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Pre-Check

PRE-CHECK

1. OUTLINE OF THEFT DETERRENT SYSTEM
When the theft deterrent system is set and any of the following conditions is met, the system sounds the horns and flashes the headlights and the taillights for approximately 1 minute. At the same time, the system locks all the doors (If all the doors are not locked at once, the system repeats the door locking operation every 6.38 seconds during the 1-minute-alarming time).

There are 2 modes in this system; one is the active arming mode and another is the passive arming mode.

The system is set initially in the active arming mode. It can be switched to the passive arming mode by a specified operation (See step 4).
- Any of the doors (including the engine hood and back door) is unlocked or opened without the key. *1
- The battery terminal is disconnected and reconnected.
- The system receives a panic signal from the transmitter. *2
- *1: Only in the active arming mode.
- *2: When the ignition key is not inserted into the key cylinder.

HINT: There are 4 states in each mode: disarmed state, arming preparation state, armed state and alarm sounding state.

1. Disarmed state:
- When the theft deterrent function does not operate.

2. Arming preparation state:
- Time from a user locks a door to leave the vehicle.
- Time until transferring to the armed state.
- When the theft deterrent function does not operate.

3. Armed state:
- When a user leaves the vehicle completely.
- When the theft deterrent function operates.




4. Alarm sounding state:
- In this condition, once a theft is detected, the lights will flash and the horns will sound to alert people around the vehicle to the theft.
Refer to the table for alarming method and time.

HINT: In the alarm sounding state, when either of the doors is unlocked and no key is in the key cylinder, a force lock signal is output.







2. ACTIVE ARMING MODE

HINT: Even in the disarmed state, the indicator lamp flashes, due to a signal output from the immobilizer system. Also, the indicator light flashes whenever receiving a signal from the immobilizer system at any time in the armed state.

Flashing frequency:
0.2 seconds (ON)
1.8 seconds (OFF)

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3. PASSIVE ARMING MODE
- This mode can be turned on according to the specified method (see step 4).
- The initially set mode (when shipped from factory) is the active arming mode (No passive arming mode).





Entry delay function:

HINT: In the armed state, if any closed door is opened, entry delay time will start. If the transferring condition (Armed state " Disarmed state) is satisfied during the entry delay time, the system will switch to the disarmed state. However if the condition is not satisfied, the system will judge it to be a theft, and then the system will switch to the alarm sounding state.






HINT: The entry delay time can be selected among 0, 14, 30 seconds by the customizing function.


HINT: Even in the disarmed state, the indicator lamp flashes, due to a signal output from the immobilizer system. Also, the indicator flashes whenever receiving a signal from the immobilizer system at any time in the armed state.

Flashing frequency:
0.2 seconds (ON)
1.8 seconds (OFF)




Switching to the active arming mode:

HINT: In each state of the passive arming mode, when the switching condition to the active arming mode (disarmed state of active arming mode " arming preparation state of active arming mode) is satisfied, the system will switch to each state of the active arming mode. In this case, the active arming mode will continue until the system switches to the disarmed state.




4. CHANGING METHOD OF PASSIVE ARMING MODE (ON or OFF)