the remote control. See
Locking and
unlocking (page 21).
DISARMING THE ALARM
Perimeter alarm
Disarm and silence the alarm by
unlocking the doors with the key,
switching the ignition on with a correctly
coded key or unlocking the doors with
the remote control. See
Locking and
unlocking (page 21).