Remember, the theft-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 or the Keyless Entry system.
To
avoid activating the alarm by accident:
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The vehicle should be locked with the door key
qfier
the doors are closed if you
don’t
want to activate the
theft-deterrent system.
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Always unlock
a
door with
a
key or use the Keyless
Entry system. (Pressing the unlock button on the
Keyless Entry transmitter disables the theft-deterrent
system.) Unlocking a door any other way will
activate
the
alarm. Cycling the ignition without
disarming the theft-deterrent system will also
activate the alarm.
If you activate the alarm by accident, unlock any door
with your key. You can
also
turn off the alarm by using
the
Keyless Entry system. The
alarm
won’t stop
if
you
try
to unlock a door any other way.
Testing
the
“Jarrr
1.
From inside the vehicle, roll down the window, then
get out of the vehicle, keeping the door open.
2.
From
outside
of
the vehicle, with the door
open,
lock
the vehicle using the power door lock or the Keyless
Entry system and close the door. Wait
30
seconds.
3. Reach in and unlock the door using the manual lock
and open the door. The horn will sound and the
headlamps
will
flash.
If
the
alarm does not sound when it should, 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 fuse does not need
to
be
replaced,
you
may
need to have your Cadillac serviced.
To reduce the possibility
of
theft, always activate the
optional theft-deterrent system when leaving your vehicle.
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