Disarming the system
Briefly press the “
”
button (for less than
2 seconds) on the remote transmitter. The
driver’s door will unlock, an electronic
chirp will sound twice, the turn signal
lights will flash twice. The flashing of the
security indicator light will then change
slowly (once approximately every 3 seconds
from twice approximately every 2
seconds), indicating that the alarm system
has been disarmed.
NOTE
After disarming the alarm system,
briefly press the “
”
button a second
time within 5 seconds to unlock all
other doors and the rear gate.
Emergency disarming
If you cannot disarm the system using the transmitter (i.e. the transmitter is lost, broken or the transmitter battery is too weak), you can disarm the system without using the transmitter as follows.
- Turn the ignition switch from the “LOCK” to the “ON” position with a registered key.
See also:
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