The following steps are the normal arming procedure:
- Close all of the windows.
- Place the shift lever in PARK, if equipped with an automatic transmission.
- Turn the ignition switch to the LOCK position. Remove the ignition
key.
- Open any door.
- Lock the doors with the power lock switch or with the remote transmitter.
- Close the doors.
The vehicle alarm is now armed.
Activation of any of the following components will sound the alarm:
| • | The rear compartment lid release switch |
The system will also sound if the wrong key resistance is detected.
The armed system will briefly flash the red lamp every two seconds.
The system can also be armed with the windows open. The system will
be disarmed only when the unlock button on the remote transmitter is pushed
or the ignition key is ON.
Important: Locking the doors with the lock control side knob will not arm the system.
When any door is opened during the arming procedure, the system goes
into an armed wait mode.
The following actions will occur if the remote transmitter is used in
order to arm the system:
| • | Closing the doors will arm the system. |
| • | The parking lamps flash. |
If the door switch was used to arm the system, only the parking lamps
will flash. If the rear compartment lift window panel is open or ajar during
arming procedure, the horn will only chirp once.
Passive Arming
If the ignition is turned off and a door is opened, the system will
automatically arm 6 seconds after all doors are closed regardless if the doors
are locked or not. In all other cases, the system will wait 30 seconds
after all doors are closed before automatically arming. The parking lamps
will flash when the system arms. The vehicle is set to active arming mode
from the factory. Passive arming can be enabled. Refer to
Feature Customization
.
Locking without Arming
In order to lock the vehicle without arming the system, manually lock
the doors with the inside lock knobs or front door lock key and close the
doors.
Disarming the System
When the system is disarmed, the red lamp is off. The rear compartment
lift window panel button on the remote transmitter will disarm the rear compartment
lift window panel and the shock sensor, in order to allow access to the rear
compartment. The doors will remained armed. When the window panel is closed,
in 5 seconds the rear compartment lift window panel will be armed again.
In order to disarm the entire system, use either of the following two steps:
| • | Press the UNLOCK button on the remote transmitter. |
| • | Turn the ignition ON with the proper key. |
Driver's Door Delay
Unlocking the door or the rear compartment lift window panel with the
use of a key will not disarm the system. The BCM is factory set with a driver's
door delay. The driver's door delay gives the driver 8 seconds
to turn the ignition key ON after the driver's door is unlocked with a key.
The driver's door delay can be set for no delay time if the customer prefers
disarming the alarm with the transmitter. If the driver's door delay is set
for no delay time, any entry without the transmitter will activate the alarm.
Refer to
Feature Customization
.
Deactivating the Alarm
To deactivate the alarm when activated and functioning, use the following
procedure:
| • | If the alarm is activated by pressing the panic mode button on
the remote transmitter, press the panic mode button again. Pressing the panic
button a second time will deactivate the alarm. |
| • | If the alarm is activated by the shock sensor, door or rear lid
release switch, the alarm is deactivated by any of the following actions: |
| - | Press any button on the remote transmitter. |
| - | Press UNLOCK in order to complete the following actions: |
| - | Press LOCK in order to complete the following actions: |
| • | Keep alarm system activated |
| - | Press the rear compartment lift window panel button in order to
complete the following actions: |
| • | Unlock the lift window panel |
| • | Disarm the lift window panel |
| - | Press the panic button in order to complete the following actions: |
| • | Keep the alarm system activated |
| • | The alarm will deactivate after 2 minutes. |
| • | If the alarm is activated by an improper ignition key, press any
button on the remote transmitter in order to deactivate the alarm. |
System Components
Remote Control Door Lock Transmitter
The remote transmitter is the primary device to disarm the theft deterrent
system. If the vehicle has universal theft deterrent, the remote transmitter
has a panic button. Press this button to sound the car alarm; press it again
to turn the alarm off. As with the other functions, operation of this feature
is subject to the range of the transmitter.
Shock Sensor
The chock sensor is located near the spare tire in the hatch area. Its
sensitivity has been set to comply with various local regulations requiring
vehicle contact to set off the alarm. It can be adjusted if more or less
sensitivity is desired. If sensitivity is increased too much, it may give
false alarms caused by gusts of wind or other natural events that may shake
the vehicle. To adjust, remove the label covering the adjustment knob and
adjust as desired. Turn clockwise to increase sensitivity. Turn counterclockwise
to decrease sensitivity. The red lamp on the shock sensor illuminates at
shock levels that would cause the full (2 minute) alarm to sound. Different
levels of shock are required on the various body panels and windows to activate
the sensor, depending on the material (plastic, steel or glass) and distance
from the shock sensor. Two levels of alarms are available through the shock
sensor.
| • | Two horn blasts and lamp flashes for non-threatening blow to the
vehicle. |
| • | A full 2 minute alarm for harder blows to the vehicle. |
The shock sensor is ignored by the system during ignition ON, when the
rear compartment lift window panel is open, when the alarm is disarmed, 5
seconds after the horn sounds, or when customized to be ignored.
Theft Deterrent Relay
The theft deterrent relay controls the park lamps. The BCM provides
a ground path for the relay when the theft deterrent is activated.
