To Disarm The System; Vehicle Security Alarm Manual Override; Door Locks; Manual Door Locks - Jeep 2017 PATRIOT User Manual

2. Lock the door using either the power door
lock switch or the key fob lock button and
close all doors.
3. The vehicle security light in the instru-
ment cluster will flash rapidly for approxi-
mately 16 seconds. This shows that the
vehicle security alarm is arming. During
this period, if a door is opened, the igni-
tion is placed in the ON/RUN position, or
the power door locks are unlocked in any
manner, the vehicle security alarm will
automatically disarm. After approximately
16 seconds, the vehicle security light will
flash slowly. This shows that the vehicle
security alarm is fully armed.

To Disarm The System

Push unlock on the key fob, or insert the key
into the ignition and place the ignition in the
ON/RUN position.
If something has triggered the vehicle secu-
rity alarm in your absence, the horn will
sound three times, and exterior lights blink
three times when you unlock the doors.
Check the vehicle for tampering. The vehicle
security alarm is designed to protect your
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vehicle. However, you can create conditions
where the vehicle security alarm will arm
unexpectedly. If you remain in the vehicle
and lock the doors with the key fob, once the
vehicle security alarm is armed (after 16 sec-
onds), when you pull the door handle to exit,
the alarm will sound. If this occurs, push the
unlock button on the key fob to disarm the
vehicle security alarm.

Vehicle Security Alarm Manual Override

The vehicle security alarm will not arm if you
lock the doors using the manual door lock
plunger.

DOOR LOCKS

Manual Door Locks

Use the manual door lock knob to lock the
doors from inside the vehicle. If the lock knob
is down when the door is closed, the door will
lock. Make sure the keys are not inside the
vehicle before closing the door.
Manual Door Lock Knob
WARNING!
• For personal security and safety in the
event of an collision, lock the vehicle
doors as you drive as well as when you
park and leave the vehicle.
• Never leave children alone in a vehicle,
or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Allowing children to be in a vehicle un-
attended is dangerous for a number of