Arming the System

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2009 Ford Mustang. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

When armed, the perimeter alarm system is designed to notify the driver of an unauthorized entry. When unauthorized entry or towing occurs, the system flashes the turn signal lamps and interior lamps and sounds the anti-theft alarm horn and the traffic horns. The system is ready to arm whenever the key is out of the ignition lock cylinder. Any of the following actions arm the alarm system:

Pressing the RKE transmitter lock control one time to arm the system.
Locking all the doors using the door lock control switch while the driver or passenger door is open, and then closed.
Locking the driver door with the key in the driver door lock cylinder (this does not arm the interior motion or vehicle inclination sensing systems).

NOTE: Deactivating an activated alarm by pressing the PANIC button on the RKE transmitter returns the system to an armed state.

NOTE: Unlocking the luggage compartment inhibits the interior motion and inclination sensing systems, but the perimeter alarm system continues to monitor the doors, hood and inclination sensor. Once the luggage compartment lid is closed, the interior motion sensing system is again monitored.

If all the closures (doors, luggage compartment lid and hood) are closed, the turn signal lamps flash once if the LOCK button on the RKE transmitter is pressed once. If the vehicle is locked again within 3 seconds (using the RKE transmitter), the vehicle locks again, the turn signal lamps flash and the horn chirps. If any closure is not properly closed, the turn signal lamps do not flash and the horn chirps twice. The system waits 20 seconds after locking before arming the perimeter alarm. After the 20 second pre-arm phase, the door lock control switch is disabled (if door lock inhibit function is configured on) to further protect the vehicle.