26 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR VEHICLE T O A RM T HE S YSTEM Cycle the ignition out of the OFF position to disarm the 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 EARMING O F T HE S YSTEM Follow these steps to arm the Vehicle Security system: NOTE: 1. Make sure the vehicle’s ignition is placed in the OFF position. The driver's door key cylinder cannot arm or disarm the Vehicle Security system.
Use of the door key cylinder when the system is armed will sound the alarm when the door is opened. For vehicles equipped with Keyless Entry, make sure the vehicle’s keyless ignition system is OFF. The Vehicle Security system remains armed when the power tailgate (if equipped) is opened using the tailgate button on the key fob. 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 ECURITY S YSTEM M ANUAL O VERRIDE 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. If Passive Entry (if equipped) is used to unlock the tailgate, the Vehicle Security system is disarmed and the rest of the vehicle doors will remain locked unless all doors are set to unlock on first press within Uconnect Settings. Push the lock button on the exterior Passive Entry door handle with a valid key fob avail- able in the same exterior zone Ъ page 28. When the Vehicle Security system is armed, the interior power door lock switches will not unlock the doors. The Vehicle Security system will not arm if you lock the doors using the manual door lock.
DOORS Push the lock button on the key fob. 3. If any doors are open, close them. 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. M ANUAL D OOR L OCKS T O D ISARM T HE S YSTEM The Vehicle Security system can be disarmed using any of the following methods:
The power door locks can be manually locked from inside the vehicle by using the door lock knob. To lock each door, push the door lock knob on each door trim panel downward. To unlock the front doors, pull the inside door handle to the first detent. To unlock the rear doors, pull the door lock knob on the door trim panel upward. If the lock Push the unlock button on the key fob. Grab the Passive Entry door handle to unlock the door Ъ page 28.