2001 Chevrolet Cavalier Owner's Manual - Page 82

Content Theft Security System (If Equipped) Arming the System With the ignition off, pressing the transmitter LOCK button will arm the system immediately after all doors and trunk are closed. If the transmitter LOCK button is pressed again within five seconds, the horn will chirp to confirm that the system had been armed. Once the system is armed, the THEFT SYSTEM light on your instrument panel will flash and remain flashing. This confirms the system is armed and monitoring the doors and trunk. If you don't want to arm the system, lock the car with the lock levers on the doors or with the door lock switch. If the system is armed and the trunk is opened using the TRUNK button on the transmitter, the system will temporarily disarm itself and rearm when the trunk has been closed. This allows the customer to exit the vehicle, lock the doors using the transmitter, and open the trunk using the transmitter without having to disarm and subsequently rearm the system. How the System Alarm is Activated If the system is armed, opening any door or trunk, or using a wrong key to start the vehicle will cause a pre-alarm chirp for 10 seconds and then a full alarm of horn and headlights for two minutes. If an alarm event has finished and all doors and trunk are closed, the content theft security system will re-arm itself. How to Turn Off the System Alarm If the system alarm is active, it can be deactivated by: Disarming the System If the system is armed, pressing the UNLOCK button on the transmitter will disarm the system. The THEFT SYSTEM light will stop flashing. If the system is armed, turning the key to START will also disarm the system. D Pressing the transmitter LOCK or PANIC button to turn-off alarm. The system will also rearm if all doors and trunk are later closed, or D pressing the transmitter UNLOCK or TRUNK button to turn-off alarm and disarm system, or D putting the key in the ignition and turning it to START to turn-off alarm and disarm the system. 2-16