1999 CADILLAC ESCALADE alarm

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Door Locks
CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers -- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and fall out. When a door is
locked, the inside handle won't open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may not be so obvious: You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash if the doors aren't locked. Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.You can use the key, manual door locks, power door
locks or keyless entry system.
To lock the door from the
inside, slide the lever down.
To unlock the door, slide the
lever up.
The manual switch on each door works only that door's
lock. It won't lock (or unlock) all of the doors
-- that's a
safety feature.
To unlock the door from the outside, you can also use
your key, but your vehicle has a theft
-deterrent system.
If it is armed, unlocking and opening the door this way
might set off the alarm. See ªTheft
-Deterrent Systemº in
the Index.

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Alarm/Panic Mode
The theft
-deterrent system provides a fourth button on
your transmitter. This button is the alarm/panic button.
If you are involved in a panic situation, press this button
and your vehicle's horn will sound and the headlamps
will flash. This will draw needed attention to you and
your vehicle. To turn this feature off, either push the
panic button again or turn the ignition to RUN. The
alarm will stop by itself after two minutes. This feature
will not work if your ignition is on or if the transmitter
is 30 feet (9 m) or more away from your vehicle.
Transmitter Verification
This feature provides feedback to the holder of the
keyless entry transmitter that a command has been
received by the keyless entry receiver. The headlamps
and parking lamps will flash on every lock and unlock
command and the horn will sound only if the LOCK
button is pressed twice within five seconds. This allows
for silent operation of locking and unlocking, unless a
confirming horn chirp is desired. Other options may be
selected for this feature (see ªFeature Customizationº in
the Index).
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can be
purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring any
remaining transmitters with you when you go to your
dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement
transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters
must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the
new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock your
vehicle. Each vehicle can have only four transmitters
matched to it.
Have each transmitter you intend to match ready for the
next steps. To match transmitters to your vehicle:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN, then to OFF. This will
disarm the theft
-deterrent system.
2. Remove the RADIO fuse (Fuse 17). This fuse is
located in the main fuse block, which is located on
the left side of your main instrument panel. When
the fuse block is open, the radio fuse is located on
the lower right corner of your instrument panel. See
ªFuses and Circuit Breakersº in the Index.

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2-13 Parking at Night
Park in a lighted spot, close all windows and lock your
vehicle. Remember to keep your valuables out of sight.
Put them in a storage area, or take them with you.
Parking Lots
If you park in a lot where someone will be watching
your vehicle, it's best to lock it up and take your keys.
But what if you have to leave your ignition key? What if
you have to leave something valuable in your vehicle?

Put your valuables in a storage area, like your
glove box.

Valuables can also be locked in the center floor
console. Make sure that you take the console key
with you.

Take the remote keyless entry system transmitter
with you.

Lock all the doors except the driver's.
Theft-Deterrent System
Your vehicle has a theft-deterrent alarm system. Once
armed, the system will sound the horn and flash the
parking lamps if the vehicle is tampered with.
Opening the doors may activate the alarm. See
ªDisarming the Systemº later in this section for further
information on turning the system off.
Shock Sensor
A shock sensor triggers the alarm when it detects a blow
to your vehicle. It is located in the center floor console.
There are two levels of alarms via the shock sensor: two
horn blasts and the headlamp/parking lamps flash for
non
-threatening blows to the vehicle or a full
two
-minute alarm for harder blows to the vehicle. The
sensitivity can be adjusted if more or less is desired. 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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The adjustment for the
shock sensor sensitivity can
be accessed through a hole
in the forward wall of the
main bin of the center
floor console.
Using a small flat
-tipped screwdriver, turn the adjuster
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 tailgate or panel doors are 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.
Arming the System
The alarm system can be armed to detect break-ins by
locking your vehicle using the keyless entry or by
locking the doors with the power door lock switch.
Passive arming is also available if you would like the
system to arm all by itself after the doors have been
closed, the ignition is OFF and the keys have been
removed from the ignition. When the system is armed, a
red light will flash on the center floor console briefly
once every two seconds. 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. See ªFeature Customizationº in the Index.

