keyless entry CHEVROLET CORVETTE 1993 4.G Owners Manual

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Here you can learn about the
many standard and optional features
on your Corvette. and information on
starting. shifting and braking . Also
explained are the instrument panel
and the warning systems that tell you
if everything is working properly-
and what to do if you have a
problem .
Part 2
Features & Controls
Keys ........................................................................\
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Locks ........................................................................\
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Passive Keyless Entry System ........................................................................\
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Glove Box ........................................................................\
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Starting Your Engine ........................................................................\
.................. 61
Engine Block Heater ........................................................................\
................. 66
Shifting the Transmission ........................................................................\
......... 67
Parlring Brake ............................................... .................................................... 77
Turn SignaVHeadlight Beam Lever .................................................................. 82
Windshield Wipers~asher ........................................................................\
....... 83
Cruise Control ........................................................................\
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PASS-Key'" ........................................................................\
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Ignition ........................................................................\
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Windows ........................................................................\
..................................... 81.
Headlights ........................................................................\
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Interior Lights ........................................................................\
........................... 91
Storage Compartments ........................................................................\
............. 95
Mirrors 92
Sun Visors ........................................................................\
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Ashtray and Lighter ........................................................................\
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Instrument Panel ........................................................................\
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Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators ........................................................... 1 02
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Trip Monitor ........................................................................\
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Driver Information Center ........................................................................\
. .:. .... 112
Convertible Hardtop ........................................................................\
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Removable Roof Panel ........................................................................\
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Convertible Top ........................................................................\
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rhere are several ways to locls: and
unlock your vehicle.
From the Outside:
Use your door key or the Passive
Keyless
Entry transmitter.
If your theft deterrent system is armed,
unlock the doors only with the key or
Passive Keyless Entry system. This wizl
avoid setting off the alarm.
To lock the doors with the Passive
Keyless Entry system, take the
transmitter .out of range-after five
seconds, the doors will lock and the
horn will sound once. To unlock the
doors, move the transmitter back into
vehicle range. See the Index under
Passive Keyless Entry System.
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From the Inside:
Tollock the door, slide the lock control
on the door rearward.
To unlock the door, slide the lock
control on the door forward.

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Power Door Locks
With power door locks, ,you can lock or
unlock both doors-.of your vehicle from
the driver or-passenger door lock switch.
Slide the power door
lock switch
reaward to lock the doors. Slide the
switch €ornard to unlock the doors.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving,the vehicle, open your
door and set the lucks from inside. Then
get out and close the door.
Your vehicle has a thee detefrent
system. See- the
index uader Unzversal
Theft Deterrent.
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Passive KeyEess Entry System
Your Passive Keyless Entry system
operates on a radio frequency subject to
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Rules.
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions: (1) This
device may not cause- harmful
interfejrence,
and (2) This device must
accept any interference received,
including interference that
may cause
undesired operation. Should interference
to
this system
occur, try
this:
Check to:see if the passive feature is
enabled.
Check the distance. You may be too
far lrom your vehicle. This product
has a maximum range.
Check the location. Other vehicles or
objects-may be blocking the signal.
Check to determine if battery
replacement is. necessary.
See the
instructioas .on battery replacement
later in this section.
See your Chevrolet dealer 6r.a
qualified technician
for service.
Changes or modifications td this system
by other than an authorized service
facility could void authorization to use
this .equipment.

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Passive Keyless .Entry Description
The Passive Keyless-Entry system, or
PKE, on your Corvette is a new
approach2o remote keyless entry.
Unlike other systems, PKE requires no
specific .action from the operator ,to
unlock
or lock the dams. When the
passive kature
is er;abled, simply
approach the vehide with
the .PKE
trinsmitter-the system automatically
disarms
your vehicle's theft deterrent
system and unlocks either the driver's
door or both doors (depending on
which unlock mode it is in). Move back
aut
-of range, and P-KE locks all the
doas and arms the theft deterrent
system. The Passive Keyless
Entry system also
has other useful features. The passenger
- door can be unlocked by pressing. the
DOOR button
on the transmitter. On
the. coupe, the hatch can be openqd ley
pressing the HATCH button on the
transmitter.
In addition to these
features, there
is a special function that
prevents
thekeys from being locked in
the vehicle while they are in the
ignition.
Your Corvette comes equipped from the
facbry with one transmitter. Additional
transmitters,
if desired, .may be
purchased though your dealer. Each
transmitter is co-ded for. secu-rity, and
must be ,programmed to yow vehicle
before
it is used. See Programming
Transmitters laterin this section,

