VS1100XR
Operating Guide
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Page 4
ARMING
There are two different ways to arm your alarm.
Tell your dealer which is best for you:
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Active Arming
- (Default setting)
Means : Using the remote to arm the alarm.
1. Turn your ignition OFF and close all
doors.
2. Press remote control button #1.
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If the siren chirps and parking lights flash
once, the alarm is fully armed.
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If the siren chirps and parking lights flash
3 times, the alarm has armed, but is
waiting for the vehicle's delayed interior
lights to turn OFF (if your vehicle is so
equipped), or it is telling you that one of
the alarm's zones (door or bonnet or boot)
is either open or is not functioning
properly (see ZONE BYPASS, below).
Also, check to make sure the interior light
switch was not accidentally left on.
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Passive Arming
Means : Relying on the last door closed to
arm the alarm.
Turn the ignition OFF, and open a door to exit
the vehicle.
When the last door is closed and the delayed
interior light turns OFF, (if your vehicle is so
equipped), the siren chirps and the parking
lights flash once. The LED now flashes
quickly.
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The alarm has now entered a 30 second
arming countdown, after which the siren
chirps and parking lights flash once more
to confirm the alarm is completely armed.
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If you wish, you can open a door during the
30-second arming countdown, and keep it
open for as long as needed. The LED turns
OFF while the door is opened. When
finished, once again close the last door, and
the siren will chirp and parking lights flash
once to show the 30-second arming
countdown has started again. The LED will
also begin to flash quickly.
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If you close the last open door, and the siren
does not chirp and parking lights do not
flash, you know that one or more doors are
not closed properly. This is a patented Quick
and Quiet Testing (Q.Q.T.™) feature.
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It prevents you from thinking your alarm is armed
when it may not be. In this case, double-check
that all the doors, as well as the bonnet and
boot, are closed properly, and that your
vehicle's interior lights are OFF. If you cannot
locate the problem, but need to arm the
alarm, then press button #1 to immediately
arm the alarm and bypass whatever zone is
open (see ZONE BYPASS, below).
NOTE — Under passive arming, you can force
your alarm to arm immediately any time during
the 30-second arming countdown by pressing
remote control button #1.
Note
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There are references to opening or
closing a door throughout this manual.
"Door" also includes bonnet and boot, if they
are protected. Ask your dealer.
ARMED
When the 30-sec. arming countdown ends, or
when remote control button #1 is pressed to arm
the alarm, the siren chirps and parking lights
flash once, and the LED starts flashing
to show the alarm is armed.
When you press button #1 to arm the alarm,
and the alarm responds with three chirps and
three light flashes, there are two possibilities:
A. Delayed interior lights — If your interior lights
do not immediately turn OFF when you close
your car door (in other words, your vehicle
has delayed interior lights), this is normal.
The alarm should protect all the openings
once the interior lights go OFF.
B. A zone was bypassed — In other words, the
alarm has armed, but a hardwired door is
not protected (either because it is open, or
ZONE BYPASS
because its door switch is broken). If the
bypassed door is later closed, it will be
restored (no siren chirp or light flash).
If your alarm indicates a bypassed zone, find the
cause as soon as possible to ensure your vehicle
is completely protected. For instance, if your
driver's door is not properly closed when you arm
your alarm, a thief may be able to open any
door without setting off the alarm.
NOTE — The three zone bypass confirm chirps
will not sound if chirp OFF is engaged. However,
the parking lights will still flash three times. (See
SILENT ARM / DISARM on page 6).
