Vehicle Theft Security System (VTSS)

The vehicle theft security system is controlled by the body control module and is standard equipment on all Prowler vehicles. It monitors the doors, decklid, hood and ignition circuit to determine if the alarm should be triggered and engine disabled. When the system is armed, the BCM removes the ground from the decklid release switch thereby preventing a thief from accessing the trunk area.

When the alarm is triggered, the engine becomes disabled. In addition the horn is pulsed, the headlamps and marker lights will flash for (3) three minutes. After the 3 minute alarm has expired the BCM will return to an armed state and ignore the input(s) that triggered the initial alarm, unless those inputs return to an inactive state. The VTSS LED will also flash at a new rate indicating that the vehicle has been tampered with. All other monitored inputs will re-trigger the (3) minute alarm if they become active.

If during the (3) minute alarming period the BCM receives a request from the RKE module to enter panic mode, the BCM will cancel the (3) minute alarm, return to VTSS armed state and then perform the RKE panic feature.