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es of the “UNLOCK/DISARM” button (for unlock-
ing of all of the doors and the rear gate) is extreme-
ly short, the system may not respond. „Illuminated entry
The interior (dome) light will illuminate when the “UN-
LOCK/DISARM” button is pressed. These lights stay
illuminated for approximately 30 seconds if any of the
doors (or the rear gate on the station wagon) is not
opened.
If the “LOCK/ARM” button is pressed before 30 sec-
onds have elapsed, these lights will go out. Also, these
lights will go out if the key is inserted in the ignition
switch. The interior light must be set to the middle po-
sition in order for this function to operate.
„ Vehicle finder function
Use this function to find your vehicle parked among
many vehicles in a large parking lot. Provided you are
within 30 feet (10 meters) of the vehicle, pressing the
“LOCK/ARM” button three times in a five-second peri-
od will cause your vehicle’s horn to sound one time
and its turn signal lights to flash three times. „ Sounding a panic alarm
To activate the alarm, keep the “LOCK/ARM” button pressed
for more than two seconds .
The horn will sound and the turn signal lights will flash.
To deactivate it, press the “LOCK/ARM” button or
“UNLOCK/DISARM” button. Unless a button on the re-
mote is pressed, the alarm will be deactivated after ap-
proximately 30 seconds. „ Selecting audible signal operation
Using an electronic chirp, the system will give you an
audible signal when the doors lock and unlock. If de-
sired, you may turn the audible signal off.
To turn the audible signal off, unlock the doors by
pushing “UNLOCK/DISARM” button and then simulta-
neously depress “LOCK/ARM” and “UNLOCK/DIS-
ARM” buttons for more than two seconds. An electron-
ic chirp will sound two times and the turn signal lights
will flash two times to inform you that the audible signal
has been turned off.
To turn the audible signal on, unlock the doors by
pushing “UNLOCK/DISARM” button and then simulta-
neously depress “LOCK/ARM” and “UNLOCK/DIS-
ARM” buttons for more than two seconds. An electron-
ic chirp will sound one time and the turn signal lights
will flash one time to inform you that the audible signal
has been turned on.

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2. Open the driver’s door and sit in the driver’s seat.
3. Close the driver’s door.
1) ON
2) LOCK
4. Place the ignition key into the ignition switch and
cycle the switch from LOCK to ON ten times within 15
seconds . Be sure to stop at the LOCK position. The
horn will sound once to indicate that you are in the
transmitter programming mode.
NOTE
You must finish the next step (opening the driver’s
door) within 45 seconds of starting this proce-
dures.
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To program the transmitters:0
1. Open the driver’s door.
2. Close the driver’s door. 1) Press any button.
3. Press and release any button on the transmitter
that you wish to program into the system. The horn will
sound two times to indicate that the transmitter has
been programmed.
Any additional transmitters can also be programmed
at this time. Repeat steps 1 through 3 for an additional
transmitter.
To exit the programming mode:
1. After all of your transmitters are programmed, re-
move the key from the ignition switch.
The horn will sound three times to indicate that the
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Security system (if equipped)
The security system helps to protect your vehicle and
valuables from theft. The horn sounds and the turn
signal lights flash if someone attempts to break into
your vehicle. The starter motor is also interrupted to
prevent starting the vehicle without a key.
The system can be armed and disarmed with the re-
mote transmitter.
The system does not operate when the key is inserted
into the ignition switch. „System operation
The security system will give the following alarm indi-
cations when triggered: y The turn signal lights will flash and the horn will
sound intermittently. In addition, the starter motor will
not operate. y The alarm automatically resets after 30 seconds;
however, the alarm will reactivate if the vehicle is tam-
pered with again. The alarm will continue for six times
if any sensor continues to be activated.
The alarm is triggered by: y Opening a door, the rear gate or trunk lid.
y Application of physical shock to the vehicle (e.g. breaking glass or forced entry). Note that there are two
alarm levels for shock: warning and alarm. In warning
mode, the alarm detects lower level vibrations and
triggers 2 warning chirps on the horn and two flashes
on the lights as a deterrent to would be vandals. In
alarm mode, higher levels of shock are detected and
the system will go into full alarm. y
Ignition switch being turned on while in armed state.
