THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE
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disengageit.Ifyouturnedthewheeltothelefttoengage TheSentryKeyImmobilizerSystemdoesnotneedtobe
thelock,turnthewheelslightlytothelefttodisengageit. armedoractivated.Operationofthesystemisautomatic
regardless if the vehicle is locked or unlocked. During
Automatic Transaxle Ignition Interlock System —
normaloperation,theVehicleSecurityLightwillcomeon 2
If Equipped
forthreesecondsimmediatelyaftertheignitionswitchis
Thissystempreventsthekeyfrombeingremovedunless
turned on for a bulb check. Afterwards, if the bulb
theshiftleverisinPARKandtheshiftknobpushbutton
remainson,thisindicatesaproblemwiththeelectronics.
is out. It also prevents shifting out of PARK unless the
key is in the ON position and the brake pedal is If the bulb begins to flash after the bulb check, this
depressed.
indicates that an invalid key has been used to start the
vehicle.Bothoftheseconditionswillresultintheengine
beingshutoffaftertwosecondsofrunning.
SENTRY KEYா — IF EQUIPPED
TheSentryKeyImmobilizerSystempreventsunautho-
rized operation of the vehicle by disabling the engine.
Thesystemwillshuttheengineoffaftertwosecondsof
runningifaninvalidkeyisusedtostartthevehicle.This
system utilizes ignition keys, which have an electronic
chip(transponder)embeddedintothem.Onlykeysthat
havebeenprogrammedtothevehiclecanbeusedtostart
andoperatethevehicle.
Keepinmindthatanunprogrammedkeyisalsoconsid-
eredaninvalidkeyevenifitiscuttofittheignitionlock
cylinderforthatvehicle.
If the Vehicle Security Light comes on during normal
vehicleoperation(whenthevehiclehasbeenrunningfor
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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