1996 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 71

How to Test theAlarm The alarm can be tested by first having the driver's window down. Activate the system by locking doors the . with the power door lock switch or the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. Get out the car, close the door and of wait for the SECURITY light to go out. Then reach in unlock the door with the manual door through the window, lock and open the door. This should set off the al rrn. a PASS-Key@ I1 Your vehicle is equipped 1 with the PASS-Key 1 (Personalized Automotive Security System) theft-deterrent system. PASS,-Key II is a passive theft-deterrent system. It works when you insert or remove the key from the ignition. If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to may be blown. To see if the hornworks. The horn fuse replace the fuse, see "Fuses Circuit Breakers"in and the Index. To reduce the possibility of theft, always activate the theft-deterrent system when leaving vehicle. your 1 key PASS-Key 1 uses a resistor pellet in the ignition that matches a decoder in your vehicle. someone is When the PASS-KeyII system senses that using the wrong key, it shutsdown the vehicle's starter and fuel systems. 'Forabout three minutes, the starter won't work and fuel won't to the engine.If someone triesto go start your vehicle again or uses another key during this time, the vehicle will not start. This discourages someone from randomly trying different keys with different resistor pellets in an attempt to makea match. 2-15