NOTE
With the valet mode selected, the security system
does not operate and the parking lights do not
flash when the remote transmitter is used for lock-
ing and unlocking.
The security system indicator light in the combi-
nation meter flashes twice per second to show
that the valet mode is selected.
For details, refer to “Valet mode” in this section. „ Arming the system
T To arm the system using remote transmitter
1. Close all windows and moonroofs (if so equipped).
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
3. Open the doors and get out of the vehicle.
4. Make sure that the engine hood (and the trunk lid)
are locked.

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TTo arm the system using power door locking
switches
1. Close all windows and moonroofs (if so equipped).
2. Remove the key from the ignition switch.
3. Open the doors and get out of the vehicle.
4. Make sure that the engine hood (and the trunk lid)
is locked.
5. Close the doors (and the rear gate on the station
wagon) but leave only the driver’s door or the front
passenger’s door open.
6. Push the power door locking switch forward
(“LOCK” side) to set the door locks.
7. Close the door. An electronic chirp will sound one
time, the turn signal lights will flash one time and the indicator light will start flashing slowly (approximately
once every two seconds) to inform you that the systemhas armed.
NOTE
The system can be armed even if the engine hood,
the windows and/or moonroofs are opened. Al-
ways make sure that they are fully closed before
arming the system. „
Disarming the system
Briefly press the “UNLOCK/DISARM” button (for less
than two seconds) on the remote transmitter. The driv-
er’s door will unlock, an electronic chirp will sound two
times, the turn signal lights will flash two times and the
indicator light will go off.
To unlock all other doors (and the rear gate on the sta-
tion wagon), briefly press the “UNLOCK/DISARM” but-
ton a second time. T 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 with-
out using the transmitter. To disarm the system:
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1. Unlock the door with the key and then open the
door.
2. The alarm will sound.
3. Insert the key into the ignition switch and cycle it
from the “LOCK” to the “ON” position three (3) times
within 5 seconds
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„ Sounding a panic alarm
To activate the alarm, keep the “LOCK/ARM” button
pressed for more than two seconds .
The horn will sound and the turn signal lights will flash.
To deactivate it, press the “LOCK/ARM” button or “UNLOCK/DISARM” button.
Unless a button on the remote is pressed, the alarm
will be deactivated after approximately 30 seconds. „ Valet mode
When you choose the valet mode, the security system
does not operate. In valet mode, the remote transmit-
ter is used only for locking and unlocking the doors
(and rear gate on the station wagon) and panic activa- tion.
To enter the valet mode, open the driver’s door and
keep the “UNLOCK/DISARM” button depressed for
more than two seconds . The security system indica-
tor light will continue to flash 2 times per second indi- cating that the system is in the valet mode.
To exit valet mode, open the driver’s door and keep
the “UNLOCK/DISARM” button pressed
for more
than two seconds . The indicator will stop flashing.
„ Passive arming
When passive arming mode has been programmed by
the dealer, arming of the system is automatically ac-
complished without using the remote transmitter. Note
that in this mode, DOORS MUST BE MANUALLY LOCKED. T To enter the passive mode
Do not disconnect or tamper with any yellow
connector and/or any harness covered with yel-
low insulation and/or tape.
Doing so could result in accidental inflation of
the SRS airbag or could make the SRS airbag
system inoperative, which may result in serious
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1. Remove the side sill cover on the driver’s side.
1) Open the driver’s door.
2) Remove the two clips fastening the front portion
of the cover with a screwdriver.
3) Remove the side sill cover by pulling it up. 1) Connector for SRS airbag system (yellow)
2) White (1P)
2. Connect the white (1 pole) connector.
3. Turn the ignition switch from the “LOCK” to the
“ON” position.
4. Install the side sill cover.
To place the system in active arming mode (remote re-
quired for activation), disconnect the white connector.
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Arming the system
In passive mode, the system will automatically
activate the alarm but WILL NOT automatically
lock the doors. In order to lock the doors you
must either lock them as indicated in step 4 be-
low or with the key once they have been closed.
Failure to lock the doors manually will result in
a higher security risk.
1. Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” position. 1) ON
2) LOCK
2. Turn the ignition switch from “ON” to “LOCK” posi-
tion and remove the key from the ignition switch.
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