Triggering The Anti-Theft System - Mercury Sable 2003 Owner's Manual

Locks and Security
Note: The hood, each door and the liftgate (wagon) arm individually,
and if any of them are open, they must be closed in order to be armed.
When you press the
within three seconds:
• the horn will chirp twice to indicate the hood, each door and the
liftgate (wagon) are closed.
• the horn will chirp twice to indicate that either the hood, a door or
the liftgate (wagon) is still open.
Disarming the system
You can disarm the system by any of the following actions:
• Unlock the doors by pressing the
transmitter.
• Unlock the doors by using the keyless entry pad.
• Unlock the doors with a key. Turn the key full travel (toward the front
of the vehicle) to ensure the alarm disarms.
• Turn the ignition to the RUN position.
• Press the
control on the remote entry transmitter. This will only
shut the horn off when the alarm is sounding; the alarm system will
still be armed.

Triggering the anti-theft system

The armed system will be triggered if:
• Any door, liftgate (wagon) or the hood is opened without using the
key or the remote entry transmitter.
• The trunk is forced open.
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control on the remote entry transmitter twice
control on your remote entry