Black plate (23,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2010If a locked driver door is opened without using the RKEtransmitter, a ten second pre-alarm will occur. The hornwill chirp and the lights will flash. If the key is not placedin the ignition and turned to START or the door is notunlocked by pressing the unlock button on the RKEtransmitter during the ten second pre-alarm, the alarmwill go off. Your vehicle's headlamps will flash and thehorn will sound for about 30 seconds, then will turn offto save the battery power.The theft-deterrent system will not activate if the doorsare locked with the vehicle's key or the manual doorlock. It activates only if you use the power door lockswitch with the door open or the RKE transmitter. Youshould also remember that you can start your vehiclewith the correct ignition key if the alarm has beenset off.To avoid setting off the alarm by accident:. If you do not want to activate the theft-deterrentsystem, the vehicle should be locked with the doorkey after the doors are closed.. Always unlock the doors with the RKE transmitter.Unlocking a door any other way will set off thealarm if it is armed.If you set off the alarm by accident, press unlock on theRKE transmitter or place the key in the ignition and turnit to START to turn off the alarm. The alarm will not stopif you try to unlock a door any other way.Testing the AlarmTo test the alarm:1. From inside the vehicle, lower the driver's windowand open the driver's door.2. Activate the system by locking the doors with thepower door lock switch while the door is open,or with the RKE transmitter.3. Get out of the vehicle, close the door and wait forthe security light to go out.4. Then reach in through the window, unlock the doorwith the manual door lock and open the door. Thisshould set off the alarm.While the alarm is set, the power door unlock switch willnot work.If the alarm does not sound when it should but theheadlamps flash, check to see if the horn works. Thehorn fuse may be blown. To replace the fuse, see Fusesand Circuit Breakers on page 7‑110.If the alarm does not sound or the headlamps do notflash, the vehicle should be serviced by your dealer.3-23InformationProvidedby:
