Mercury 1996 Cougar Owner's Manual page 105

Anti-Theft Alarm System
(If equipped)
When armed, this system helps protect your
vehicle against break-ins or theft.
When an unauthorized entry occurs, the system
triggers and will:
flash the headlamps, parking lamps, and
alarm indicator lamp
honk the horn
disable the starting circuit to prevent the
vehicle from being started
NOTE: The factory installed Remote Entry
System has a PANIC feature that also
chirps the vehicle horn and flashes the
interior/exterior lamps when the
PANIC button on the remote entry
transmitter is pushed. The PANIC
alarm and the Anti-Theft alarm are two
separate features. Both the anti-theft
alarm and the PANIC feature can be
active at the same time.
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