1997 CHEVROLET CAMARO sensor

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 0 Your vehicle is equipped with a crash sensing and
diagnostic module, which records information
about the air bag system. The module records
information about the readiness of the system, when
the sensors are activated and driver’s safety belt
usage at deployment.
0 Let only qualified technicians work on your air bag
system. Improper service can mean that your
air bag system won’t work properly. See your
dealer for service.
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped
Chevrolet
Air bags affect how your Chevrolet should be serviced.
There are parts of the air bag system in several places
around your vehicle.
You don’t want the system to
inflate while someone is working on your vehicle.
Your Chevrolet dealer and the Camaro Service Manual
have information about servicing your vehicle and the
air bag system. To purchase a service manual, see
“Service and Owner Publications” in the Index.
NOTICE:
If you damage the covering for the driver’s or the
right front passenger’s
air bag, the bag may not
work properly. You may have to replace the
air
bag module in the steering wheel or both the air
bag module and the instrument panel for the
right front passenger’s
air bag. Do not open or
break the
air bag coverings. For up
to
10 minutes after the ignition key is
turned off and the battery is disconnected, an air
bag can still inflate during improper service. You
can be injured
if you are close to an air bag when
it inflates. Avoid wires wrapped with yellow tape
or yellow connectors. They are probably part of
the air bag system. Be sure to follow proper
service procedures, and make sure the person
performing work for you is qualified to do
so.
The air bag system does not need regular maintenance.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Vehicle and Content
Theft-DeterrenVAlarm
Sysl
(If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this option, it has a theft-deterrent
alarm system. Once armed, the system will sound the horn
and flash the parking lamps if the vehicle is broken into.
Shock Sensor
To adjust, remove the label covering the adjustment
knob on the sensor and adjust
as desired. Turn clockwise
to increase sensitivity and turn counterclockwise to
decrease sensitivity. The shock sensor is ignored
by the
alarm system when the ignition is on, when the hatch is
open, when the alarm is disarmed, when customized
to
be ignored and for five seconds after the horn sounds an
alarm or chirp. The shock sensor is ignored after
triggering three full alarms until the system is rearmed.
Coupe Convertible
The shock sensor is what triggers the alarm when it
detects
a blow to your vehicle. It is located over the
right rear wheelhouse near the spare tire in the hatch
area. There are two levels
of alarms via the shock
sensor: Two horn blasts and parking lamp flashes for
non-threatening blows to the vehicle and
a full two
minute alarm for harder blows to the vehicle. Its
sensitivity can be adjusted if more
or less sensitivity is
desired. (Note: If sensitivity is increased too much, it
may give false alarms caused by gusts
of wind or other
natural events that may shake the vehicle).
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Arming the System Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter Locking
Passive arming is also available, if you would like the
system to arm all by itself after the doors have been
closed for a short time. When the system is armed, a red
light will flash briefly once every two seconds. (Note:
If
you return to your vehicle and the red light is flashing
two brief flashes every two seconds, the system is armed
and the shock sensor had triggered a two minute alarm.
If the red light is flashing three times every two seconds,
the system is armed and there was an intrusion that
sounded the alarm). Horn chirps and parking lamp
flashes can be set to your choice.
If all the doors are closed, locking the vehicle with
the transmitter will immediately arm the system. The
horn will chirp twice and the parking lamps will flash,
confirming that the system is armed.
If any door is open
when the transmitter
LOCK button is pressed, the
system goes into an armed wait mode, waiting for the
doors to close. Once they are closed, the system will
arm, chirp the horn twice and flash the parking lamps.
If the hatch is open or ajar at the time the system is
arming, the horn will only chirp once.
Power Door Lock Switch Locking
If any door is open when the power door lock switch
is pressed, the system goes into an armed wait mode,
waiting for the doors to close. Once they are closed, the
system will arm and flash the parking lamps.
If all of the
doors are closed when the lock switch is pressed, the
system assumes
you are inside the vehicle, so it will not
arm. Note: Locking the doors by using the manual door
locks will not arm the system.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Passive Arming
If the ignition was just turned off and a door was
opened, the system will arm
six seconds after all doors
are closed, whether or not you lock them. In all other
cases, the
system will wait 30 seconds after all doors are
closed before arming, allowing you time to get into the
vehicle and put the key in the ignition. The parking
lamps will flash when the system arms. Passive arming
is not enabled from the factory.
