Cadillac 2009 XLR Automobile User Manual


 
Arming the System
To arm the system:
Press Q on the keyless access transmitter.
Open the door. Lock the door with the power door
lock switch. The security light should flash. Remove
the keyless access transmitter from the interior of the
vehicle and close the door. The security light will stop
flashing and stay on. After 30 seconds, the light
should turn off.
The vehicle can be programmed to automatically lock
the doors and arm the system when you exit the
vehicle. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on
page 3-72.
Now, if a door or the trunk lid is opened without the
keyless access transmitter, the alarm will go off.
The horn will sound for two minutes, then it will go
off to save battery power. And, the vehicle will not
start without a keyless transmitter present.
The theft-deterrent system will not arm if you lock the
driver door with the power door lock switch after
the doors are closed.
If the passenger stays in the vehicle when you leave with
the keyless access transmitter, have the passenger lock
the vehicle after the doors are closed. This way the alarm
will not arm, and the passenger will not set it off.
Testing the Alarm
To test the system:
1. Close the trunk lid.
2. Lower the window on the driver door.
3. Manually arm the system.
4. Close the doors and wait 30 seconds.
5. Reach through the open window and manually pull
the release lever on the floor.
6. Turn off the alarm by pressing
K on the transmitter.
If the alarm is inoperative, check to see if the horn
works. If not, check the horn fuse. See Fuses and Circuit
Breakers on page 6-83. If the horn works, but the
alarm doesn’t go off, see your dealer/retailer.
Disarming the System
Always use the keyless access transmitter to unlock a
door either by pressing
K on the transmitter or by
squeezing the door handle sensor while you have the
transmitter with you. Unlocking a door any other way will
set off the alarm. If the alarm sounds, press
K on the
keyless access transmitter to disarm it.
Do not leave the key or device that disarms or
deactivates the theft deterrent system in the vehicle.
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