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REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FEATURES

Remote Keyless Entry

The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter allows you to lock and
unlock your vehicle and perform other
functions while up to approximately
65 feet away from the vehicle (196 feet
if equipped with Remote Vehicle Start).
RKE functions include:
(Lock): Press this button to lock all
the doors. RKE feedback (light flash
and/or horn chirp) can be programmed
using the Driver Information Center
(DIC).
(Unlock): Press this button to unlock
the driver's door. Press it again within
five seconds to unlock all remaining
doors. RKE feedback (light flash and/or
horn chirp) can be programmed using
the DIC.
(Trunk/Liftgate Release): Press
and hold this button for approximately
one second to unlatch the trunk.
The trunk also may be opened by
pressing the Trunk Release button on
the driver's door.
(Vehicle Locator/Panic
Alarm): Press and release this button
to locate your vehicle. The turn signal
lamps will flash and the horn will sound
three times.
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Press and hold the button for approxi-
mately three seconds to activate the
panic alarm. The headlamps and
parking lamps will flash and the horn
will sound for 30 seconds. Press the
button again or turn the ignition to On
to cancel the alarm.

(Remote Vehicle Start)

(if equipped): This feature can be used
to start the engine from outside the
vehicle. (See Remote Vehicle Start.)
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Remote Vehicle Start
(if equipped)
This feature allows you to start the
engine from outside the vehicle by
using the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter. The remote start capability
must be turned on using the Driver
Information Center.
During a remote start, the manual
climate control system will operate at
its last setting before the vehicle was
turned off. With automatic climate
control (if equipped), the system will
default to a heating or cooling mode,
and may activate the rear defogger,
based on outside temperature.
Starting the Vehicle
To remote-start the vehicle:
1. Aim the RKE transmitter at the
vehicle. (Transmitter range is within
approximately 196 feet of the
vehicle.)
2. Press and release the
button on the transmitter.
(Lock)