GMC Chevrolet Camaro 1998 Service Manual page 839

Body and Accessories
If the door switch was used to arm the system, only
the parking lamps will flash. If the rear compartment lift
window panel is open or ajar during arming procedure,
the horn will only chirp once.
Passive Arming
If the ignition is turned off and a door is opened, the
system will automatically arm 6 seconds after all doors
are closed regardless if the doors are locked or not.
In all other cases, the system will wait 30 seconds after
all doors are closed before automatically arming.
The parking lamps will flash when the system arms.
The vehicle is set to active arming mode from the
factory. Passive arming can be enabled. Refer
to Feature Customization.
Locking without Arming
In order to lock the vehicle without arming the system,
manually lock the doors with the inside lock knobs
or front door lock key and close the doors.
Disarming the System
When the system is disarmed, the red lamp is off. The
rear compartment lift window panel button on the
remote transmitter will disarm the rear compartment lift
window panel and the shock sensor, in order to
allow access to the rear compartment. The doors will
remained armed. When the window panel is closed,
in 5 seconds the rear compartment lift window
panel will be armed again. In order to disarm the
entire system, use either of the following two steps:
• Press the UNLOCK button on the remote
transmitter.
• Turn the ignition ON with the proper key.
Driver's Door Delay
Unlocking the door or the rear compartment lift
window panel with the use of a key will not disarm the
system. The BCM is factory set with a driver's door
delay. The driver's door delay gives the driver
8 seconds to turn the ignition key ON after the driver's
door is unlocked with a key. The driver's door delay
can be set for no delay time if the customer prefers
disarming the alarm with the transmitter. If the driver's
door delay is set for no delay time, any entry without
the transmitter will activate the alarm. Refer to Feature
Customization.
Deactivating the Alarm
To deactivate the alarm when activated and
functioning, use the following procedure:
• If the alarm is activated by pressing the panic
mode button on the remote transmitter, press
the panic mode button again. Pressing the panic
button a second time will deactivate the alarm.
• If the alarm is activated by the shock sensor, door
or rear lid release switch, the alarm is deactivated
by any of the following actions:
- Turn the ignition ON.
Use the proper key.
- Press any button on the remote transmitter.
Theft Deterrent 8-597
- Press UNLOCK in order to complete the
following actions:
• Silence the alarm
• Unlock the driver door
• Disarm the system
- Press LOCK in order to complete the
following actions:
• Silence the alarm
• Keep the doors locked
• Keep alarm system activated
- Press the rear compartment lift window panel
button in order to complete the following
actions:
• Silence the alarm
• Unlock the lift window panel
• Disarm the lift window panel
- Press the panic button in order to complete
the following actions:
• Silence the alarm
• Keep the doors locked
• Keep the alarm system activated
• The alarm will deactivate after 2 minutes.
• If the alarm is activated by an improper ignition
key, press any button on the remote transmitter
in order to deactivate the alarm.
System Components
Remote Control Door Lock Transmitter
The remote transmitter is the primary device to disarm
the theft deterrent system. If the vehicle has universal
theft deterrent, the remote transmitter has a panic
button. Press this button to sound the car alarm; press
it again to turn the alarm off. As with the other
functions, operation of this feature is subject to the
range of the transmitter.
Shock Sensor
The chock sensor is located near the spare tire in the
hatch area. Its sensitivity has been set to comply
with various local regulations requiring vehicle contact
to set off the alarm. It can be adjusted if more or
less sensitivity is desired. If sensitivity is increased too
much, it may give false alarms caused by gusts of
wind or other natural events that may shake the
vehicle. Ta adjust, remove the label covering the
adjustment knob and adjust as desired. Turn clockwise
to increase sensitivity. Turn counterclockwise to
decrease sensitivity. The red lamp on the shock sensor
illuminates at shock levels that would cause the full
(2 minute) alarm to sound. Different levels of shock are
required on the various body panels and windows to
activate the sensor, depending on the material
(plastic, steel or glass) and distance from the shock
sensor. Two levels of alarms are available through the
shock sensor.
• Two horn blasts and lamp flashes tor
non-threatening blow to the vehicle.
• A full 2 minute alarm for harder blows to
the vehicle.