Cadillac catera 2001 User Manual

Remember, the theft

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deterrent system won’t activate if

you lock the doors with a key or use the manual door
lock. It activates only if you use a power door lock
switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter.

To avoid activating the alarm by accident:
D The vehicle should be locked with the key after the

doors are closed if you don’t want to activate the
theft

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deterrent system.

D Always unlock a door with a key or use the remote

keyless entry transmitter. (Pressing the unlock button
on the remote keyless entry transmitter disables the
theft

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deterrent system.) Unlocking a door any other

way will activate the alarm. Cycling the ignition
without disarming the theft

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deterrent system will

also activate the alarm.

If you activate the alarm by accident, unlock the driver’s
door with your key. You can also turn off the alarm by
using the remote keyless entry transmitter. The alarm
won’t stop if you try to unlock a door in any other way.

1. From inside the vehicle, roll down the window, then

get out of the vehicle, keeping the door open.

2. From outside the vehicle, with the door open, lock

the vehicle using the power door lock or the remote
keyless entry transmitter and close the door. Wait
30 seconds until the SECURITY light stops flashing.

3. Reach in and unlock the door using the manual lock

and open the door. The horn will sound and the
headlamps will flash.

If the alarm does not sound when it should, check to 
see if the horn works. The horn fuse may be blown. 
To replace the fuse, see “Fuses and Circuit Breakers” in
the Index. If the fuse does not need to be replaced, you
may need to have your vehicle serviced.

To reduce the possibility of theft, always activate 
the optional theft

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deterrent system when leaving 

your vehicle.