Theft-Deterrent Systems; Content Theft-Deterrent - Chevrolet 2008 Cobalt Owner's Manual

Theft-Deterrent Systems

Vehicle theft is big business, especially in some cities.
Although your vehicle has a number of theft-deterrent
features, we know that nothing we put on it can make
it impossible to steal.

Content Theft-Deterrent

Arming the System
With the ignition off, you can arm the system by pressing
the remote keyless entry transmitter lock button.
The system will arm after either of these things occur:
•
Thirty seconds after all the doors are closed.
•
Sixty seconds with any door open.
If you press the lock button on the transmitter a second
time while all the doors are closed, the system will
arm immediately. The system will still arm in 60 seconds
if a door is open. When the open door is closed, it will
also become armed.
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Your vehicle may have
a content theft-deterrent
alarm system.
The security light, located on the instrument panel cluster,
will turn on to indicate that arming has been initiated.
Once the system is armed, the security light will flash
once every three seconds.
If the security light is flashing twice per second, this
means that a door is open.
If you do not want to arm the system, you may lock the
car with the manual lock knobs on the doors.
Disarming the System
You can disarm the system by doing any one of the
following:
•
Press the remote keyless entry transmitter
unlock button.
•
Turn the ignition on.
If the system is armed and the trunk is opened using
the trunk release button on the transmitter, the system
will temporarily disarm itself and re-arm when the
trunk has been closed. This allows you to exit the
vehicle, lock the doors using the transmitter, and open
the trunk using the transmitter without having to
disarm and re-arm the system.
Once the system is disarmed, the security light will
stop flashing.