2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee Owner's Manual - Page 20

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 19 • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference that may be received, including interference that may cause undes- Rearming The System If something triggers the alarm, and no action is taken to ired operation. disarm it, the Vehicle Security Alarm will turn off the VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM - IF EQUIPPED horn after three minutes, turn off all of the visual signals This Vehicle Security Alarm monitors the vehicle doors, after 15 minutes, and then the Vehicle Security Alarm will liftgate, liftgate flipper glass, and ignition for unautho- rearm itself. rized operation. When the alarm is activated, the Vehicle Security Alarm provides both audio and visual signals. To Set the Alarm The horn will sound, the headlights, park lamps and/or The alarm will set when you use the Remote Keyless turn signals will flash repeatedly for three minutes. If the Entry (RKE) transmitter to lock the doors and liftgate, or disturbance is still present (driver's door, passenger door, when you use the power door lock switch while the door other doors, ignition) after three minutes, the headlights, is open. After all the doors are locked and closed, the park lamps and/or turn signals will flash for an addi- Vehicle Security Light (located in the instrument cluster) will flash rapidly for about 16 seconds to signal that the tional 15 minutes. Vehicle Security Alarm is arming. During this 16 second NOTE: The Panic and Security alarms are quite differ- arming period, opening any door or the liftgate will ent. Please take a moment to activate the Panic and the Security modes to hear the differences in the horn. In case one should go off in the future, you will need to know which mode has been activated in order to deactivate it. 2