Safety Warning
DIY auto repair can cause serious injury, fire, or vehicle damage. These guides are for informational purposes only. Always follow OEM torque specs, wear PPE, and consult a certified mechanic if you are unsure. You are solely responsible for your safety.
Anti-Theft System
When the system is set to the anti-theft mode and any of the following conditions are met, the system sounds the horns and flashes the headlights and taillights for approximately 1 minute.
At the same time the system locks all doors (if all doors are not locked at once, the system repeats door locking operation every 0.55 seconds during the 1 minute alarm time).
There are 2 modes in this system, which are active mode and passive mode.
All initial settings are performed in active mode. It can be switched to passive mode by specified operation.
Condition
- Any of the doors (including the engine hood and luggage compartment door) is unlocked or opened without the key. (Only in active arming mode).
- The battery terminal is disconnected and reconnected.
- The system receives panic signal from remote keyless entry when the ignition key is not inserted in the key cylinder.
There are 4 conditions in this system which are disarming condition, disarming preparation condition, arming condition and alarming condition.
- Disarming Condition
- When a user is near the vehicle.
- When the alarming function does not operate.
- When anti-theft function is not performed.
- Disarming Preparation Condition
- Time from when a user locks a door to when they leave the vehicle.
- Time until transferring to disarming condition.
- Anti-theft function is not performed.
- Arming Condition
- When a user leaves the vehicle completely.
- When anti-theft function is possible.
- Alarming Condition
Once theft is detected, light and sound are used to inform people around the vehicle.- Alarming method is horn, security horn, headlight and taillight.
- Alarming time is 60 seconds.
- Alarming output is a continuous 0.25 seconds when ON and 0.25 seconds when OFF.
In the arming condition when either of the doors is unlocked and with no key in the key cylinder, a force lock signal is output.
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When to See a Mechanic
Stop DIY work and contact a certified mechanic immediately if any of the following apply:
- β’ You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
- β’ Brakes feel soft, pull hard to one side, or make grinding noises.
- β’ The engine overheats, stalls repeatedly, or misfires under load.
- β’ You are missing required tools, torque specs, or safe lifting equipment.
- β’ You are not confident in the next step or safety outcome.