Timer Options; Smart Trunk Release Option - Clifford IntelliGuard 9000 Complete Owner's Manual

Dei clifford intelliguard 9000 car alarms: owners manual

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The LED on your car's dashboard or console will inform you of the system status:

LED Condition

To conserve vehicle battery power (the LED actually draws more current than the entire control unit), if the system has remained continuously armed for

48 hours, the flash rate will automatically slow to half the normal rate. After 96 hours, it slows to one-quarter.

The system's built-in electronic timer can be optionally wired to provide one of several different functions. Timer duration settings can be made by your

installing Clifford Dealer or by you via the CliffNet Wizard. Ask your Authorized Clifford Dealer for further details:

The timer can automatically close the windows upon remote arming on vehicles with an "all-close" feature that raises them if the key is held in the driver's

door (a common feature on several European vehicle models).

NOTE: Although this timer circuit could be wired to control power windows on non-European cars that do not have

this key-in-the-door "all-close" feature, Clifford Electronics strongly recommends against this. If so wired, the timer

would force the window motors to "shut" the windows even if they were already closed. This places excessive strain

on the vehicle's window motors, causing overheating, premature failure and even the possibility of fire. As such, if

you cannot close the windows of your vehicle by turning and holding the key in the driver 's door, do not permit the

system's timer circuit to be wired to automatically close the windows.

If your car does not have an all-close feature, SmartWindows 4 is needed. In addition to automatically closing the power windows every time you arm,

SmartWindows 4 also allows you to remotely roll down the windows after disarming and to remotely vent them open slightly for ventilation on hot days.

Inside the car, SmartWindows 4 also provides one-touch full open, one-touch full close and one-touch stop to each of your factory window control switches.

If you have the timer-based window closure option noted above, you may choose to arm without automatically closing the windows. This is handy on hot

days by allowing you to leave one or more windows slightly open while the system remains armed. To do so, simply turn the ignition switch to "ON" and

then "OFF" rapidly. You will hear a chirp confirmation (this action also activates Instant AutoArming bypass previously noted). When you then exit and

arm, the system will not close the windows. Normal autoclose operation is restored the next time you arm.

Vehicles with turbocharged engines often require a cool-down period of one to several minutes after driving, particularly high-rev driving. Until now, drivers

of such vehicles had two choices: sit in the car after parking and wait several minutes to turn off the engine, or have an expensive turbo timer accessory

added that would often interfere with car alarm operation. But with the addition of an optional relay, your system's timer output can save you money and

make turbo cool-down easy and convenient. If you have this option installed, just press the assigned button or button combination(your Clifford installer will

have told you which he has assigned to this function) on the remote control before shutting off the engine. Then remove your car key (the engine will

continue running), exit, and press button 1 of the master remote or the

the system is armed, your IntelliGuard 9000 will continue to idle the engine for any duration you choose up to 4 minutes. To ensure against any possibility of

false alarms, the system will keep the sensors off-line while the engine is idling, then automatically bring them back online right after the engine is shut down.

If the optional remote trunk release was installed, you may use button 2 of the master remote control or the

the trunk latch. The system's electronic interlock prevents unintentional activation of the remote trunk release when you drive, or when the system is armed.

The Smart Trunk Release feature requires installer programming, so if you have the optional trunk release installed, you may want to verify that it will NOT

activate when the system is armed. If it can be activated while armed, causing the alarm to sound, please return to your installing Clifford Dealer and have

them correct this (it only takes a couple minutes and there will be no charge to you).

If power is removed, SmartPowerUp 2 ensures the system automatically restores itself to its previous state when power is restored. So if a thief disconnects

the power and then restores it in an attempt to start the car, the system will re-arm and instantly sound the siren while continuing to immobilize the

starter. If your vehicle is to be serviced by a mechanic, just put the system in valet mode. If the mechanic needs to interrupt power, your system will

automatically return to its valet mode state when power is restored; there will be no alarm activation.

How to interpret the LED status indicator

Automatic Battery-Saving Mode