horn CHEVROLET CAMARO 1998 4.G Owners Manual

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These are some of the symbols you may find on your vehicle.
For example,
these symbols
are used on an
original battery:
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CAUTION
INJURY
PROTECT EYES
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SHIELDING Q
CAUSTIC
ACID COULD BAllERY
CAUSE
BURNS
AVOID
SPARKS
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SPARK
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EXPLODE BATTERY
These symbols
are important
for you and
your passengers
whenever your
vehicle
is
driven:
UNLOCK IziI
FASTEN
SEAT
BELTS
These symbols
have
to do with
your lamps:
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FLASHER
FOG LAMPS
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These symbols
are
on some of
your controls:
WINDSHIELD
WIPER
WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER
WINDOW
DEFOGGER
VENTILATING FAN
These symbols
are used on
warning and
indicator lights:
COOLANT -
TEMP -
CHARGING 1-1
BAllERY
SYSTEM
BRAKE
(0)
COOLANT a
ENGINE OIL e,
PRESSURE
ANTI-LOCK
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BRAKES
Here are some
other symbols
you may see:
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SPEAKER
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If your vehicle is equipped with the Vehicle and Content
Theft-DeterrenVAlarm System, you will have a fourth
button on your transmitter. This button is the panic
button. If you are involved in a panic situation, press
this button and your vehicle’s horn will sound and the
headlamps will flash. This will draw needed attention to
you and your vehicle.
To turn this feature off, either
push the panic button again or turn the ignition to the
RUN position. Note: This feature will not work if your
ignition is on or if the transmitter is
30 feet (9 m) or
more away from your vehicle.
Transmitter Range
The range of your keyless entry system should be about
30 feet (9 m). At times you may notice a decrease in the
range. This is normal for any keyless entry system. If
the transmitter does not work, or you have to stand
closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to work:
0 You may have to replace the battery in your transmitter.
See the instructions for battery replacement.
0 You may be too far from your vehicle. Check your
distance. You may have to stand closer to your
vehicle in rain or snow.
You may have to synchronize your transmitter to
the receiver in your vehicle. See the instructions
for synchronization.
0 You may have to match the transmitters to your
vehicle. See instructions.
If none of the above apply, see your dealer or
qualified technician for service.
Synchronization
Synchronization may be necessary due to the security
method used by the keyless entry system. The transmitter
does not send the same signal twice to the receiver. The
receiver will not respond to a signal it has been sent
previously. This prevents anyone from recoding and
playing back the signal from the transmitter. To
resynchronize the transmitter with the receiver:
0 While standing close to your vehicle, at the same
time press and hold the LOCK and
UNLOCK buttons
on the transmitter for about eight seconds.
The door
locks should cycle and the parking lamps should
flash to confirm synchronization. If
this does not
happen, you may need to replace the battery in your
transmitter or match the transmitter to vour vehicle.
Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal, Take a few steps to the right or left.
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This feature provides feedback to the holder of the
keyless entry transmitter that a command has been
received by the keyless entry receiver. The parking
lamps will flash
on every lock and unlock command and
the horn will sound only if the
LOCK button is pressed
twice within five seconds. This allows for silent
operation
of locking and unlocking, unless a confirming
horn chirp is desired. Other options may be selected for
this feature (see “Feature Customization” in the Index).
Matching Transmitter(s) To Your Vehicle
Each keyless entry transmitter is coded to prevent another
transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter
is lost or stolen, a replacement can be purchased through
your dealer. Remember to bring any remaining
transmitters with you when you go
to your dealer. When
the dealer matches the replacement transmitter to your
vehicle, any remaining transmitters must also be matched.
Once your dealer has coded the new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock your vehicle. Each vehicle can
have only four transmitters matched to
it.
Have each transmitter you intend to match ready for the
next steps.
To match transmitters to your vehicle:
1. Turn the ignition to RUN, then to OFF. This
will disarm the Vehicle and Content Theft-DeterrenVAlann System (if your vehicle
has
this option).
2. Remove the RADIO fuse. This fuse is located in the
main fuse block which is located on the left side
of
your main instrument panel. When the fuse block is
open the radio fuse is located on the lower right hand
corner of your instrument panel. See “Fuses and
Circuit Breakers’’ in the Index.
3. Turn the ignition from OFF to RUN three times
quickly (within five seconds). The vehicle will
respond by locking the doors, unlocking the driver’s
doors and releasing the hatch. Your transmitter is
now ready to match the vehicle.
4. Press and hold the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons on
the first transmitter for
15 seconds. The vehicle will
respond as in Step
3.
5. Repeat Step 4 for the remaining transmitters.
6. When you have finished matching all of your
7. Check that all transmitters work by pressing
If the transmitters don’t work, or if you’d rather not
match the transmitters yourself,
see your dealer.
transmitters, replace the
RADIO fuse.
their buttons.
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(If Equipped)
If your vehicle has this option, it has a theft-deterrent
alarm system. Once armed, the system will sound the
horn and flash the parking lamps if the vehicle is
broken into.
