2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse L4-2.4L (4G69)FACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

Enabling/Disabling the Answerback Function

ENABLING/DISABLING THE ANSWERBACK FUNCTION

When the doors are locked or unlocked by using the transmitter, the dome light will flash/illuminate, the turn-signal lights will flash (hazard answerback), or the horn will sound (horn answerback) to inform the driver.

The hazard answerback and horn answerback functions can be enabled or disabled according to the following procedure:

ENABLING/DISABLING THE HAZARD ANSWERBACK FUNCTION

HOW TO ADJUST HAZARD ANSWERBACK WHEN THE TRANSMITTER IS USED TO LOCK DOORS

1. Remove the ignition key.
2. Press the "unlock" button for 4 to 10 seconds and press the "lock" button during this time.
3. Release the "lock" button and then release the "unlock" button within 10 seconds of pressing the "lock" button in Step 2. The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound, indicating that the hazard answerback function can be enabled or disabled when the doors are locked.
- Enable the hazard answerback function when the doors are locked: The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound once.
- Disable the hazard answerback function when the doors are locked: The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound twice.

HOW TO ADJUST HAZARD ANSWERBACK WHEN THE TRANSMITTER IS USED TO UNLOCK DOORS

1. Remove the ignition key.
2. Press the "unlock" button for 4 to 10 seconds and press the "lock" button during this time.
3. Release the "unlock" button and then release the "lock" button within 10 seconds of pressing the "lock" button in Step 2. The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound, indicating that the hazard answerback function can be enabled or disabled when the door are unlocked.
- Enable the hazard answerback function when the doors are unlocked: The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound once.
- Disable the hazard answerback function when the doors are unlocked: The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound twice.

ENABLING/DISABLING THE HORN ANSWERBACK FUNCTION

1. Remove the ignition key.
2. Press the "lock" button for 4 to 10 seconds and press the "unlock" button during this time.
3. Release the "lock" and "unlock" buttons within 10 seconds of pressing the "unlock" button in Step 2. The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound, indicating that the horn answerback function can be enabled or disabled.
- Enable the horn answerback function*: The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound once.
- Disable the horn answerback function: The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound twice.
- Enable the horn answerback function**: The ETACS-ECU tone alarm will sound three times.

NOTE:.
- *:The horn will sound if the doors are locked with the key-less entry system.
- **:The horn will sound if the doors are already locked and the keyless entry lock button is operated.
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