GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
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T
O
A
RM
T
HE
S
YSTEM
Follow these steps to arm the vehicle security
alarm:
1. Remove the key from the ignition system.
Refer to "Ignition" in this chapter for further
information.
2. Perform one of the following methods to lock
the vehicle:
Push the lock button on the interior power
door lock switch with the driver and/or
passenger door open.
Push the lock button on the exterior Passive
Entry Door Handle with a valid key fob avail
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able in the same exterior zone. Refer to
"Keyless Enter- N-Go — Passive Entry" in
“Doors” in this chapter for further informa
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tion.
Push the lock button on the key fob.
3. If any doors are open, close them.
The vehicle security alarm will set when you use
the power door locks, or use the key fob to lock the
doors. After all the doors are locked and closed,
the vehicle security light in the instrument panel
cluster, will flash rapidly for about 16 seconds to
indicate that the alarm is being set. After the alarm
is set, the vehicle security light will flash at a slower
rate to indicate that the system is armed.
T
O
D
ISARM
T
HE
S
YSTEM
The vehicle security alarm can be disarmed using
any of the following methods:
1. Push the unlock button on the key fob.
2. Grasp the Passive Entry Unlock Door Handle
with a valid key fob within 5 ft (1.5 m) of the
passive entry door handle. Refer to "Keyless
Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry" in “Doors” in this
chapter for further information (if equipped).
3. Cycle the ignition out of the OFF position.
The vehicle security alarm is designed to protect
your vehicle. However, you can create conditions
where the system will give you a false alarm. If one
of the previously described arming sequences has
occurred, the vehicle security alarm will arm
regardless of whether you are in the vehicle or not.
If you remain in the vehicle and open a door, the
alarm will sound. If this occurs, disarm the vehicle
security alarm.
If the vehicle security alarm is armed and the
battery becomes disconnected, the vehicle
security alarm will remain armed when the battery
is reconnected; the exterior lights will flash, and
the horn will sound. If this occurs, disarm the
vehicle security alarm.
R
EARMING
O
F
T
HE
S
YSTEM
The vehicle security alarm will rearm itself after the
15 additional minutes of headlights and vehicle
security light flashing, if the system has not been
disabled. If the condition which initiated the alarm
is still present, the system will ignore that condition
and monitor the remaining doors and ignition.
S
ECURITY
S
YSTEM
M
ANUAL
O
VERRIDE
The vehicle security alarm will not arm/disarm if
you lock/unlock the doors using the manual door
lock.
DOORS
M
ANUAL
D
OOR
L
OCKS
Front and rear doors may be locked by moving the
lock knob down or unlocked by moving the lock
knob up.
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