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The Passive Keyless Entry system
sen-ses the transmitter when it is within
a certain-range of the vehicle. When the
transmitter
is' within this range, the
doar(s) will unIock auto-matieally (if the
passive feature
is enabled), the theft
deterrent system will
be disarmed, -and
the courtesy lights wilI be turned on (if
it is dark enough outside).
Transmitter
ranges., as shorn in the
coupe and convertibie illustrations, are
as follows:
Range
A: .5-7 feet (.11h-2 m)
Range B: 3-5 feet. (1-1% rn)
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The signal of the transmitter is picked
up by two antennas. On the coupe, one
antenna is located in the driver's door
and one is
located in the rear of the
luggage-area. These antennas do not
require any routine maintenance I
Transmitter Range (Convertible)
Qn the convertible, one antenna is
located in the driver's
door and one- is
located
in the passenger's -door. These
antennas do not require any routine
maintenance.
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Passive Keyless Entry Settings
With Passive Keyless Entry, you am use-
the
system to operate both doors, or'
only the driver's door. You can also
choose to disable the system, ifthere are
times when. you would prefer .not to use
Passive Keyless Entry.
To Sdtch Dbor Settings:
To switch the: setting, from automatically
locking
.and unlocking the .driver's door
to autom,atically iocling: and unlocking
both doors:
1. Insert the ignition key, but leave the
ipition
off.
2. With the transmitter in range, hold.
the. DOOR, button for more than two
seconds. The system.wil1 then cycle
the doox. locks.
3. To switch back, repeat steps I; and 2.
Turning the Passive Keyless Entry
System Off
1, Take the keys out of the-ignition.
2. Hold the DOOR button on the
tramrnitter for longer than two
seconds.
3: The: system will sfgnal the shut-off by
cycling the locks from lock to unlock.
T.0 make sure the PKE system is off,
turn the ignition on and look for the
PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY hght
on the Driver Information Center. If
the PKE system Is on, the light will
come on for-two seconds. If the
systemis off, the light will not come
on. When
the system is off or me
transmitter is left
at home, none of the
Passive
Keyless. Entry features work.
But you will still be able to work the
manual
and power locks, and arm the
theft deterrent system. See the Index
'under Door Lacks, .Power Door Locks
and Univerml Theft Deterrent.
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If you are working around your Corvette
and are- keeping your keys with you,
you rnight want to turn the Passive
Keyless Entry system off to prevent the
transmitter
from activating the locks.
You also might want to turn the system
off if you have a passenger remaining in
the vehicle. If the passenger leaves the
vehicle with the dm arme.d, he or she
might
set it off.
Enabling the Passive Keyless Entry
System:
To turn .the Passive Keyless Entry
system: on again, simply follow steps 1
through 3'under Turning the- Passive:
Keyless Entry System Off.
There-are two ways to make sure that
the passive feature is on. Either turn- the
ignition on and check to see' that the
PASSTvlE KE%LESS ENTRY light on
the Driver Infomation Center comes
on-for two seconds, or shut the doors.
and walk away from the vehicle with
the keys and transmitter. If the PKE
system is on,.the doors.will lock.
Passive Keyless Entry Safety
Features
This system makes it d.Scult for you to
lock-your keys in the vehicle. If the keys
are left In the ignition and you lock-the
doors, the system dl1 automatically
unlock the doors as
soon as they close.
Also, this system will not lock the doot
&er the transmitter has moved out of
range until the key is removed from the
ignition and the.-driver's
door has been
opened. When using this system, you.
should become aware of the:ham ale-rt
once the doors
lock automatically. If
you have left your keys. in the ignition,
the horn will .not souhd. Be sure to, lock
the doors ,once- you have removed the
key
from the ignition.

