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Makes 🢒 Pontiac 🢒 1999 🢒 Firebird 🢒 Engine 🢒 Engine Controls - 3.8L 🢒 Content Theft Deterrent (CTD) System Check

Step

Action

Normal Results

Abnormal Results

1
  1. Set the theft deterrent arming method to the factory mode. Refer to Feature Customization
  2. Arm the system (1 of 2):
    • Turn the ignition switch to the OFF position.
    • Remove the key from the ignition lock cylinder.
    • Open the driver's door and press LOCK on either power door lock switch.
    • Close all of the doors and the rear compartment lid.
    • The security indicator LED flashes while the driver door is open.
    • The park lamps flash once.
    • The security LED flashes continuously at a slow rate when the content theft deterrent system is armed.

2

Arm the system (2 of 2) by performing the following procedure:

  1. Press unlock on the remote control door lock transmitter.
  2. Press the lock on the remote control door lock transmitter.
    • The park lamps flash once.
    • The horns chirp once.
    • The lamp flashes continuously at a slow rate when the content theft deterrent system is armed.

The lamp flashes continuously at a slow rate when the content theft deterrent system is armed.

3

Disarm the system (1 of 2):

  1. Insert the key into the key lock cylinder of the driver door. Unlock the driver door.
  2. Open the driver door.
  3. Perform the following actions within 8-seconds of opening the driver door:
    4. • Insert the ignition key into the ignition key lock cylinder.
    • Turn the ginition switch to thew run position.

The system disarms.

Content Theft Deterrent (CTD) Alarm Mode Always On

4

Disarm the system (2 of 2):

  1. Close all of the doors.
  2. Press LOCK on the remote control door lock transmitter.
  3. Wait for 10 seconds.
  4. Press unlock on the remote control door lock transmitter.

The system disarms.

Content Theft Deterrent (CTD) Alarm Mode Always On

5

Trigger the alarm (1 of 3):

  1. Lower all of the vehicle windows.
  2. Remove the key from the ignition key lock cylinder.
  3. Close all of the doors.
  4. Press the lock on the keyless entry transmitter.
  5. Reach through the driver's window opening and unlock the door manually.
  6. Open the driver's door.
  7. Stop the alarm by pressing any button on the remote control door lock transmitter on the keyless entry transmitter.
    • The content theft deterrent system initiates the alarm when opening the driver's door.
    • During the alarm mode, the content theft deterrent system flashes the park lamps and sounds the horn for 2 minutes.
    • The security indicator LED turns on steadily.

6

Trigger the alarm (2 of 3):

  1. Close all the doors.
  2. Press the lock on the remote contrl door lock transmitter.
  3. Reach through the passenger window opening.
  4. Unlock the passenger door manually.
  5. Open thepassenger door.
  6. Stop the alarm by pressing any button on the remote control door lock transmitter.
    • The content theft deterrent system initiates the alarm when you open any vehicle door.
    • During the alarm mode, the content theft deterrent system flashes the park lamps and sounds the horn for 2 minutes.
    • The security indicator lamp turns on steadily.

7

Trigger the alarm (3 of 3):

  1. Close all of the doors.
  2. Press LOCK on the remote control door lock transmitter.
  3. Reach through the driver's window opening.
  4. Turn the ignition switch to the RUN position.
  5. Stop the alarm by pressing UNLOCK on the keyless entry transmitter.
    • The content theft deterrent system initiates the alarm when you turn the ignition switch to the RUN position.
    • During the alarm mode, the content theft deterrent system flashes the park lamps and sounds the horn for 2 minutes.
    • The security indicator lamp turns on steadily.

8

Trigger the tamper mode:

  1. Close all of the doors.
  2. Press LOCK on the keyless entry transmitter.
  3. Wait for 10 seconds.
  4. Simulate a small vehicle impact. Choose an area of the vehicle such as the bumpers in order to avoid body damage.
    • The content theft deterrent system flashes the park lamps and sounds the horn twice. This is dependent on the sensitivity level of the shock sensor and the magnitude of the impact to the vehicle.
    • The security indicator lamp turns on.