1997 Buick LeSabre Owner's Manual - Page 76

Universal Theft-Deterrent (If Equipped) If your Buick has this option, it has a theft-deterrent alarm system. With this system, the SECURITY light will flash as you open the door (if your ignition is off). SECURITY This light reminds you to activate the theft-deterrent system when leaving your vehicle. Activating the system: 1. Open the door. 2. Lock the door with the power door lock switch while the door is open, or with the RemoteKeyless Entry transmitter. The SECURITY light should turn on and stay on. 3. Close all doors. The SECURITY light should go off after about 30 seconds. The alarm is not armed until the SECURITY light goes off. If a door or the trunk is opened without the key or Remote Keyless Entry transmitter, the alarm willgo off. It will also go off if the trunk lock is damaged. Your vehicle's lamps for will flash and the horn will sound three minutes, and then will go off in order to save battery power. Remember, the theft-deten-ent system won't activate you if lock the doors with a key manual door lock. It activates or only if you use a power door lock switch witha door You should open, or the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. also remember that you can start your vehicle with the correct ignition keyif the alarm has been setoff. You must still shut off the alarm by inserting the keyin the door lock, or by pressing theUNLOCK button on the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter. Here's how to avoid setting off the alarm by accident: If you don't want to activate the theft-deterrent system, lock the door by using the door key or the manual door lock switch. 0 Always unlock a door with a key, or use the Remote Keyless Entry System transmitter. Unlocking a door any other way will set offthe alarm. If you set off the alarm by accident, unlock any door with your key. You can also turn off the alarm by using the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter, if you have it. The alarm won't stop if you try to unlock a door any other way. 2-16