Shock Sensor
Coupe Convertible
The shock sensor is what triggers the alarm when it
detects a blow
to your vehicle. It is located over the
right rear wheelhouse near the spare tire in the hatch
area. There are two levels
of alarms via the shock
sensor: Two horn blasts and parking lamp flashes for
non-threatening blows to the vehicle and
a full
two-minute alarm for harder blows to the vehicle.
Its sensitivity can be adjusted if more or less sensitivity
is desired. (Note:
If sensitivity is increased too much,
it may give false alarms caused by gusts
of wind or
other natural events that may shake the vehicle.)
To adjust, remove the label covering the adjustment
knob and adjust
as desired. Turn to the right
(clockwise) to increase sensitivity and turn to the left
(counterclockwise) to decrease sensitivity. The shock
sensor is ignored by
the alarm system when the ignition
is on, when the hatch is open, when the alarm is
disarmed, when customized
to be ignored and for
five seconds after the horn sounds an alarm or chirp.
The shock sensor is ignored after triggering three full
alarms until the system is rearmed.
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The alarm system can be
armed to detect break-ins
by locking your vehicle
using the keyless entry or
by locking the doors with
the power door lock switch.
Keyless Entry Transmitter Locking
If all the doors are closed, locking the vehicle with
the transmitter will immediately arm the system. The
horn will chirp twice and the parking lamps will flash,
confirming that the system is armed.
If any door is open
when the transmitter
LOCK button is pressed, the
system goes into an armed wait mode, waiting for the
doors to close. Once they are closed, the system will
arm, the horn chirps twice and the parking lamps will
flash. If the hatch
is open or ajar at the time the system
is arming,
the horn will only chirp once.
Passive arming is also available, if you would like the
system to
arm all by itself after the doors have been
closed for a short time. When the system
is armed, a red
light will flash briefly once every two seconds. (Note: If
you return to your vehicle and the red light
is flashing
two brief flashes every two seconds, the system is armed
and the shock sensor had triggered a two minute alarm.
If the red light is flashing three times every two seconds,
the system
is armed and there was an intrusion that
sounded the alarm.) Horn chirps and parking lamp
flashes can be set to your choice.
Power Door Lock Switch Locking
If any door is open when the power door lock switch
is pressed,
the system goes into an armed wait mode,
waiting for the doors to close. Once they are closed, the
system will arm and the parking lamps will flash. If both
of the doors are closed when the lock switch is pressed,
the system assumes you are inside the vehicle,
so it will
not arm. Note: Locking the doors
by using the manual
door locks will not
arm the system.
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If the ignition was just turned off and a door was
opened, the system will arm six seconds after both doors are closed, whether or not you lock them. In all other
cases, the system will wait
30 seconds after both doors
are closed before arming, allowing you time to get into
the vehicle and put the key in the ignition. The parking
lamps will flash when the system arms. Passive arming
is not enabled from the factory.
Disarming the System
There are two ways to disarm the system:
1. Press the UNLOCK button on the keyless entry
transmitter. If the horn chirps two or three times
when you unlock the car, the alarm sounded in your
absence. Two chirps means that the shock sensor
was set off and three chirps means that a door or the
hatch was opened.
2. Turn the ignition to RUN with the proper key.
For more information on customizing the features
mentioned here, see “Feature Customization” in
the Index.
’Ibrning Off the Alarm
If you started the alarm by pressing the panic button on
the keyless entry transmitter, you must either push that button again
or turn the ignition switch to
RUN to stop
the alarm.
If the alarm is sounding due to the shock sensor
or a
door or hatch opening, it can be turned off by either
turning the ignition switch with
a proper key inserted or
by pressing any button on the keyless entry transmitter.
If you use your keyless entry transmitter to silence the
alarm, additional things will happen depending upon
which button you press.
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Pressing the UNLOCK button will turn the alarm off, unlock the driver’s door and disarm the system.
Pressing the LOCK button will turn the alarm off,
keep the doors locked and keep the system armed. Pressing the trunk symbol button will turn the alarm
off and keep the system armed.
A second push of the
button (within five seconds) will unlock and disarm
the hatch only.
Pressing the panic button will turn the alarm off,
keep the doors locked and keep the system armed.
If the alarm is sounding because an incorrect ignition
key was used, press any button on the keyless entry
transmitter to turn the alarm off.
The alarm will stop by itself after two minutes.
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Lockout Prevention
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 2. This
means that your power door locks will
not lock when
the keys are in the ignition and a door is open. To
change the factory setting,
do the following:
1. Press the LOCK switch on the door.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number of
chimes tells
you which mode your vehicle is set for.
3. Press the LOCK switch on the door until you hear
the number of chimes that correspond to the mode
selection you want.
Mode 1: Both Off (Doors will lockhnlock when you
press the power door lock switch).
Mode 2: Lockout Prevention Only (If you leave your
keys in the ignition and get out the driver’s door, you
won’t be able to lock the doors with the power door
lock switch).
Mode 3: Last Door Closed Locking Only (If the power
door lock switch is used to lock the vehicle while any
door is open, you will hear three chimes. The doors
will
not lock until after all doors are closed).
