Arming The System; Disarming The System; How The System Alarm Is Activated; How To Turn Off The System Alarm - Pontiac Solstice 2010 Owner's Manual

Arming the System

While the ignition is off, press the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter lock button, to arm the system.
The system will arm after either of these things
occur:
•
Thirty seconds after all the doors are closed.
•
Sixty seconds with any door open.
If you press the lock button on the transmitter a second
time while all the doors are closed, the system will arm
immediately. The system arms in 60 seconds if a door is
open, or after the open door is closed.
If you do not want to arm the system, lock the car with
the manual door lock knobs.

Disarming the System

To disarm the system:
•
Press the unlock button on the RKE transmitter.
•
Turn the ignition on.
If the system is armed and the trunk is opened using the
trunk release button on the transmitter, the system will
temporarily disarm itself and re-arm when the trunk has
been closed. This allows you to exit the vehicle, lock the
doors using the transmitter, or open the trunk using the
transmitter without having to disarm and re-arm the
system.
Once the system is disarmed, the security light will stop
flashing.

How the System Alarm is Activated

To activate the system if it is armed:
•
Open the driver's door or trunk. This causes a ten
second pre-alarm chirping noise followed by the
horn sounding and lights flashing for 30 seconds.
•
Open a passenger's door. This immediately causes
a full alarm of the horn sounding and lights flashing
for 30 seconds.
After the 30 second alarm ends, the system will re-arm
itself.

How to Turn Off the System Alarm

To turn off the system alarm, do one of the following:
•
Press the lock button on the RKE transmitter.
The system will then re-arm itself.
•
Press the unlock button on the RKE transmitter.
This will also disarm the system.
•
Insert the key in the ignition and turn it on. This will
also disarm the system.

How to Detect a Tamper Condition

If you hear three chirps when you press the unlock, lock,
or trunk release buttons on the RKE transmitter, it means
that the content theft security system alarm was activated
previously.
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