Arming The System - Pontiac 2000 Firebird Owner's Manual

Content Theft Deterrent/Alarm
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System (Option)
If your vehicle has this option, it has a theft
alarm system. Once armed, the system will sound the
horn and flash the parking lamps if the vehicle is
broken into.

Arming the System

The alarm system can be armed to detect break
locking your vehicle with the remote keyless entry
transmitter or by locking the doors with the power door
lock switch.
Passive arming is also available if you would like the
system to arm all by itself after the doors have been
closed for a short time. When the system is armed, a red
light located on top of the instrument panel will flash
briefly once every two seconds. If you return to your
vehicle and the red light is flashing two brief flashes
every two seconds, the system is armed and the shock
sensor had triggered a two minute alarm. If the red light
is flashing three times every two seconds, the system is
armed and there was an intrusion that sounded the
alarm. Horn chirps and parking lamp flashes can be
customized to your personal preference. See "Feature
Customization" in the Index.
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Turning Off the Alarm
If you started the alarm by pressing the panic button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter, you must either push that
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deterrent
button again or turn the ignition to RUN to stop the alarm.
If the alarm is sounding due to the shock sensor or a
door or hatch opening, it can be turned off by either
turning the ignition to RUN with a proper key or by
pressing any button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter. If you use your remote keyless entry
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transmitter to silence the alarm, additional things will
happen depending upon which button you press.
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Pressing the UNLOCK button will turn the alarm
off, unlock the driver's door and disarm the system.
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Pressing the panic button or the LOCK button will
turn the alarm off, keep the doors locked and keep
the system armed.
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Pressing the REAR 2X button will turn the alarm off
and keep the system armed. A second push of the
button (within five seconds, pause slightly between
presses) will unlock and disarm the hatch only.
If the alarm is sounding because an incorrect ignition
key was used, press any button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter to turn the alarm off.
The alarm will stop by itself after two minutes.