Your vehicle has a theft-deterrent system.

The theft-deterrent system will not arm when you lock the doors using the key or the manual door lock. It activates only when you use the remote keyless entry transmitter.

To arm the system, do the following:

1. Turn the ignition to LOCK and remove the key from the ignition.

If the key is inserted in the ignition, the transmitter will not operate the theft-deterrent system.

2. Close the doors, the windows, the hood, and the trunk.

Ensure that the windows are closed, as the system can be activated even if the windows are open.

3. Lock the door using the remote keyless entry transmitter. The transmitter must be used to activate the theft-deterrent system.

•	The LED light on the transmitter will flash.

•	All of the doors will lock.

•	The hazard warning lamps will flash once and the horn will chirp.

•	The theft-deterrent mode will arm.

•	The security light will flash once every second to indicate that the theft-deterrent system is armed. The security light is located on the top center of the instrument panel, near the windshield.

To avoid activating the alarm by accident, do one of the following:

Unlocking a door any other way will activate the alarm when a door or the trunk is opened.

If you do not want to arm the theft-deterrent system, lock the vehicle using the key or the manual door locks.

To disarm the system, do one of the following:

If the door is not opened or if the engine is not started within 30 seconds after disarming the system with the transmitter, all of the doors will automatically lock and the theft-deterrent mode will re-arm.

If a door or the trunk is opened without using the key or the remote keyless entry transmitter, the horn will sound and the lamps will flash for up to 30 seconds.

If the system alarm is active, it can be deactivated using one of the following methods:

Otherwise, the alarm will automatically stop after 30 seconds. The system will then lock the doors and reactivate the theft-deterrent system.

If the hazard lamps flash once when the lock/unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, the theft-deterrent system alarm was activated while you were away.