Content Theft-Deterrent; Testing The Alarm - Pontiac 2004 Bonneville Owner's Manual

Remember, the theft-deterrent system will not activate if
you lock the doors with a key or manual door lock. It
activates only if you use a power door lock switch while
the door is open, or the remote keyless entry
transmitter.
Avoid setting off the alarm by accident.
Always unlock a door with a key, or use the remote
keyless entry transmitter. Unlocking a door any
other way will set off the alarm.
If you set off the alarm by accident, unlock the driver's
door with your key. You can also turn off the alarm
by pressing the button with the unlock symbol on the
remote keyless entry transmitter. The alarm will not stop
if you try to unlock a door any other way.

Testing the Alarm

1. From inside the vehicle, roll down the window.
2. Activate the system by locking the doors with the
power door lock switch while the door is open, or
with the remote keyless entry transmitter (if
equipped).
3. Get out of the vehicle, close the door and wait for
the SECURITY light to go out.
4. Then, reach in through the window, unlock the door
with the manual door lock and open the door. This
should set off the alarm.
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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 on
page 5-101.
If the alarm does not sound, or the exterior lamps do
not flash, see your dealer.

Content Theft-Deterrent

If your vehicle has this option, it has a content
theft-deterrent alarm system.
A light located in your Twilight Sentinel
the fog lamp button, will begin to flash 30 seconds
after the vehicle ignition is turned off to let you know the
system has been armed.
While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch.
Once armed, the alarm will go off if someone tries to
enter the vehicle without using the remote keyless entry
transmitter or a key, breaks a window, tries to damage
the vehicle or turns the ignition to ON. If any of these do
occur, the horn will sound and the parking lamps will
flash for up to two minutes.
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