Mode 4: Both On (This combines Mode 2 and 3).
Keyless Entry Verification
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 5. This
means that when you use the keyless entry transmitter
to
1ocWunlock your vehicle, your parking lamps will flash
briefly upon the first press on
LOCK. Your horn will
sound briefly and your parking lamps will flash briefly
upon the second press on LOCK. Your parking lamps
will flash briefly upon any press on UNLOCK.
To
change the factory setting, do the following:
1. Press the UNLOCK button on the keyless
entry transmitter.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number of
chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is set for.
3. Press the UNLOCK button on the keyless entry
transmitter until
you hear the number of chimes that
correspond to the mode selection you want.
Mode 1: All Off (The headlamps will not flash and the
horn will not sound to provide you feedback that a
1ocWunlock command has been received by the keyless
entry transmitter).
Mode 2: Horn and LampsLamps (Your horn will sound
briefly and your parking lamps will flash when you
press LOCK on the keyless entry transmitter. Only your
parking lamps will flash when you press UNLOCK).
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and your parking lamps will flash every time you push
LOCK and UNLOCK).
Mode 4: Lamps (Your parking lamps will flash every
time you press LOCK and
UNLOCK).
Mode 5: Lamps/Horn and LampsLamps (Your lamps
will flash upon the first press on LOCK, your lamps
will flash and your horn will sound upon the second
press on LOCK and your lamps will flash upon any
press on UNLOCK).
Theft-Deterrent Arming Method
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 3. This
means that both your keyless entry transmitter and the
power door lock switch will actively arm the system.
To change the factory setting, do the following:
1. Press the UNLOCK switch on the door.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is
set for.
3. Press the UNLOCK switch on the door until you
hear the number
of chimes that correspond to the
mode selection you want.
Mode 1: Alarm System Off (The system will not arm).
Mode 2: Keyless Entry Transmitter Lock (When you
lock your doors using the keyless entry transmitter,
the system will arm itself).
Mode 3: Keyless Entry TransmitterRower Door Lock
Switch
(If you use either the keyless entry transmitter
or the power door lock switch to lock the doors, the
system will arm itself).
Mode 4: Passive arming and Keyless Entry
TransmitterPower
Door Lock Switch Arming (The
system will arm itself after all doors are closed, plus
arming per mode
3).
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Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 3.
This means that if you arm the system using the keyless
entry transmitter, your parking lamps will flash and your
horn will chirp twice to verify that the system is armed.
If it only chirps once, the hatch is open or unlatched.
If
you arm the system using either the power door lock
switch or by passive arming, only the parking lamps
will flash for verification.
To change the factory setting,
do the following:
1. Press the LOCK switch on the keyless
entry transmitter.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number of
chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is set for.
3. Press the LOCK switch on the keyless entry
transmitter until you hear the number of chimes that
corresponds to the mode selection you want.
Mode 1: All Off (No horn chirps or parking lamp flash).
Mode 2: Horn and Lamps (Your parking lamps will
flash and your horn will chirp twice to verify the system
is armed using any arming method).
Mode 3: Horn and LampsLamps (If you use the keyless
entry transmitter to
arm the system, your parking lamps
will flash and your horn will chirp twice to verify that
the system
is armed. If you use either the power door
lock switch or passive arming, only your lamps will
flash for verification).
Mode 4: Lamps (When your vehicle arms, only your
parking lamps will flash for verification).
Driver’s Door Alarm Delay and Shock
Sensor Enable
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 4.
This means that if you open the driver’s door using
your key, the alarm will not sound for eight seconds.
Also the shock sensor, able to detect sharp blows to
your vehicle
is active. To change the factory setting,
do the following:
1. Turn the parking lamps on and off.
2. Count the number
of chimes you hear. The number of
chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is set for.
3. Turn the parking lamps on and off until you hear the
number of chimes that corresponds to the mode
selection you want.
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Switches on the driver’s door control each window
when the ignition is on or when RAP is present. (See
“Retained Accessory Power” in the Index.)
You can open the passenger’s window any amount by
pressing the switch and releasing it when the window
has lowered to the position you want.
The driver’s window has an auto-down feature. This
switch is labeled AUTO. Tap the bottom
of the switch
and the driver’s window will open a small amount.
If the
lower part
of the switch is pressed all the way down and
released, the window will go all the way down.
To stop the window while it is lowering, press the top
of the switch. To raise the window, press and hold the
top of the switch.
Horn
To sound the horn, press either horn symbol on your
steering wheel.
If your
horn sounds two or three chirps when unlocking
your vehicle with the keyless entry transmitter (if
you
have that option), the alarm was triggered while you
were away. Check the vehicle before entering.
Tilt Steering Wheel
A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust the steering
wheel before you drive.
You can also raise it to the highest level to give your
legs more room when
you exit and enter the vehicle.
To tilt the wheel, hold the steering wheel and pull the
lever. Move the steering wheel to a comfortable level,
then release
the lever to lock the wheel in place.
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