How to Use the Theft-Deterrent System
How to Arm the System
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Close the windows and the panorama sunroof (Some Models) securely.
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Switch the vehicle power OFF.
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Make sure the hood, the doors, and the liftgate are closed.
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Press the lock button on the transmitter. The hazard warning lights will flash 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.Touch the sensing area of the door lock touch sensor.
The security indicator light
in the instrument cluster flashes twice per second for 20 seconds. -
After 20 seconds, the system is fully armed.
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The theft-deterrent system can also be armed by activating the auto relock function with all the doors, the liftgate and the hood closed.
Refer to How to Use the Key (Search).
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The system will disarm if one of the following operations takes place within 20 seconds after pressing the lock button:
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Unlocking any door.
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Opening any door.
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Opening the hood.
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Switching the vehicle power ON.
To rearm the system, do the arming procedure again.
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When the doors are locked by pressing the lock button on the key while the theft-deterrent system is armed, the hazard warning lights will flash once to indicate that the system is armed.
Operation
Horn triggering conditions
The horn sounds intermittently and the hazard warning lights flash for about 30 seconds when the system is triggered by any one of the following:
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Unlocking a door with the auxiliary key, door lock switch, or an inside door-lock knob.
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Forcing open a door, the hood or the liftgate.
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Opening the hood by operating the hood release handle.
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Switching the vehicle power 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 is unlocked with the key.
The lights and horn can also be deactivated by touching the sensing area of the door release touch sensor.
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If the lead-acid battery goes dead while the theft-deterrent system is armed, the horn will activate and the hazard warning lights will flash when the lead-acid battery is charged or replaced.
To Stop the Alarm
A triggered alarm can be turned off using any one of the following methods:
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Pressing the unlock button on the key.
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Starting the engine with the push button start.
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Touching the sensing area of the door release touch sensor.
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Pressing the electric liftgate opener while the key is being carried.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice.
To Turn Off an Armed System
An armed system can be turned off using any one of the following methods:
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Pressing the unlock button on the key.
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Starting the engine with the push button start.
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Touching the sensing area of the door release touch sensor.
The hazard warning lights will flash twice.
When the doors are unlocked by pressing the unlock button on the key while the theft-deterrent system is turned off, the hazard warning lights will flash twice to indicate that the system is turned off.
