alarm Oldsmobile Alero 2004 Owner's Manuals

W(Unlock):Press this button once to unlock the
driver’s door. If the button is pressed again within five
seconds, all remaining doors will unlock. The interior
lamps will stay on for 10 seconds or until the ignition is
turned on. The parking lamps will flash twice to
indicate unlocking has occurred.
V(Remote Trunk Release):Press this button to
open the trunk, if the trunk lockout is not engaged. You
can open the trunk with the transmitter when the
vehicle speed is less than 2 mph (3 km/h), when the
parking brake is engaged, or when the ignition is off. The
interior lamps will come on for 10 seconds or until the
ignition switch is turned to ON.
L(Remote Alarm):Press this button to make the
horn sound and the headlamps and the parking lamps
flash for up to two minutes. The interior lamps will
come on and remain on while the horn is sounding and
the lamps are flashing. Turn off the horn and lamps
by pressing the remote alarm button again or by turning
the ignition to ON.
Programmable Horn Chirp
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
lock the doors or use the delayed locking feature
the parking lamps will flash and the horn will chirp.
Disable the programmable horn chirp by pressing and
holding either of the door lock switches in the unlock
position for 10 seconds with the ignition ON and all of
the doors closed. When you hear the horn chirp,
programming is complete.
Reactivate the horn chirp feature by repeating the
above procedure.
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your
Vehicle
Each remote 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 a maximum of four
transmitters matched to it.
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•When an objectionable odor outside the vehicle is
encountered, use the recirculation mode, with the
temperature knob at a comfortable setting to prevent
the odor from entering the vehicle through the
ventilation system. This can be helpful when driving
through a long tunnel with poor ventilation.
However, extended usage of this mode in cold or
cool weather can cause window fogging.
Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gages that may
be on your vehicle. The pictures will help you locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause
an expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could also save you
or others from injury.Warning lights come on when there may be or is a
problem with one of your vehicle’s functions. As you will
see in the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come on briefly when you start the
engine just to let you know they are working. If you are
familiar with this section, you should not be alarmed
when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be or is a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages
and warning lights work together to let you know when
there is a problem with your vehicle.
When one of the warning lights comes on and stays on
when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows
there may be a problem, check the section that tells you
what to do about it. Please follow this manual’s advice.
Waiting to do repairs can be costly — and even
dangerous. So please get to know your warning lights
and gages. They are a big help.
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