1998 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 71

Passive Arming If the ignition was turned off and a door was just opened, the system will arm six seconds after both doors are closed, whether or not you lock them. all other In cases, the system will wait seconds after both doors 30 are closed before arming, allowing you time to into get the vehicleand put the key in the ignition. parking The lamps will flash when the system arms. Passive arming is not enabled from the factory. 'hrning Off the Alarm If you started the alarm by pressing the panic button the on r m t keyless entrytransmitter, you must eitherpush that eoe button again orturn the ignition toRUN to stop thealarm. If the alarm is sounding to the shock sensor ora due door or hatch opening,it can be turned by either off turning the ignition withproper key insertedor by a pressing any button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you use yourremote keyless entry transmitter to silence the alarm, additional things will happen depending upon which button you press. Pressing the UNLOCK button will turn thealarm off, unlock the driver's door and d i s m the system. Pressing the LOCK button willturn the alarm off, keep the doors locked and the system armed. keep Pressing the REAR 2X button twice will turn the alarm off. A second pushof the button (within five seconds) will unlock disarm the hatch only. and 0 Pressing the panic button will turn the alarm off, keep the doors locked and the system armed. keep If the alarm is soundingbecause an incorrect ignition key was used, press button onthe remote keyless any entry transmitterto turn the alarm off. The alarm will stop by itself after minutes. two Disarming the System There are two ways to disarm the system: Press the UNLOCK button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.If the horn c h q s two or three times whenyou unlock the car, thealarm sounded in your absence.Two chirps means that the shock sensor was set and threec h q s means that a off door or hatchwas opened. 0 Turn the ignition to RUN with the proper key. For more information on customizing the features mentioned here, see "Feature Customization" in the Index.