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THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
Key-In-IgnitionReminder
Security Alarm Indicator Light” (located in the instru-
ment cluster) will come on for 3 seconds immediately
after the ignition switch is turned on for a bulb check.
Afterwards, if the bulb remains on, this indicates a
malfunctionintheelectronics.Ifthebulbbeginstoflash
immediately after the ignition switch is turned on, this
indicates that an invalid key is being used to start the
vehicle.Bothoftheseconditionswillresultintheengine
being shut down after 2 seconds of running. Keep in
mindthatakeywhichhasnotbeenprogrammedisalso
considered an invalid key even if it is cut to fit the
ignitionforthatvehicle.
Ifyouopenthedriver’sdoorandthekeyisfullyinserted
intheignitionswitch,achimewillsoundtoremindyou
toremovethekey.
SENTRYKEYIMMOBILIZERSYSTEM
The Sentry Key Immobilizer System (SKIM) prevents
unauthorized operation of the vehicle by disabling the
engine. The system will shut the engine down after 2
secondsofrunningifaninvalidkeyisusedtostartthe
vehicle.Thissystemutilizesignitionkeyswhichhavean
electronicchip(transponder)embeddedintothem.Only
keys that have been programmed to the vehicle can be
usedtostartandoperatethevehicleforlongerthanthe
If the “Sentry Key/Security Alarm Indicator Light”
comes on during normal vehicle operation (it has been
running for longer than 10 seconds) a fault has been
detected in the electronics and the vehicle should be
servicedassoonaspossible.
2
secondvalidationtimeperiod.
TheSentryKeyImmobilizerSystemdoesnotneedtobe
armedoractivated.Operationofthesystemisautomatic
regardless of whether or not the vehicle is locked or
unlocked. During normal operation, the “Sentry Key/
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