Testing The Alarm - Buick 1997 Riviera Owner's Manual

If a door or the trunk is opened without the key or
Remote Keyless Entry System, the alarm will go off. It
will also go off if the trunk
lock or door locks are
damaged.
Your
vehicle's lamps will flash and the horn
will sound
for
several minutes, then will go off to save
battery power.
Remember, the theft-deterrent system won't be activated
if you lock the doors with a key or manual door lock.
It only activates if you use a power door lock switch
or Remote Keyless Entry System. You should also
remember that you can start your vehicle with the
correct ignition key if the alarm has been set off,
but this does not shut off the alarm.
Here's how to avoid setting off the alarrn by accident:
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If you don't want to activate the theft-deterrent
system, lock the door either using a key or the
manual door lock switch.
Always unlock a door with a key, or use the Remote
Keyless Entry System. Unlocking a door any other
way will set off the alarm.
If you set off the alarm by accident, unlock any door
with your key.
You can also t u r n off the alarm by using the Keyless
Entry System. The alarrn won't stop if you try to unlock
a door any other way.
Testing the Alarm
The alarm can be tested by first having the driver's
window down. Activate the system by locking the doors
with the power door lock switch
or
the Remote Keyless
Entry System. Get out of the car and close the door and
wait for the SECURITY light to go out. Then reach in
through the window, unlock the door with the manual
door lock, and open the door. This should set off
the alarm.
If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to
see if the horn works. The horn fuse may be blown. To
replace the fuse, see "Fuses and Circuit Breakers"
in the Index.
To reduce the possibility of theft, always activate the
theft-deterrent system when leaving your vehicle.
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