Alarm; Principle Of Operation - Ford Mondeo Owner's Manual

PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION

Alarm system
Your vehicle may be equipped with one of
the following alarm systems:
Perimeter alarm.
Perimeter alarm with interior sensors.
Category one alarm with interior
sensors and battery back-up sounder.
Category one alarm with interior
sensors, battery back-up sounder and
tilt sensors.
Perimeter alarm
The perimeter alarm is a deterrent against
unauthorised access to your vehicle
through the doors and the bonnet. It also
protects the audio unit.
Interior sensors
Vehicles without overhead console
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Vehicles with overhead console
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Alarm

The sensors must not be covered up.
Do not activate the alarm with full
guard if any persons, animals or other
moving objects are inside the vehicle.
The sensors act as a deterrent against
unauthorised intrusion by sensing any
movement within the vehicle.
Battery back-up sounder
The battery back-up sounder is an extra
alarm system which will sound a siren
when the alarm is triggered. It is armed
directly when you lock the vehicle. The
sounder has its own battery and will sound
an alarm siren even if someone
disconnects the vehicle battery or the
battery back-up sounder itself.
Tilt sensors
The tilt sensors detect if someone
attempts to steal a wheel or tow the
vehicle away by sensing changes in the
inclination of the vehicle.
Note: When travelling on a ferry with the
alarm armed, deactivate the tilt sensors by
selecting reduced guard. This will prevent
the alarm from being triggered by the
movement.
Triggering the alarm
Once armed, the alarm is triggered in any
of the following ways:
If someone opens a door, the tailgate
or the bonnet without a valid key or
remote control.
If someone removes the audio or
navigation system.
If the ignition is turned to position I, II
or III without a valid key.
If the interior sensors detect movement
within the vehicle.
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