2010 Chrysler Sebring Owner Manual - Page 19

18 THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM - IF EQUIPPED To Arm The System The Vehicle Security Alarm monitors the doors and trunk 1. Remove the keys from the ignition switch and get out for unauthorized entry and ignition switch for unauthoof the vehicle. rized operation. 2. Lock the door using either the power door lock switch If something triggers the alarm, the Vehicle Security (one door must be open) or the LOCK button on the Alarm will signal for about 18 minutes. For the first three Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter (doors can be minutes, the horn will sound intermittently and the open or closed), and close all doors. headlights, park lamps and/or turn signals will flash and the Vehicle Security Light in the cluster will flash. Then NOTE: The Vehicle Security Alarm will not arm if you lock the doors with the manual door lock plungers. the exterior lights will flash for another 15 minutes. Rearming The System If something triggers the alarm, and no action is taken to disarm it, the Vehicle Security Alarm will turn off the horn after three minutes, turn off all of the visual signals after 15 minutes, and then the Vehicle Security Alarm will rearm itself. 3. The Vehicle Security Light in the instrument cluster will flash for 16 seconds. This shows that the Vehicle Security Alarm is arming. During this period, if a door is opened, the ignition switch is turned ON, or the power door locks are unlocked in any manner, the Vehicle Security Alarm will automatically disarm.