Disarming the System
There are two ways to disarm the system:
1. Press the UNLOCK button on the key chain transmitter.
If the horn chirps two or three times when you unlock the
car, the alarm sounded in your absence. Two chirps
means that the shock sensor was set
off and three chirps
means that a door
or the hatch was opened.
2. Turn the ignition to the RUN position with the
proper key.
For more information on customizing the features
mentioned here, see “Feature Customization”
in the Index.
lhrning Off the Alarm
If you started the alarm by pressing the panic button on
the key chain transmitter, you must either push that button again or
turn the ignition switch to the ON
position
to stop the alarm.
If the alarm is sounding due
to the shock sensor or a
door or hatch opening, it can be turned off by either
turning the ignition switch with a proper key inserted or
by pressing any button
on the key chain transmitter. If
you use your key chain transmitter to silence the alarm,
additional things will happen depending upon which
button
you press.
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Pressing the UNLOCK button will turn the alarm
off, unlock the driver’s door and disarm the system.
Pressing the
LOCK button will turn the alarm off,
keep the doors locked and keep the system armed.
Pressing the trunk symbol button twice within five
seconds will turn the alarm off and will unlock and
disarm the hatch only.
Pressing the panic button will turn the alarm off,
keep the doors locked and keep the system armed.
If the alarm is sounding because an incorrect ignition
key was used, press any button on the key chain
transmitter
to turn the alarm off.
The alarm will stop by itself after two minutes.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine If you’re ever driving and the SECURITY light comes
on and stays on, you will be able
to restart your engine if
you turn
it off. Your PASS-Key I1 system, however, is
not working properly and must be serviced by your
Chevrolet dealer. Your vehicle is not protected by the
PASS-Key
I1 system.
If you lose or damage a PASS-Key
I1 ignition key, see
your Chevrolet dealer
or a locksmith who can service
PASS-Key I1 to have a new key made. In an emergency,
call the Chevrolet Roadside Assistance Program at
1-800-CHEV-USA (1-800-243-8872).
Feature Customization (If Equipped)
Your Chevrolet’s locks and lighting systems can be
programmed with several different features. The
features you can program depend upon the options that
came with your vehicle. The following list tells
you the
features that can be programmed. Listed next to each
feature is the option you need
to have on your vehicle in
order to be able to program that particular feature.
Exit Lighting (available for all)
0 Delayed Illumination (available for all)
0 Last Door Closed Locking (if equipped with power
door locks)
Lockout Prevention (if equipped with power
door locks)
Remote Keyless Entry Verification (if equipped with
Vehicle and Content Theft-Deterrent/Alarm System)
Theft-Deterrent Arming Method (if equipped with
Vehicle and Content Theft-DeterrentIAlarm System)
Theft-Deterrent Arming Verification (if equipped
with Vehicle and Content Theft-DeterrendAlarm
System)
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay (if equipped with
Vehicle and Content Theft-DeterredAlarm System)
Shock Sensor Enable (if equipped with Vehicle and
Content Theft-DeterrenVAlarm System)
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine To program features, your vehicle must be in the
programming mode. Follow these steps:
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Put your key in the ignition.
Turn the ignition to the
RUN position to disarm the
Vehicle and Content Theft-DeterrentlAlarm System.
Turn the ignition to the
OFF position.
Remove
the RADIO fuse. This fuse is in the main
fuse block, located on the left side
of your
instrument panel. When the main fuse block is open,
the RADIO fuse is located in the lower right hand
corner of the fuse panel. See “Fuses and Circuit
Breakers’’ in the Index.
Turn the ignition
to the ACC position.
You should hear a chime to verify that the system is
in programming mode, If the chime sounds once,
you will be able to program Exit Lighting, Delayed
Illumination, Last
Door Closed Locking and Lockout
Prevention only. If the chime sounds twice and your
vehicle is equipped with the Vehicle and Content
Theft-Deterrent System,
you will also be able to set
Remote Keyless Entry Verification, Arming Method,
Arming Verification, Driver’s Door Delay and Shock
Sensor Enable.
