User Manual

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vehicle is locked. The indicator light on the front door window sill
starts flashing.
How is the anti-theft alarm system switched off?
The anti-theft alarm system is switched off only when you use the
remote control to unlock your vehicle. If you do not open a door
within 60 seconds after you have unlocked with the remote control,
the vehicle will lock itself again automatically.
If you lock just the driver’s door using your key, the front
passenger's door, the rear and the fuel filler flap remain locked.
If you use the vehicle key to unlock the driver’s door, the other
doors, the rear lid and the fuel tank flap will remain locked. The
alarm system will not be deactivated unless you insert the key in the
ignition switch within 15 seconds and turn on the ignition. If you fail
to do this, the alarm will sound.
When will the anti theft alarm system be triggered?
When the vehicle is locked, the alarm system monitors and protects
the following parts of the vehicle:
• engine compartment
• luggage compartment
• doors
• vehicle incline
• ignition
• factory installed radio
When the system is activated, the alarm will be triggered if one of
the doors, the engine hood or the rear lid are opened, or if the igni-
tion is turned on or the radio removed or if the vehicle incline has
been changed.
The anti -theft alarm system will al so go o ff when you unlo ck the rear
lid with your key and open it. The alarm is switched off again when
you close the rear lid.
The anti-theft alarm system will also go off when the battery is
disconnected.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the PAN IC button on your
remote control. This will alert other people in case of emergency.
Press the PANIC button again to turn off the alarm.
How is the anti-theft alarm switched off when
triggered?
The alarm system is switched off when you unlock the vehicle using
the remote control or when the ignition is switched on. The alarm
will also switch itself off when it comes to the end of its cycle.
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher will blink briefly when the doors, engine
hood and rear lid are properly closed.
If the emerg ency flash ers do no t blink, check the door s, engine h ood
and rear lid to make sure they are properly closed. If you close a
door, the hood or the rear lid with the anti-theft alarm switched on,
the emergency flashers will blink only after you have closed the
door or lid.
Indicator lights
After you lock the vehicle, the indicator light on the window sill will
first blink rapidly for 30 seconds and will then blink slowly. This indi-
cates that the anti-theft alarm system is activated.
Note
• For the anti-theft alarm system to function properly, make sure
all vehicle doors and windows are closed before leaving the vehicle.
• When you open the vehicle from the driver's door using the key,
the central locking switch will work only after you have switched on
the ignition.
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