1997 Lincoln Town Car Owner's Manual - Page 120

Anti-theft System When armed, this system helps protect your vehicle against break-ins or theft by monitoring all doors, the hood, and the trunk lock cylinder. When an unauthorized entry occurs, the system triggers and will: To tell the difference between a PANIC alarm and a triggered Anti-Theft alarm: u only the Anti-Theft alarm will cause the alarm indicator light (located in the center of the instrument cluster) to flash on and off. engine from starting. u only the Anti-Theft alarm will prevent the For more information on the PANIC alarm, see Remote Entry System in the Index. u flash the headlamps, parking lamps, interior lamps, and alarm indicator light u honk the horn u prevent the engine from starting NOTE: The factory installed Remote Entry System has a PANIC feature that also chirps the vehicle horn and flashes the interior/exterior lamps when the PANIC button on the remote entry transmitter is pushed. The PANIC alarm and the Anti-Theft alarm are two separate features. Both the anti-theft alarm and the PANIC feature can be active at the same time. Arming the System To arm the system, do the following four steps in sequence. 1. 2. Remove the key from the ignition. Open any door. The alarm indicator light will start flashing to remind you to arm the system. 116