Unlocking The Vehicle - Aston Martin DB9 2009 Owner's Manual

Unlocking the Vehicle

Stand within 16ft (5m) of the vehicle. Point the vehicle key
towards the vehicle and press the button. The direction
indicators will flash twice, indicating that the alarm has been
deactivated. Both vehicle doors will unlock (Refer to
'Personalization', page 2.20).
The trunk catch and fuel flap release switch will be enabled.
If the vehicle has been opened using the spare key and the
seats / door rear view mirrors have been adjusted, the seats
and door rear view mirrors will move to the positions
memorized by the key which is being used (Refer to 'Seat
Memory Function', page 3.5).
For ease of use at night white LEDs are incorporated into the
door handles. An LED will illuminate in both door handles
when the vehicle is unlocked. A door LED will go out once the
door is opened. If a door is not opened the LED's will go out
after two minutes.
The vehicle key can be programmed to:
a. Unlock all doors and enable the trunk and fuel flap
release switches with one press of the
b. Unlock the drivers door only with the first press of the
button and the rest of the vehicle with a second
press.
(Refer to 'Personalization', page 2.20)
The vehicle alarm is disabled on the first press of the button.
As the vehicle is unlocked, the interior lamps will switch ON
for five minutes. The lamps will switch OFF 30 seconds after
doors are closed or when the vehicle is started.
Unlocking From Inside the Vehicle
If reduced guard (Refer to 'Reduced Guard', page 2.13) was
activated before the vehicle was locked, one pull of a door
button.
handle will centrally unlock the doors, a second pull of the
door handle will open that door.
The vehicle alarm will sound when the door is opened. Press
the button on the vehicle key to deactivate at any time
during activation (there is approximately a ten second delay
before the alarm is cancelled).
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