Black plate (13,1)Cadillac Escalade/Escalade ESV Owner Manual - 2012 - 2nd CRC - 11/29/11Keys, Doors, and Windows 2-13Vehicle SecurityThis vehicle has theft-deterrentfeatures; however, they do not makeit impossible to steal.Anti-theft Alarm SystemYour vehicle has a contenttheft-deterrent alarm system.This is the security light.To arm the theft-deterrent system:1. Open the door.2. Lock the door with the RemoteKeyless Entry (RKE) transmitteror the power door lock switch.The security light will come on toinform the driver the system isarming. If a door is open whenthe doors are locked, thesecurity light will flash.If the delayed locking feature isturned on, the theft‐deterrentsystem will not start the armingprocess until the last door isclosed and the delay timer hasexpired. See Delayed Lockingon page 2‑8.3. Close all doors. The securitylight should go off after about30 seconds. The alarm is notarmed until the security lightgoes off.If a locked driver door is openedwithout using the RKE transmitter, a10-second pre-alarm will occur. Thehorn will chirp and the lights willflash. If the key is not placed in theignition and turned to START or thedoor is not unlocked by pressing theunlock button on the RKEtransmitter during the 10-secondpre-alarm, the alarm will go off. Yourvehicle's headlamps will flash andthe horn will sound for about30 seconds, then will turn off to savethe battery power.The theft-deterrent system will notactivate if the doors are locked withthe vehicle's key or the manual doorlock. It activates only if you use thepower door lock switch with the dooropen or the RKE transmitter. Youshould also remember that you canstart your vehicle with the correctignition key if the alarm has beenset off.To avoid setting off the alarm byaccident:. If you do not want to activate thetheft-deterrent system, thevehicle should be locked withthe door key after the doors areclosed.. Always unlock the doors with theRKE transmitter. Unlocking adoor any other way will set offthe alarm if it is armed.InformationProvidedby:
