2017 CHEVROLET CORVETTE alarm

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In Brief 7
1.Air Vents 0158.
2. Turn Signal Lever. See Turn
and Lane-Change
Signals 0145.
Exterior Lamp Controls 0142.
3. Manual Shift Paddles (If Equipped). See Manual
Mode 0191.
Active Rev Match Paddles (If
Equipped). See Active Rev
Match 0195.
4. Instrument Cluster 098.
5. Windshield Wiper/Washer 094.
6. Instrument Panel Storage Button. See Instrument Panel
Storage 089.
7. Passenger Airbag Status Indicator. See Passenger
Sensing System 073.
8. Light Sensor. See Automatic
Headlamp System 0144.
9. Hazard Warning
Flashers 0145.
10. Infotainment 0148. 11. Passenger Temperature
Control. See Dual Automatic
Climate Control System 0154.
Passenger Heated and
Ventilated Seat Controls (If
Equipped). See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 061.
12. Driver and Redundant Passenger Heated and
Ventilated Seat Controls (If
Equipped). See Heated and
Ventilated Front Seats 061.
13. Dual Automatic Climate Control
System 0154.
14. Electric Parking Brake 0197.
15. MODE SELECT Knob. See Competitive Driving
Mode 0205.
16. Shift Lever (Manual Shown). SeeAutomatic Transmission
0 189 orManual
Transmission 0194.
17. Keyless Ignition. See Ignition
Positions 0182.
18. Bluetooth Controls. See “Steering Wheel Controls” in
the infotainment manual. Voice Recognition Controls.
See
“Steering Wheel Controls”
in the infotainment manual.
Driver Information Center (DIC)
Controls. See Driver
Information Center (DIC) 0115.
19. Steering Wheel Controls 094.
20. Horn 094.
21. Steering Wheel Adjustment
094 (Out of View).
22. Cruise Control 0209.
23. Hood Release (Out of View). SeeHood 0224.
24. Data Link Connector (DLC) (Out of View). See Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (Check Engine
Light) 0108.
25. Hatch/Trunk Release Button. SeeHatch (Trunk) 038.
Intrusion and Inclination
Sensors Disable Switch. See
Vehicle Alarm System 040.
26. Head-Up Display Controls (If Equipped). See Head-Up
Display (HUD) 0117.
27. Power Mirrors 043.

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8 In Brief
Initial Drive
Information
This section provides a brief
overview about some of the
important features that may or may
not be on your specific vehicle.
For more detailed information, refer
to each of the features which can be
found later in this owner manual.
Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System
The Keyless Access system allows
for vehicle entry when the
transmitter is within range. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System Operation027.
The Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is used to lock and
unlock the doors and may work up
to 60 m (197 ft) away from the
vehicle.
With Remote Start and Convertible Top Shown, Others Similar
Press the button to remove the key.
The key can be used to open the
vehicle and hatch/trunk if power to
the vehicle is lost. See Hatch
(Trunk) 038.
K:Press to unlock the driver door.
Press again within five seconds to
unlock both doors.
Q: Press to lock both doors.
s:Press and hold to release
the hatch/trunk.
M: If equipped, press and
release
Kand then immediately
press and hold
Mcontinuously to
open the convertible top all the way.
The vehicle must be off to operate
the convertible top. Release the
button to stop movement. This
button will only open the
convertible top.
See Convertible Top 050.
L:Press and release once to
initiate vehicle locator. Press and
hold for three seconds to sound the
panic alarm. Press again or start the
vehicle to stop the panic alarm.
See Keys 025 and Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) System Operation 027.
Remote Vehicle Start
If equipped, the engine can be
started from outside of the vehicle.
Starting the Vehicle
1. Press and releaseQon the
RKE transmitter.

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Keys, Doors, and
Windows
Keys and Locks
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Vehicle Start . . . . . . . . . . 33
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Delayed Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Automatic Door Locks . . . . . . . . . 37
Lockout Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Doors
Hatch (Trunk) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle Security
Vehicle Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Vehicle Alarm System . . . . . . . . . 40
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Immobilizer Operation . . . . . . . . . 41
Exterior Mirrors
Convex Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Heated Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic Dimming Mirror . . . . . 43
Reverse Tilt Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior Mirrors
Interior Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . . 44
Manual Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic Dimming Rearview
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sun Visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof
Roof Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Convertible Top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Keys and Locks
Keys
{Warning
Leaving children in a vehicle with
a Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
transmitter is dangerous and
children or others could be
seriously injured or killed. They
could operate the power windows
or other controls or make the
vehicle move. The windows will
function with the RKE transmitter
in the vehicle, and children or
others could be caught in the path
of a closing window. Do not leave
children in a vehicle with an RKE
transmitter.

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Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE) System Operation
The Keyless Access system allows
for vehicle entry when the
transmitter is within 1 m (3 ft). See
“Keyless Access Operation”later in
this section.
The RKE transmitter functions may
work up to 60 m (197 ft) away from
the vehicle.
Other conditions can affect the
performance of the transmitter. See
Remote Keyless Entry (RKE)
System 026.
With Remote Start and Convertible
Top Shown, Others Similar
Q:Press to lock both doors. The
turn signal indicators may flash and/
or the horn may sound on the
second press to indicate locking.
See “Remote Lock, Unlock, Start”
under Vehicle
Personalization 0132.
If the driver door is open when
Qis
pressed and Unlocked Door
Anti-Lockout is enabled through
vehicle personalization, all doors will
lock and then the driver door will immediately unlock. See
“Unlocked
Door Anti-Lockout” underVehicle
Personalization 0132. If the
passenger door is open when
Qis
pressed, both doors lock.
Pressing
Qmay also arm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 040.
When the doors are locked, the fuel
door is also locked.
K: Press to unlock the driver door.
Press again within five seconds to
unlock both doors. When remotely
unlocking the vehicle at night, the
headlamps and back-up lamps will
come on for about 30 seconds to
light your approach to the vehicle.
The turn signal indicators may flash
to indicate unlocking.
Pressing
Kwill disarm the
theft-deterrent system. See Vehicle
Alarm System 040.
When the doors are unlocked, the
fuel door is also unlocked.

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/:If equipped, press and releaseQand then immediately press and
hold
/for at least four seconds to
start the engine from outside the
vehicle using the RKE transmitter.
See Remote Vehicle Start 033.
L:Press and release to initiate
vehicle locator. The exterior lamps
flash and the horn chirps three
times. Press and hold
Lfor
three seconds to sound the panic
alarm. The horn sounds and the
turn signal lamps flash for
30 seconds, or until
Lis pressed
again or the vehicle is started.
s: Press and hold to release
the hatch/trunk. If the engine is
running, the shift lever must be in
P (Park) for an automatic
transmission. For a manual
transmission, the shift lever must be
in Neutral with the parking
brake set.
M: If equipped, press and
release
K, then immediately press
and hold
Mcontinuously to open
the convertible top all the way. The
vehicle must be off to operate the convertible top. Release the button
to stop movement. This button will
only open the convertible top.
Convertible Top
.
Do not try to start the vehicle
while using the RKE transmitter
to open the convertible top.
Release both the RKE
transmitter button and ENGINE
START/STOPand wait a few
seconds before starting the
vehicle normally.
. The passive door unlock feature
may not operate properly while
using the RKE transmitter to
open the convertible top.
Keyless Access Operation
This vehicle has the Keyless
Access system that lets you unlock
and unlatch the doors and access
the trunk without removing the RKE
transmitter from your pocket, purse,
briefcase, etc. The RKE transmitter
must be within 1 m (3 ft) of the door
or trunk being opened. There will be
a touch pad on the inside of the
door handles. The Keyless Access system can be
programmed to unlock both doors
on the first door handle sensor
press from the driver door. See
Vehicle Personalization
0132.
Keyless Unlocking
Press the door handle sensor to
unlock and open the doors if the
RKE transmitter is within with 1 m
(3 ft). Pull the door handle to unlatch
the door. See Door Locks034 and
“Passive Door Unlock” under
Vehicle Personalization 0132.
Passive Locking
Keyless Access will lock several
seconds after all doors are closed if
the vehicle is off and at least one
transmitter has been removed or
none remain in the vehicle.
The fuel door will also lock at
this time.
If other electronic devices interfere
with the RKE transmitter signal, the
vehicle may not detect the RKE
transmitter inside the vehicle.
If passive locking is enabled, the
doors may lock with the RKE

