Vehicle Security System - If Equipped; To Arm The System; To Disarm The System; Rearming Of The System - Jeep CHEROKEE 2023 Owner's Manual

20 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE
VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED
The Vehicle Security system monitors the vehicle doors,
hood, liftgate, and the Keyless Enter 'n Go™ Ignition for
unauthorized operation. While the Vehicle Security system
is armed, interior switches for door locks and liftgate
release are disabled. If something triggers the alarm, the
Vehicle Security system will provide the following audible
and visible signals:
 The horn will pulse.
 The turn signals will flash.
 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.
 For vehicles equipped with Keyless Entry, make
sure the vehicle's keyless ignition system is OFF.
2. Perform one of the following methods to lock the
vehicle:
 Push the lock button on the interior power door
lock switch with the driver and/or passenger door
open.
 Push the lock button on the exterior Passive Entry
door handle with a valid key fob available in the
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 Push the lock button on the key fob.
3. If any doors are open, close them.
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.
 Grab the Passive Entry door handle to unlock the door
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 Cycle the ignition out of the OFF position to disarm the
system.
NOTE:
 The driver's door key cylinder and the liftgate button on
the key fob cannot arm or disarm the Vehicle Security
system.
 The Vehicle Security system remains armed during
power liftgate entry. Pushing the liftgate button will not
disarm the Vehicle Security system. If someone enters
the vehicle through the opened liftgate, then opens any
door, the alarm will sound.
 When the Vehicle Security system is armed, 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.
R O T S
EARMING F HE YSTEM
If something triggers the alarm and no action is taken to
disarm it, the Vehicle Security system will turn the horn off
after a 29 second cycle (with five seconds between cycles
and up to eight cycles if the trigger remains active) and
then rearm itself.
S S M
ECURITY YSTEM ANUAL
The Vehicle Security system will not arm if you lock the
doors using the manual door lock.

DOORS

M D L
ANUAL OOR OCKS
To lock each door, rotate the door lock knob on each door
trim panel until the red area is hidden. To unlock the front
doors, pull the inside door handle to the first detent or
rotate the door lock button until the red indicator is visible.
To unlock the rear doors, rotate the door lock button until
the red indicator is visible.
If the red indicator is hidden when you shut the door, the
door is locked. Therefore, make sure the key fob is not
inside the vehicle before closing the door.
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