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Passive Keyless Enfry Safety
Features (CONT.)
If you have your keys and the h.om does
not sound, check to see’if the passive.
feature is.enabled.
If the system is
enabled and the horn still won’t sound,
see your dealer for -assistance.
The transmitter
shuts down after 21
seconds without movement to
maximize battery life. If. you’ve lpclted
your keys in the vehicle, but didn’t leave
them
in the ignition, wait 25 seconds,
then rock the vehicle.
A motion
detector inside the. transmitter
will send
a si-gnal to “wake up’’ the vehicle, which
will then unlock the doors.
It is still possible to lock your lreys in
the vehicle if the transmitter’s battery is
low, or if it is in a location where a
signal
can’t be received, .For your
convenience, a€ways take your keys
with.you.
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-Matching Transmitter(§) to Your
Vehicle
Your Corvette comes equipped from the
-factory with one Passive
Keyless Entry
system transmitter. Additional
transmitters
may be purchased through
your- dealer. Each Bey chain transmitter
is coded to prevent
another transmitter
from unlocking
your vehicle. If a
transmitter is lost or stolen, a
replacement
can be purchasdthrough
your dealer. Remember to bring the-
remaining. transmitter
(s) with you when
you
go to your dealer. When the dealer
matches the replacement transmitter
to
your vehicle, the remaining
transmitter(s)
must aIso be matched.
‘Once the new transmitter
is coded, the
lost transmitter will not unlock your
vehicle.
Programming Transmiff ers
The Passive Keyless Entry system
allows up to thee transmitters
to be
matched to
your Corvette. Each
transmitter has its
own code. To
operate with your~particular vehicle, the
code needs
to be programmed into the
system.
To Engage the Pmgramming Mode:
1 I Move all transmitters out of range.
2. Turn.the ignition key on.
3. Push the TRIP ODO button on the
Driver Information Center twice.
4. Within five seconds, press and hold
the FUEL INFO button on the
Driver Inforfiation Center until the
PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY light
comes on and stays on. --
5. Turn the ignition key to the Off
position, but leave the key in the
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light should flash once per second
signaling that the system is ready to
program the first transmitter.
The
number of times the light flashes
corresponds to the number ofthe
transmitter you're programming
(once
-per second-for the..first trarrsmitter,
twice per
second for the second
transmitter,
and three times per second
for the- third transmitter).
Programming a Transmitter:
1. Bringa transmitter into range.
2. 'The PASSIVE KEYLESS ENTRY
light will come on-and stay an,
signaling that-the code has been
stored..
3. Move, the transmitter out of range.
The system light will flash again and
the system is ready for the next
transmitter.
4. You can turn of€ the. pograrnming,
node by removing the ley from the
ignitipn or
by turning the ignition on.
Turning uff the programming. mode
before you pro-gram my transmitters
will-not
.cancel-any transmitter codes
akeady programmed into the system.
Bringing
m&e than one transmitter
into
range at :a time will make it
difficult
for the system to search-for
individual
codes.
The program-ming: mode will shut off
after two minutes Z
you have not programed any
-* ~l;ou have taken the key out of the
after three transmitters have been
If a transmitter is lost or stden, a
replacement can be .purchased through
yourdealer.
If .fewer-than three transmitters are
programmed, only those transmitters
will work with your vehicle.
When the.first transmitter is
programmed,
all prev.ious transmitter
codes.,wiU be erased. So when , , ,
pto'grmming a new transmitter,~d
other transmitters must
be
.reprogrammed. transmittegs,
ignition, or
programmed.
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If you set off the alarm by accident,
unlock any door with your key, or insert
the ignition key in the ignition. You can
also turn
off the alarm by using,the
Passive Keyless Entry system.
The alarm won't stop if you try to
uniock a door any other way.
How to Test the Alarm:
Follow these steps .to test your alarm
System:
1 Make sure that the rear hatch is
2. Leave -a window down.
3. Arm the system as explained
4. Close the doors and wait five seconds.
5. Reach in though the window, unlock
the door from inside the vehicle, and
open the door. The alarm should
sound.
6. Shut off the alarm by using the. door
key to uniock either door from the
outside of.the vehicle, or insert the
key in the ignition.
latched.
previously.