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Vehicle Security
This vehicle has theft-deterrent
features; however, they do not make
the vehicle impossible to steal.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
The indicator light, on the
instrument panel near the
windshield, indicates the status of
the system.
Off :Alarm system is disarmed. On Solid :
Vehicle is secured
during the delay to arm the system.
Fast Flash : Vehicle is unsecured.
A door, the hood, or the hatch/trunk
is open.
Slow Flash : Alarm system is
armed.
Arming the Alarm System
1. Turn off the vehicle.
2. Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
.Use the RKE transmitter.
. Use the Keyless Access
system.
. With a door open, press
Q
on the interior of the door.
3. After 30 seconds the alarm system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
Qon the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system. The vehicle alarm system will not
arm if the doors are locked with
the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing
Kon the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
The alarm will also be activated if
the passenger door, the hatch/trunk,
or the hood is opened without first
disarming the system. When the
alarm is activated, the turn signals
flash and the horn sounds for about
30 seconds. The alarm system will
then re-arm to monitor for the next
unauthorized event.
Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated,
do one of the following:
. Press
Kon the RKE transmitter.

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.Unlock the vehicle using the
Keyless Access system.
. Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
. Lock the vehicle after all
occupants have left the vehicle
and both doors are closed.
. Always unlock a door with the
RKE transmitter or use the
Keyless Access system.
Unlocking the driver door with the
key will not disarm the system or
turn off the alarm.
How to Detect a Tamper
Condition
IfKis pressed on the transmitter
and the horn chirps and the lights
flash three times, a previous alarm
occurred while the system was
armed.
If the alarm has been activated, a
message will appear on the DIC.
See Security Messages 0129.
Inclination Sensor and
Intrusion Sensor
In addition to the standard
theft-deterrent system features, this
system may also have an inclination
sensor and intrusion sensor.
The inclination sensor can set off
the alarm if it senses movement of
the vehicle, such as a change in
vehicle orientation.
The intrusion sensor monitors the
vehicle interior, and can activate the
alarm if it senses unauthorized entry
into the vehicle’s interior. Do not
allow passengers or pets to remain
in the vehicle when the intrusion
sensor is activated.
Before arming the theft-deterrent
system and activating the intrusion
sensor:
.
Make sure both doors and
windows are completely closed.
. Secure any loose items such as
sunshades.
. Make sure there are no
obstructions blocking the
sensors.
Intrusion and Inclination
Sensors Disable Switch
It is recommended that the intrusion
and inclination sensors be
deactivated if pets are left in the
vehicle or if the vehicle is being
transported.
With the vehicle turned off, press
d
to the right of the hatch/trunk
release button. The indicator light
will come on momentarily, indicating
that these sensors have been
disabled until the next time the
alarm system is armed.
Immobilizer
See Radio Frequency
Statement 0334.
Immobilizer Operation
The vehicle has a passive
theft-deterrent system.

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OnStar Services
Emergency
Emergency Services require an
active, OnStar service plan
(excludes Basic Plan). With
Automatic Crash Response, built-in
sensors can automatically alert a
specially trained OnStar Advisor
who is immediately connected in to
the vehicle to help.
Press
Ufor a priority connection to
an OnStar Advisor who can contact
emergency service providers, direct
them to your exact location, and
relay important information.
With OnStar Crisis Assist, specially
trained Advisors are available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to
provide a central point of contact,
assistance, and information during a
crisis.
With Roadside Assistance, Advisors
can locate a nearby service provider
to help with a flat tire, a battery
jump, or an empty gas tank.
Security
If equipped, OnStar provides these
services:
. With Stolen Vehicle Assistance,
OnStar Advisors can use GPS to
pinpoint the vehicle and help
authorities quickly recover it.
. With Remote Ignition Block™,
if equipped, OnStar can block
the engine from being restarted.
. With Stolen Vehicle Slowdown
®,
if equipped, OnStar can work
with law enforcement to
gradually slow the vehicle down.
Theft Alarm Notification
If equipped, if the doors are locked
and the vehicle alarm sounds, a
notification by text, e-mail, or phone
call will be sent. If the vehicle is
stolen, an OnStar Advisor can work
with authorities to recover the
vehicle.
Navigation
OnStar navigation requires a
specific OnStar service plan. Press
|to receive Turn-by-Turn
directions or have them sent to the
vehicle navigation screen,
if equipped.
Turn-by-Turn Navigation
1. Press|to connect to an
Advisor.
2. Request directions to be downloaded to the vehicle.
3. Follow the voice-guided commands.
Using Voice Commands
During a Planned Route
Cancel Route
1. Press
Q. System responds:
“OnStar ready,” then a tone.
2. Say “Cancel route.” System
responds: “Do you want to
cancel directions?”
3. Say “Yes.”System responds:
“OK, request completed, thank
you, goodbye.”