System Triggering

NOTE: Although the remote entry panic alarm is not associated with the monitoring of the vehicle, the user will frequently say that the theft system was triggered when actually the keyless entry remote transmitter panic button was inadvertently pressed. A panic alarm will not flash the theft indicator.

The alarm can be triggered by the following events if the system has been armed and has not been disarmed first:
- Open any door, luggage compartment door or liftgate.
- Open the hood (if the hood was open when the system was armed, it must be closed before it can trigger the alarm).
- Dislodge the luggage compartment lock cylinder (opening with the key or remote entry transmitter will not cause the alarm to trigger).

When the system is triggered the perimeter alarm will operate as follows:

The remote anti-theft personality module will pulse the following outputs 250 ms ON and 450 ms OFF for two minutes 45 seconds (for North America):
- low beam headlamps
- parking lamps
- horn
- theft indicator

Other perimeter alarms can be programmed for the system (refer to Worldwide Alarm Configurations Chart).

The perimeter alarm can be retriggered, after a perimeter alarm has sounded for 165 seconds. After a perimeter alarm has timed out, if any trigger input is first seen as normal and is then seen in its trigger state, the perimeter alarm will be retriggered. The perimeter alarm can be triggered a total of three times between an arming sequence and a disarm event. An active panic alarm will be deactivated when a perimeter alarm is triggered (a perimeter alarm overrides a panic alarm).