Service manual

Remember, the theft-deterrent system won’t be activated
if you lock the doors with a key or
manual door’lock. It
only activates
if you use -a power door lock switch or
Remote Keyless Entry System. You should also
remember that you can start your vehicle with the
correct
ignition key if the alarm has been’ set off, but this
does not shut
off the alarm.
Here’s how:to avoid setting off the alarm by accident:
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If you don’t want to activate the theft-deterrent
system, the vehicle should be locked
ujler the doors
are closed.
Always unlock a door with a key, or us-e the Remote
Keyless Entry System. Unlocking
a. door any other
way
will set off the alarm.
Jf you set oflthe alarm by accident, unlock any door
lwith your key.
Testing the A1ar.m
The alarm can be tested by first having the driver’s
window down. Activate the system by locking the doors
with the power. door lock switch
or the Remote Keyless
Entq System. Get out of the car and close the door and
wait for the SECURITY light to go out. Then reach in
through the window, unlock the door with the rndnual
door lock, and open the door.
This should set off the
alaxm.
If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to see
if the horn works. The horn fuse may be blown. To
replace the fuse, see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers”
in the
Index.
To reduce the possibility of theft, always activate the
theft-deterrent system when leaving your vehicle.
You can
also turn off the alarm by using the Keyless
. Entry System. The alarm won’t stop if you. try tounlo,ck
a door my other way.