2005 Mercury Mariner Owner's Manual - Page 89

Locks and Security Arming the system When armed, this system will respond if unauthorized entry is attempted. When unauthorized entry occurs, the system will flash the park/turn lamps and will sound the horn. The system is ready to arm whenever the key is removed from the ignition. Any of the following actions will prearm the alarm system: • Press the control on the remote entry transmitter. • Lock the doors with the key in the key cylinder. • Lock the doors using the keypad. • Open the driver's door and press the power door lock control to lock all the doors, and then close the door. Note: The hood, doors and liftgate will arm individually, and if any of them are open, they must be closed in order to be armed. When you lock the vehicle using any of the methods above: • the park/turn lamps will flash once to indicate the hood, each door and the liftgate are closed. • the park/turn lamps will not flash if the hood, any door, liftgate or the liftgate window are open. Once all doors, hood, liftgate and liftgate window are closed, the park/turn lamps will flash to confirm the alarm will be set. When the vehicle is locked, the alarm is set after a 20-second arming period. control on the remote entry transmitter twice When you press the within three seconds, the horn will chirp once to confirm the doors, liftgate and hood are closed and locked, and the alarm is set. Disarming the system You can disarm the system by any of the following actions: control on your remote entry • Unlock the doors by pressing the transmitter. • Unlock the doors with a key. Turn the key full travel (toward the front of the vehicle) to ensure the alarm disarms. • Unlock the doors using the keypad. • Turning the key in the ignition to the 3 (RUN) or 4 (START) position. 89 2005 Mercury Mariner (mrn) Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) USA_English (fus)