Keyless Entry System

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The keyless entry system is integrated with the multiplex integrated control system. Transmitters 1 and 2 (Identified on the back of each transmitter) are linked to the DPMS, the climate control settings, the custom memory settings (in the MID), the audio, the navigation and the illumination settings. Depending on which transmitter unlocks the vehicle, these settings are chosen.

Some functions of the security, keyless entry, and power door locks can be customized using the MID keyless memory setting. They include:

AUTO DOOR LOCK: Door locking can be turned off, or turned on when shifting from Park or at a speed above 15 mph.
AUTO DOOR UNLOCK: Door unlocking can be turned off, or turned on when shifting to Park or turning the ignition switch to LOCK (0).
KEY AND REMOTE UNLOCK MODE: Door unlocking can be set to unlock all doors or only the driver's door on the first push.
KEYLESS DOOR LOCK ACKNOWLEDGMENT: The keyless buzzer, the parking lights and the side marker lights can be turned on or off when pressing the LOCK/UNLOCK button on the remote.
SECURITY RELOCK TIMER: Select the time (30, 60, or 90 sec.) that the doors relock if you unlock the doors with the remote, but do not open any of them.
HEADLIGHT AUTO OFF TIMER: Select time (0, 15, 30, or 60 sec.) to turn the headlights off after removing the key from the ignition opening, then closing the driver's door.
AUTO LIGHT SENSITIVITY: Automatic lighting sensor sensitivity can be adjusted five steps (MIN/LOW/MID/HIGH/MAX).
INTERIOR LIGHT DIMMING TIME: Select the dimming time (15, 30, or 60 sec.) of the interior lights after closing the door with the key removed from the ignition.

METER SETUP: Language-English/French/Espanol
Adjust outside air temperature-+5 +4 +3 +2 +1 0 -1 -2 -3 -4 -5

Trip A and average Fuel Reset w/fill-ON/OFF

Adjust alarm volume-HIGH/MID/LOW

Elapsed time reset-Manually only/IGN OFF/Trip A/Trip B

Auto interior illumination-MAX/MID/LOW/MIN/OFF
POSITION SETUP:
Memory position link-ON/OFF

Auto tilt and telescope steering wheel-ON/OFF

NOTE: If either of these functions are turned off, they will not function with a linked remote.
LIGHTING SETUP:
Interior light dimming time (15, 30, 60 sec.)

Headlight auto OFF timer (0, 15, 30, 60 sec.)

Auto light sensitivity-MAX/HIGH/MID/LOW/MIN
DOOR/WINDOW SETUP:
Auto door lock-Shift from park/With vehicle speed/OFF

Auto door unlock-Shift to park (Driver door or All doors)/Ignition OFF (Driver door or All doors)/OFF

Key and remote unlock mode-Driver door/All doors

Keyless lock acknowledgement-ON/OFF

Security relock timer (90, 60, 30 sec)
WIPER SETUP:
Wiper action-Intermittent/With vehicle speed
ACC SET UP:
Pre-running car detect beep-ON/OFF

ACC display speed unit-mph or km/h

The transmitters can be linked and unlinked to the keyless memory settings by pressing the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons at the same time for about 1 second. The LED on the transmitter blinks twice when unlinked, and once when linked.

The keyless entry system allows you to lock and unlock the vehicle with the transmitter. When you press the LOCK button, all the doors lock (unless any one of the doors is not fully closed or the key is in the ignition switch).

When you press the UNLOCK button the first time, only the driver's door unlocks, if keyless memory setting "KEY AND REMOTE UNLOCK MODE" is set to Driver's Door. The other doors unlock when you press the UNLOCK button a second time. All the doors unlock when you press the UNLOCK button the first time if keyless memory setting "KEY AND REMOTE UNLOCK MODE" is set to All Doors.

NOTE: The doors will not lock with the transmitter if a door is not fully closed, or if the ignition key is in the ignition switch.

If the UNLOCK button is pressed, released, then pressed and held, the windows and the moonroof begin to open. The windows and the moonroof stop if the button is released. The windows and moonroof cannot be closed with the remote. See power windows for more information and troubleshooting.

When the interior lights switch is set to the "DOOR" mode, the individual map lights will come on when the UNLOCK button is pressed. If a door is not opened, the lights will go off in about 30, 60, or 90 seconds (depending on the keyless memory setting "SECURITY RELOCK TIMER"), and the doors will relock. If the doors are locked with the transmitter within 30 seconds, the lights will go off immediately.