Inadvertent
Power
Battery
Saver
This feature is designed to protect your vehicle's battery
against drainage from the interior lamps, trunk lamp,
glove
box
lamp, cigarette lighters or the garage door
opener. When the ignition is turned
OFF,
the power to
these features will automatically
turn
off'
after
10
minutes
(three minutes if a new car has 15 miles or less). Power
will be restored for an additional
10
minutes
if
either
door is opened, the trunk
is
opened
or
the courtesy lamp
switch is turned
on.
Battery
Guard
Storage
This feature is for long term use and must be
programmed through the
DIC
while the ignition
is
in
the
RUN position. Battery guard storage protects the battery
by
placing the vehicle
in
a
storage mode
so
that the
radio, amplifiers, instrument cluster
and
Remote Keyless
Entry
(RKE)
will not drain the battery over
a
long
period
of
time.
To
begin programming, press the
INFO
and
RESET
buttons at the same time for approximately two seconds.
Press the RESET button to answer "yes" and press the
INFO button to indicate
a
"no"
response.
The first prompt
to
appear relates to the automatic door
locks.
This
feature can be bypassed by pressing the
INFO
button. The STORAGE
MODE?
prompt appears
next.
To
select, press the
RESET
button. ENABLE
STORAGE
MODE?
will then appear. A yes or no
response must be give.n. If the
INFO (no) button is
pressed, the DISABLE STORAGE
MODE?
prompt will
appear. Oncc again,
a
yes or no response is required.
Once the battery guard has been programmed, your
vehicle
will
enter the storage mode approximately
20
minutes
after the ignition key has been turned
off.
The RKE will also be disabled at this point. The RKE
will
reactivate when a door or
the
trunk is opened,
however.
if
your vehicle
is
left inactive for another
20
minutes the
RKE
will re-enter
the
storage mode.
Your vehicle will stay in the storage mode until the
ignition
key
is turned out of LOCK. The system will
"wake-up" when the door key is inserted into the door
however, your vehicle
will
remain
in
the
storage mode.
The
ignition must
5
~~~ard
is
disabled.
be out of LOCK before the battery
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