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Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter Locking
If all the doors are closed, locking the vehicle with the
transmitter will immediately arm the system. 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 and the headlamps and parking lamps will flash. If
the tailgate or panel doors are open or ajar at the time
the system is arming, the headlamps and parking lamps
flash 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, tailgate or panel doors to close.
Once they are closed, the system will arm and the
parking lamps will flash. If a door is closed when the
power lock switch is pressed, the system assumes you
are inside the vehicle, so it will not arm. Locking the
doors by using the manual door locks will not arm
the system.Passive Arming
If the ignition was just turned off and a door was
opened, the system will arm six seconds after the doors,
tailgate or panel doors are closed. If a door is opened
without the ignition being turned on, the system will
wait 30 seconds after the doors, tailgate or panel doors
are closed before arming. This provides 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.
If the LOCK button on the keyless entry transmitter or
the power door lock switch is pressed, the system will
arm immediately.
Disarming the System
There are two ways to disarm the system:
1. Press the UNLOCK button on the keyless entry
transmitter. If the horn chirps two or three times
when you unlock the vehicle, the alarm sounded in
your absence. Two chirps means that the shock
sensor was set off and three chirps means that a door,
tailgate or the panel doors were opened.
2. Turn the ignition to RUN with the proper key.
For more information on customizing the features
mentioned here, see ªFeature Customizationº in the Index.

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2-16 Turning Off the Alarm
If you started the alarm by pressing the panic button on
the keyless entry transmitter, you must either push that
button again or turn the ignition to RUN to stop
the alarm.
If the alarm is sounding due to the shock sensor or a
door, tailgate or panel door opening, it can be turned off
by either turning the ignition switch with a proper key
inserted or by pressing any button on the keyless entry
transmitter. If you use your keyless entry transmitter to
silence the alarm, additional things will happen
depending upon which button you press.

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 REAR 2X button will turn the alarm off
and disarm the system.

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 keyless entry
transmitter to turn the alarm off.
The alarm will stop by itself after two minutes.
Driver's Door Alarm Delay
The alarm will sound eight seconds after the driver's
door is opened with your key.
Feature Customization
Your vehicle's locks and lighting systems can be
programmed with several different features. The
following list tells you the features that can
be programmed.

Lockout Prevention

Keyless Entry Verification

Theft
-Deterrent Arming Method

Theft
-Deterrent Arming Verification
To program features, your vehicle must be in the
programming mode. Follow these steps:
1. Put your key in the ignition.
2. Turn the ignition to RUN to disarm the
theft
-deterrent system.
3. Turn the ignition to OFF.

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2-19 Theft-Deterrent Arming Method
This means that both your keyless entry transmitter and
the power door lock switch will actively arm the system.
Programmable Modes
Your vehicle can be programmed to one of the
following modes.
Mode 1: Alarm System Off (The system will not arm.)
Mode 2: Keyless Entry Transmitter Lock (When you
lock your doors using the keyless entry transmitter, the
system will arm.)
Mode 3: Keyless Entry Transmitter/Power Door Lock
Switch (If you use either the keyless entry transmitter or
the power door lock switch to lock the doors, the system
will arm.)
Mode 4: Passive arming and Keyless Entry
Transmitter/Power Door Lock Switch Arming (The
system will arm itself after all doors are closed, plus
arming per Mode 3.)
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 3.To change the mode:
1. Press the UNLOCK switch on the door.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is
set for.
3. Press the UNLOCK switch on the door until you
hear the number of chimes that correspond to the
mode selection you want.
The mode you select is now set. You can either exit the
programming mode by following the instructions later in
this section or program the next feature available on
your vehicle.
Theft-Deterrent Arming Verification
This programmable feature allows you to change horn
and exterior lamp verification when arming and
disarming the system.

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The driver's door has a switch for the passenger
windows as well. Your power windows will work when
the ignition has been turned to ACCESSORY or RUN or
when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is present. See
ªRetained Accessory Powerº in the Index.
Push the rear of the switch with the power window
symbol on it to lower the window.
Push the front of the switch with the power window
symbol on it to raise the window.
The driver's window switch has an express
-down
feature. Press and hold the side of the window switch
marked AUTO for one second to activate the
express
-down mode. The express-down mode can be
canceled at any time by pressing the opposite side of the
switch. To open the window partway, lightly tap the
switch until the window is at the desired position.
The power window switch has a lockout feature. This
feature prevents the passenger windows from operating
except from the driver's position, when the front
driver's side switch is in LOCK. When the switch is
moved to NORM, the passenger windows will
operate again.
Electric Tailgate Glass Release
(If Equipped)
Before operating your electric tailgate glass release, see
ªRear Doorsº in the the Index.
Your vehicle has the theft
-deterrent system. If it is
armed, use the transmitter, not the key to open the
tailgate or the alarm will sound. The hatch switch will
not work while the system is armed. See
ªTheft
-Deterrent Systemº in the Index.
The electric hatch release
button lets you release the
tailgate glass. To release the
glass, press the top of
the button.
Then, lift the window up to open.
The shift lever must be in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N)
for the release to work.