SAIC MG 6, Service Manual

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Starting & Driving
Alarm System
Your car is fitted with an electronic antitheft alarm
and engine immobilisation system.
In order to ensure
maximum safety and operation convenience, we strongly
recommend
that you read this chapter carefully,
understand the alarm system is enabled and release
method fully.
Engine Immobilisation
Engine immobilisation is an important aspect of the security
system, it is designed to safeguard the vehicle from theft,
by preventing the engine from being started unless the
GENUINE handset is inserted into the docking station.
The engine will be remobilised automatically whenever a
genuine handset is inserted into the docking station.
If the handset is not recognised by the engine
immobilisation system when it is inserted into the docking
station, the engine will be disabled and Engine Disabled
will appear in the message centre.
Locking the Car and Arming the Alarm
Lock
1 Close the doors, bonnet and boot/tailgate.
2 Press the lock button once to arm the alarm (protects
the doors, bonnet and boot/tailgate).
3 The direction indicator lights flash three times to
confirm that the car is securely locked and the
anti-theft alarm indicator light (in the instrument
pack) starts to flash.
Mislock
If the driver's door is not fully closed when the handset
lock button is pressed, the vehicle horn will sound once,
indicating a mislock. In this case, none of the doors will
lock, the alarm system will not be armed and the direction
indicator lights will not flash.
If a passenger door, bonnet or the boot/tailgate is not fully
closed when the handset lock button is pressed, the vehicle
horn will sound once, indicating a mislock.
However, the ‘partial arming’ attributes of the security
system will enable as much of the system to be armed
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