Exit Lighting and Delayed Illumination
Exit Lighting: Your interior lights will come on for up
to 25 seconds when the key is removed from the
ignition switch.
Delayed Illumination: Your interior lights will come
on
and stay on for up to 25 seconds when entering the vehicle
and for up
to five seconds when leaving your vehicle.
Your vehicle comes with both features enabled. (Mode 4)
To change the factory setting, do the following:
1. Turn the courtesy la~nps on by turning the instrument
panel brightness control knob all the way up.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is
set for.
3. Turn the courtesy lamp switch to OFF.
4. Turn the courtesy lamp switch from ON to OFF until
you hear the number of chimes that correspond to the
mode selection you want.
Mode 1: Both Off
Mode 2: Delayed Illumination Only
Mode 3: Exit Lighting Only
Mode 4: Both On
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Theft-Deterrent Arming Verification
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 3.
This means that if you arm the system using the key
chain transmitter, your parking lamps will flash and your
horn will chirp twice to verify that the system is armed.
If it only chirps once, the hatch is open or unlatched. If
you arm the system using either the power door lock
switch or by passive arming, only the parking lamps will
flash for verification. To change the factory setting, do
the following:
1. Press the LOCK switch on the Remote Keyless
Entry Transmitter.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number of
chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is
set for.
3. Press the LOCK switch on the transmitter until you
hear the number of chimes that correspond to the
mode selection you want.
Mode 1: All Off (No horn chirps or parking lamp flash).
Mode 2: Horn and Lamps (Your parking lamps will
flash and your horn will chirp twice
to verify the system
is armed using any arming method).
Mode 3: Horn and LampsLamps (If you use the
transmitter to arm the system, your parking lamps will
flash and your horn will chirp twice to verify that the
system is armed. If you use either the power door lock
switch
or passive arming, only your lamps will flash
for verification).
Mode 4: Lamps (When your vehicle arms, only your
parking lamps will flash for verification).
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay and Shock
Sensor Enable
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 4. This
means that if you open the driver’s door using your key,
the alarm will not sound for eight seconds. Also the shock
sensor, able
to detect sharp blows to your vehicle is active.
To change the factory setting, do the following:
1. Turn the parking lamps on and off.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number of
chimes tells you which mode your vehicle
is set for.
3. Turn the parking lamps on and off until you hear the
number of chimes that correspond to the mode
selection you want.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Mode 1: Zero Delay and Shock Sensor Disabled
(The alarm will sound immediately if the driver’s door
is opened with your key and the shock sensor
will not
be available to measure sharp blows to your vehicle).
Mode 2: Eight Second Delay and Shock Sensor
Disabled (The alarm will sound eight seconds after the
driver’s door is opened with your key and the shock
sensor will not be available to measure sharp blows to
your vehicle).
Mode 3: Zero Delay and Shock Sensor Enabled (The
alarm will sound immediately after the driver’s door is
opened with your key and
the shock sensor will be
available to measure sharp blows to your vehicle).
Mode 4: Eight Second Delay and Shock Sensor Enabled
(The
alarm will sound eight seconds after the driver’s
door is opened with your key and the shock sensor will
be available to measure sharp blows to your vehicle).
Leaving Programming Mode
When programming is done, turn the ignition switch to
the
OFF position and replace the RADIO fuse.
New Vehicle “Break-In”
NOTICE:
Your modern Chevrolet doesn’t need an
elaborate “break-in.” But
it will perform better
in the long run if you follow these guidelines:
0 Keep your speed at 55 mph (88 km/h) or
less for the
first 500 miles (805 km).
0 Don’t drive at any one speed -- fast or
slow
-- for the first 500 miles (805 km).
Don’t make full-throttle starts.
200 miles (322 km) or so. During this time
your new brake linings aren’t yet broken
in. Hard stops with new linings can mean
premature wear and earlier replacement.
Follow
this breaking-in guideline every
time you get new brake linings.
See “Towing
a Trailer” in the Index for
more information.
0 Avoid making hard stops for the first
0 Don’t tow a trailer during break-in.
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