Your vehicle has a theft-deterrent alarm system.

The alarm system is turned on when the LOCK button on the key is pressed. Therefore, locking the doors by pressing LOCK not only locks all the doors but, after a short delay, also sets the alarm system. When the system is armed, the alarm is triggered when any of the doors, hood or trunk are opened or a hot-wire attempted. The alarm system thinks a break-in has occurred. An alarm sounds and the turn signals and dome light will flash.

When the alarm system is turned on, you may open the trunk by pressing the trunk symbol button on the key. This does not set off the alarm, but leaves the alarm system on and undisturbed. Closing the trunk re-arms the trunk alarm after a short delay.

The LOCK button on the key will not function when the ignition is turned ON or the driver's door is open.

To disarm the system, press UNLOCK on the key or turn the ignition to ON.

The exterior turn signals should flash twice when returning to your vehicle and pressing UNLOCK on the key. If they flash three times, an attempted break-in has occurred while the vehicle was armed. If you wish to find out what set the alarm off, turn the ignition on and look at the trip computer display for the ALARM ACTIVATED message being shown. See "Trip Computer Warning Messages" under Trip Computer . The ALARM ACTIVATED message will be displayed first for one second, followed by the trigger point screens. The trigger point screens will also be displayed for one second. If more than one trigger point has been activated, the display will show each trigger point screen in sequence for one second, returning back to the ALARM ACTIVATED screen. The alarm screens will be shown in a continuous cycle until the trip computer MODE button is pressed. The center display then reverts to the last screen shown prior to the ignition being off.

The possible trigger points are the following: