Clifford 500 Owner's Manual

Clifford ace 500 system car alarm owner's manual

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  • Page 1 World-Class Auto Security...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Standard Features of the ACE 500 ....3 Your 4-button/12-channel remote controls ....7 How to use your keychain remote control .
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Smart AutoTesting™ ......12 Specific malfunction identification ..... 12 Automatic malfunction bypass .
  • Page 4: Standard Features Of The Ace 500

    Standard Features of the ACE 500 —For as long as you own the vehicle, Clifford will Lifetime Warranty repair or replace the control unit and remote controls free of charge (see warranty card for full details). — One of many patented Clifford FACT™—False Alarm Control and Test...
  • Page 5 — If you park and forget to turn off the headlights, Headlight Reminder your ACE 500 reminds you to turn them off before you leave the vehicle. Remote Window/Sunroof Closure Capability (including several models of Mercedes Benz, Jaguar, Volkswagen and BMW), the system’s integrated channel 6 timer and an optional relay can...
  • Page 6 Patented Smart AutoTesting™ and sensors every time you remotely arm and warns you if you accidentally arm your ACE 500 system with the hood or trunk open. If there is a genuine trigger or sensor malfunction, the system will specifically identify the problem, thereby eliminating time-consuming and costly trouble-shooting.
  • Page 7 ACE 500, a special chirp and parking light flash sequence will audibly and visually alert you from a distance if an intrusion attempt was foiled while you were away. Your ACE 500 will even identify the specific trigger or sensor that detected the intrusion attempt.
  • Page 8: Your 4-Button/12-Channel Remote Controls

    (this works better than holding the button down). The 4-button/12-channel remote control is the key to your system. It has Clifford’s Anti-CodeGrabbing™ (ACG) technology for the ultimate protection against “code-grabbing” devices (see page 10). You will use your remote control to...
  • Page 9 What each button/channel does Your ACE 500 remote controls come pre-programmed so that certain channels command certain functions. If you wish, you can actually assign any channel to any function (see pages 15-16). The following chart indicates what each remote control channel number does, and how to transmit each channel number.
  • Page 10: What Each Button/Channel Does

    Press button 1 (channel 1) for 3 seconds. The parking lights TO ACTIVATE THE PANIC will flash repeatedly and the siren will blare for 30 or 60 FEATURE ..seconds (user-selectable), or until you press button 1 again to turn it off.
  • Page 11: Anti-Codegrabbing (Acg) With Random Code Encryption

    Thus the code recorded and played back by the thief’s code-grabber will never be accepted by your ACE 500. Only ACG can make a car alarm impervious to code-grabbing, and only Clifford systems have ACG with Random Code Encryption.
  • Page 12: Valet Mode

    Selectable starter/ignition interrupt At the time of installation, you can select whether your ACE 500 interrupts the starter line or the ignition line. The starter/ignition interrupt will be set in either Fault-Proof mode, which lets you start the engine even in the unlikely event of a complete system failure, or Super-Security mode that ensures a thief won’t be able to start the...
  • Page 13: Autolock And Autounlock

    AutoUnLock feature automatically unlocks the doors. Dual-Sensor Protection Your ACE 500 has two sensors: A Proximity Sensor that can detect anyone leaning into the passenger compartment, and a Piezo Sensor that detects intrusion-related vibrations and impacts. This provides twice the level of protection offered by most other brands of car alarms.
  • Page 14: Automatic Malfunction Bypass

    Authorized Clifford Dealer. TotalRecall™ The system’s memory records the identity of the last activated or malfunctioning trigger or sensor, which allows your installer to instantly track down a malfunction.
  • Page 15: Headlight Reminder

    ACE 500 Headlight Reminder feature. See User-selectable features on pages 15-16. High-output Six-Sound Siren Six different alarm sound patterns to draw even more attention. Your ACE 500 also provides these additional features: You can control the volume of the normal arm and disarm QuietChirps: chirps.
  • Page 16: User-Selectable Features

    User-selectable features Your ACE 500 vehicle security system allows you to set many of its features to your own personal preferences. We have made the programming procedures very simple: to make a change, you just flick the valet switch a few times. The system comes from the factory with all of its features pre-programmed as noted in the table below and on the next page.
  • Page 17 # of Factory Feature momentary setting presses Add a new remote to channel 2 — Press remote control button 2 (remote accessory) Add a new remote to channel 3 — Press remote control button 3 (silent arm/disarm) Add a new remote to channel 4 —...
  • Page 18: Example

    Turn the ignition off. That’s all there is to it! To change the Adding new remote controls For other drivers in your family, or if you wish to control Clifford systems on your other cars with the same remote control, you can buy additional remote controls from any Clifford Dealer (or call our Customer Service Department at 800-824-3208) and program them into the system yourself.

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