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Cadillac CTS/CTS-V Owner Manual - 2013 - crc2 - 8/22/12
Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-23
2. Lock the vehicle using the front
power door lock switches on the
doors when the door is open.
The alarm will arm after
30 seconds. Pressing
Q on the
RKE transmitter a second time
will bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the
system.
If a locked door or trunk is opened
without using the key in the driver
door key cylinder or the RKE
transmitter, a 10-second pre-alarm
will occur. The horn will chirp and
the lights will flash. If the key is not
placed in the ignition and turned to
START or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
K on the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will go off. The
headlamps will flash and the horn
will sound for about 30 seconds,
then will turn off to save the battery
power.
The theft-deterrent system will not
activate if the doors are locked with
the key or the manual door lock.
It activates only if the power door
lock switch is used while the door is
open, or with the RKE transmitter.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
.
Lock the vehicle with the door
key after the doors are closed.
.
Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter or by using the
key in the driver door cylinder.
Unlocking a door any other way
will set off the alarm.
Turn off the alarm by pressing
K on
the RKE transmitter.
Disarming the System
To disarm the system, either unlock
the doors using the transmitter,
or start the vehicle with a
recognized transmitter in the
vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident, lock the vehicle with the
door key after the doors are closed,
and always unlock a door with the
transmitter or by using the key in the
driver door cylinder. Unlocking a
door any other way will set off the
alarm.
If you set off the alarm by accident,
turn off the alarm by pressing the
unlock button on the transmitter.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
If K is pressed and the horn
sounds, an attempted break-in
occurred while the system was
armed.
If the alarm has been activated, the
THEFT ATTEMPTED message will
appear on the DIC. See Security
Messages on page 5‑42.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency Statement on
page 13‑20 for information
regarding Part 15 of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
rules and Industry Canada
Standards RSS-GEN/210/220/310.