Vehicle Security System - If Equipped; To Arm The System; To Disarm The System - Jeep Gladiator 2021 Owner's Manual

Vehicle Security system not active
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Malfunction Indicator/Check Engine telltale
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is not illuminated
Water In Fuel telltale is not illuminated
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Wait To Start telltale is not illuminated
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VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED
The Vehicle Security system monitors the
vehicle doors for unauthorized entry and the
ignition switch for unauthorized operation.
When the system is activated, the interior
switches for door locks are disabled. The
Vehicle Security system provides both audible
and visible signals. If something triggers the
alarm, the Vehicle Security system will provide
the following audible and visible signals: the
horn will pulse, the park lamps and/or turn
signals will flash, and the vehicle security light
in the instrument cluster will flash.
T A T S
O RM HE YSTEM
Follow these steps to arm the Vehicle Security
system:
1. Make sure the vehicle's ignition is placed
in the OFF position.
2. Perform one of the following methods to
lock the vehicle:
Push the lock button on the interior
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power door lock switch with the driver
and/or passenger door open.
Push the lock button on the exterior
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Passive Entry door handle with a valid key
fob available in the same exterior zone
Ú page 27.
Push the lock button on the key fob.
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3. If any doors are open, close them.
NOTE:
The Vehicle Security system will not arm if you
lock the doors using the manual door lock.
T D T S
O ISARM HE YSTEM
The Vehicle Security system can be disarmed
using any of the following methods:
Push the unlock button on the key fob.
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Grab the Passive Entry door handle (if
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equipped) Ú page 27.
Cycle the vehicle ignition system out of the
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OFF position.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
NOTE:
The driver's door key cylinder cannot arm or
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disarm the Vehicle Security system.
When the Vehicle Security system is armed,
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the interior power door lock switches will not
unlock the doors.
The Vehicle Security system is designed to
protect your vehicle. However, you can create
conditions where the system will give you a false
alarm. If one of the previously described arming
sequences has occurred, the Vehicle Security
system will arm regardless of whether you are in
the vehicle or not. If you remain in the vehicle
and open a door, the alarm will sound. If this
occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security system.
If the Vehicle Security system is armed and the
battery becomes disconnected, the Vehicle
Security system will remain armed when the
battery is reconnected; the exterior lights will
flash, and the horn will sound. If this occurs,
disarm the Vehicle Security system.
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