Vehicle Theft Alarm

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The VTA is available in two different configurations, one is designed for vehicles manufactured for sale in North America; while the other is designed for vehicles manufactured for sale in markets outside of North America. In addition, the VTA for export is available in two versions: base and premium. All vehicles equipped with VTA are also equipped with the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) system and the Sentry Key Immobilizer System (SKIS), regardless of their market destination.

The North American and export base version of the VTA system provide perimeter vehicle protection by monitoring the vehicle doors, the ignition switch, the trunk, and for vehicles built for certain markets where it is required equipment, the hood. If unauthorized vehicle use or tampering is detected, these systems respond by pulsing the vehicle horn as an audible deterrent and flashing certain exterior lamps as a visual deterrent.

The export premium version of the VTA system is only available in vehicles manufactured for sale in certain markets where it is required equipment. The export premium version of the VTA provides the same perimeter protection features as the base version, but adds interior vehicle intrusion protection. The export premium VTA also supplements the pulsing horn feature of the base version with a siren as the audible deterrent, while retaining the flashing exterior lamps as the visual deterrent.

The VTA includes the following major components, which are described in further detail elsewhere in this service information:

Door Ajar Switches - A door ajar switch is integral to the door latch mechanism of each front and rear door.
Hood Ajar Switch - A hood ajar switch is located in a bracket on the left rear side of the engine compartment, near the shock tower of vehicles built for sale in certain export markets where it is required equipment.
Intrusion Module - The intrusion module is included on vehicles built for sale in certain export markets where required. The intrusion module on sedan models is located underneath the instrument panel upper panel, just to the right of center of the instrument panel base, next to the remote compass module. The intrusion module and sensors on convertible models are incorporated into the dome lamp assembly.
Intrusion Sensor Receiver - An intrusion sensor receiver is located behind and mounted to the right A-Pillar trim panel of vehicles built for sale in certain export markets where it is required equipment.
Intrusion Sensor Transmitter - An intrusion sensor transmitter is located behind and mounted to the left Upper C-Pillar trim panel of vehicles built for sale in certain export markets where it is required equipment.
Trunk Ajar Switch - A liftgate ajar switch is integral to the latch for the liftgate in the vehicle.
Security Indicator - A security indicator is integral to the ElectroMechanical Instrument Cluster (EMIC), sometimes referred to as the Cab Compartment Node (CCN).
Siren - An alarm siren is located in a hollow behind the right front splash shield, on the outer load beam of vehicles built for sale in certain export markets where it is required equipment.