Owners Manual

Content Theft-Deterrent
If your vehicle has the
remote keyless entry
system, the vehicle has
a content theft-deterrent
alarm system.
To activate the content theft-deterrent system, do
the following:
1. Close all the doors.
2. Lock the doors with the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The security light, located on the
instrument panel cluster, will flash.
If the lock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter is pressed, but a door is open, the horn
will chirp six times. Press the lock button again,
within three seconds, and the doors will lock. Close
the open door and the system will be activated.
If a locked door is not opened using the remote
keyless entry transmitter, or by OnStar
®
, the
pre-alarm will go off. If the engine is not started or
unlock not pressed within 10 seconds, the front
turn signal lamps will flash for two minutes, and
the horn will sound for two minutes, then will turn
off to save the battery power.
Remember, the theft-deterrent system will not
activate if you lock the doors with a key, the
manual door lock, or power door lock switch. The
system can only be activated using the remote
keyless entry transmitter, or by OnStar
®
. See
OnStar
®
System on page 147 for additional
information. You should also remember that you
can start your vehicle with the correct ignition key if
the alarm has been set off.
Here is how to avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
• If you do not want to activate the theft-deterrent
system, the vehicle should be locked with the
door key after the doors are closed.
• Always unlock a door with the remote keyless
entry transmitter. Unlocking a door any other
way will set off the alarm.
If you set off the alarm by accident, you can turn
off the alarm by pressing unlock on the remote
keyless entry transmitter. The alarm will not stop if
you try to unlock a door any other way.
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