2002 Pontiac Firebird Owner's Manual - Page 73
2002 Pontiac Firebird Manual
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Content Theft-Deterrent/Alarm System (If Equipped) If your vehicle has this feature, it has a theft-deterrent alarm system. Once armed, the system will sound the horn and flash the parking lamps if the vehicle is broken into. Turning Off the Alarm If you started the alarm by pressing the panic button on the remote keyless entry transmitter, you must either push that button again or turn the ignition to RUN to stop the alarm. If the alarm is sounding due to the shock sensor or a door or hatch opening, it can be turned off by either turning the ignition to RUN with a proper key or by pressing any button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. If you use your remote keyless entry transmitter to silence the alarm, additional things will happen depending on which button you press. D Pressing the UNLOCK button will turn the alarm off, unlock the driver's door and disarm the system. D Pressing the panic button or the LOCK button will turn the alarm off, keep the doors locked and keep the system armed. D Pressing the REAR 2X button will turn the alarm off and keep the system armed. A second push of the button (within five seconds, pausing slightly between presses) will unlock and disarm the hatch only. If the alarm is sounding because an incorrect ignition key was used, press any button on the remote keyless entry transmitter to turn the alarm off. The alarm will stop by itself after two minutes. Arming the System The alarm system can be armed to detect break-ins by locking your vehicle with the remote keyless entry transmitter or by locking the doors with the power door lock switch. Passive arming is also available if you would like the system to arm all by itself after the doors have been closed for a short time. When the system is armed, a red light located on top of the instrument panel will flash briefly once every two seconds. If you return to your vehicle and the red light is flashing two brief flashes every two seconds, the system is armed and the shock sensor had triggered a two minute alarm. If the red light is flashing three times every two seconds, the system is armed and there was an intrusion that sounded the alarm. Horn chirps and parking lamp flashes can be customized to your personal preference. See "Feature Customization" in the Index. 2-17