2012 Chrysler Town & Country Owner Manual - Page 21

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 19 you are in the vehicle or not. If you remain in the vehicle NOTE: • The driver's door key cylinder and the liftgate button and open a door, the alarm will sound. If this occurs, on the RKE transmitter cannot arm or disarm the disarm the Vehicle Security Alarm. Vehicle Security Alarm. If the Vehicle Security Alarm is armed and the battery • The Vehicle Security Alarm remains armed during becomes disconnected, the Vehicle Security Alarm will power liftgate entry. Pressing the liftgate button will remain armed when the battery is reconnected; the not disarm the Vehicle Security Alarm. If someone exterior lights will flash, the horn will sound. If this enters the vehicle through the liftgate and opens any occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security Alarm. door the alarm will sound. Tamper Alert • When the Vehicle Security Alarm is armed, the interior If something has triggered the Vehicle Security Alarm in power door lock switches will not unlock the doors. your absence, the horn will sound three times and the exterior lights blink three times when you unlock the The Vehicle Security Alarm is designed to protect your doors. Check the vehicle for tampering. vehicle; however, you can create conditions where the system will give you a false alarm. If one of the previ- Security System Manual Override ously described arming sequences has occurred, the The Vehicle Security Alarm will not arm if you lock the Vehicle Security Alarm will arm regardless of whether doors using the manual door lock plunger. 2