2006 Cadillac XLR Owner's Manual - Page 71

Arming the System Use one of the three following items listed here to arm the system: • Press the lock button on the keyless access transmitter. • Open the door. Lock the door with the power door lock switch. The security light should flash. Remove the keyless access transmitter from the interior of the vehicle and close the door. The security light will stop flashing and stay on. After 30 seconds, the light should turn off. • The vehicle can be programmed to automatically lock the doors and arm the system when you exit the vehicle. See DIC Vehicle Personalization on page 3-78. Now, if a door or the trunk lid is opened without the keyless access transmitter, the alarm will go off. Your horn will sound for two minutes, then it will go off to save battery power. And, your vehicle will not start without a keyless transmitter present. The theft-deterrent system will not arm if you lock the driver's door with the power door lock switch after the doors are closed. If your passenger stays in the vehicle when you leave with the keyless access transmitter, have the passenger lock the vehicle after the doors are closed. This way the alarm will not arm, and your passenger will not set it off. Testing the Alarm Do the following to test the system: 1. Make sure the trunk lid is latched. 2. Lower the window on the driver's door. 3. Manually arm the system. 4. Close the doors and wait 30 seconds. 5. Reach through the open window and manually pull the release lever on the floor. 6. Turn off the alarm by pressing the unlock button on the transmitter. If the alarm is inoperative, check to see if the horn works. If not, check the horn fuse. See Fuses and Circuit Breakers on page 6-80. If the horn works, but the alarm doesn't go off, see your dealer. Disarming the System Always use your keyless access transmitter to unlock a door either by pressing the unlock button on the transmitter or by squeezing the door handle sensor while you have the transmitter with you. Unlocking a door any other way will set off the alarm. If your alarm sounds, press the unlock button on the keyless access transmitter to disarm it. 2-19