Before Driving; Security System- Page 117

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Before Driving

Security System

 Theft-Deterrent  System 

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              If  the  theft  deterrent  system  detects  an 
inappropriate entry into the vehicle, 
which could result in the vehicle or its 
contents being stolen, the alarm alerts the 
surrounding area of an abnormality by 
sounding the horn and fl ashing the hazard 
warning lights.

  The system will not function unless it's 
properly armed. So when you leave the 
vehicle, follow the arming procedure 
correctly.

 Operation

    System  triggering  conditions

    The horn sounds intermittently and the 
hazard warning lights fl ash for about 30 
seconds when the system is triggered by 
any one of the following:

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 Unlocking a door with the key, door 

lock switch, or an inside door-lock knob.

y

 Forcing open a door, the hood or the 

liftgate/trunk lid.

y

 Opening the hood by operating the hood 

release handle.

y

 Switching the ignition ON without using 

the push button start.

  If the system is triggered again, the lights 
and horn will activate until the driver's 
door or the liftgate/trunk lid is unlocked 
with the transmitter.

(With advanced key)

  The lights and horn can also be 
deactivated by pressing the request switch 
on a door.

   NOTE

  If the battery goes dead while the theft-
deterrent system is armed, the horn will 
activate and the hazard warning lights 
will fl ash when the battery is charged or 
replaced.

 How to Arm the System

     1.   Close  the  windows  and  the  moonroof   

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securely.

   2.   Press the push button start off.
   3.   Make sure the hood, the doors, and the 

liftgate/trunk lid are closed.

   4.   Press the lock button on the transmitter 

or lock the driver's door from the 
outside with the auxiliary key.

The hazard warning lights will fl ash 
once.

The following method will also arm the 
theft-deterrent system:

Press the door-lock switch “ ” while 
any door is open and then close all of 
the doors.

(With the advanced keyless function)

Press a request switch.

The security indicator light in the 
instrument panel fl ashes twice per 
second for 20 seconds.

   5.   After 20 seconds, the system is fully 

armed.