Buick LESABRE 1996 Manual page 71

How to Test 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 transmitter. Get out of the car, 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
al a rrn.
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.
PASS-Key@ I1
Your vehicle is equipped
with the PASS-Key 1 1
(Personalized Automotive
Security System)
theft-deterrent system.
PASS,-Key
II
is a passive
theft-deterrent system.
It works when you insert
or remove the key from
the ignition.
PASS-Key 1 1 uses a resistor pellet in the ignition
key
that matches a decoder in your vehicle.
When the PASS-Key
II
system senses that someone is
using the wrong key, it shuts down the vehicle's starter and
fuel systems. 'For about three minutes, the starter won't
work and fuel won't go to the engine. If someone tries
to
start your vehicle again or uses another key during this
time, the vehicle will not start. This discourages someone
from randomly trying different keys with different resistor
pellets in an attempt to make a match.
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