Testing the Alarm- Page 82

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If a door is opened without the key or remote 
keyless entry transmitter, the alarm will go off. 
Your vehicle’s lamps will flash and the horn will 
sound for 30 seconds. The lamps and horn will 
then turn off to save battery power.

Remember, the content theft

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deterrent system won’t

activate if you lock the doors with a key or use the
manual door lock. It activates only if you use a power
door lock switch with a door open, or with the remote
keyless entry transmitter. You should also remember that
you can start your vehicle with the correct ignition key
if the alarm has been set off.

Here’s how to avoid setting off the alarm by accident:

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If you don’t want to activate the theft

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deterrent

system, the vehicle should be locked with the door
key after the doors are closed.

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Always unlock a door with a key, or use the remote
keyless entry transmitter. Unlocking a door any other
way will set off the alarm.

If you set off the alarm by accident, unlock the driver’s
door with your key. You can also turn off the alarm 
by pressing the button with the unlock symbol on the
remote keyless entry transmitter. The alarm won’t stop 
if you try to unlock a door any other way.

Testing the Alarm

The alarm can be tested by following these steps:

1. From inside the vehicle, roll down the driver’s

window and open the driver’s door.

2. Activate the system by locking the doors with the

power door lock switch while the door is open, or
with the remote keyless entry transmitter.

3. Get out of the car, close the door and wait for the

SECURITY light to go out.

4. Then reach in through the window, unlock the door

with the manual door lock and open the door. This
should set off the alarm.

If the alarm does not sound when it should, but the
vehicle’s lamps flash, 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.

If the alarm does not sound or the vehicle’s lamps do 
not flash, the vehicle should be serviced by an
authorized service center.