Vehicle Theft Security System (VTSS)

VEHICLE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM
When the VTSS is armed, it monitors the status of the ignition switch and ajar switches for the vehicle doors and liftgate. If the alarm is tripped, it will sound the vehicles horn, flash the exterior lamps and the VTSS indicator located in the instrument cluster.

Arming the system is accomplished by locking the doors with the door lock switch following a normal exit sequence of opening the door, pressing the power lock button and closing the door, by using a cylinder lock switch or by pressing the RKE lock button. After all the doors are closed, the VTSS indicator will flash quickly for sixteen seconds indicating the pre-arm process, after which it will flash at a slower rate indicating the system is armed. If during the pre-arm process a door is opened, the ignition is turned to the Run/Start position, or if the RKE module receives an unlock request, the system will automatically be disarmed.

Disarming can be accomplished with a RKE unlock, turning the ignition on with a valid Sentry key or unlocking the vehicle with a cylinder lock switch. All of the switches for the VTSS system can be monitored using the DRBIII (R). The DRBIII (R) is also useful to determine the cause of a customer complaint of the alarm going off with no apparent reason.

VEHICLE THEFT SECURITY SYSTEM (EXPORT ONLY)
The VTSS is available in either a base or premium configuration. Both systems will monitor the ignition switch status, ajar switches for the vehicle doors, liftgate and hood. In addition to this the premium system will monitor the interior of the vehicle for movement via an intrusion sensor. When tripped to the alarming state, the exterior lights and VTSS indicator will flash along with cycling of the vehicle horn for the base system while the premium version uses a battery backed siren for the audible alert.

Arming the system is accomplished by locking the doors with the door lock switch following a normal exit sequence of opening the door, pressing the power lock button and closing the door, or by using any cylinder lock switch, or by pressing the RKE lock button. After all the doors are closed, the VTSS indicator will flash quickly for sixteen seconds indicating the pre-arm process, after which it will flash at a slower rate indicating the system is armed. If during the pre-arm process a door is opened, the ignition is turned to the Run/Start position, or if the RKE module receives an unlock request, the system will automatically be disarmed.

If the VTSS indicator stays on steady during prearm, it is an indication of the hood ajar circuit being shorted (hood opened). Defeating the intrusion sensor feature for vehicles so equipped can be done by three additional lock requests within five seconds of each other during the pre-arming process to the RKE module from either the RKE fob or a cylinder lock switch.

Disarming is done by either a RKE unlock or turning the ignition on with a valid Sentry key or from any cylinder lock switch for certain markets. All of the switches for the VTSS system can be monitored using the DRBIII (R). The DRBIII (R) is also useful to determine the cause of a customer complaint of the alarm going off with no apparent reason.

Panic Mode (If Equipped)
Upon activation of the panic function the head lamps and park lamps flash in an alternating manner, the horn pulses every second and the courtesy lamps are turned on. The panic mode allows normal night time driving by allowing the headlamps and park lamps to be on steady when the headlamp switch is in the on position. Panic mode is activated immediately by pressing the panic button once. It does not disarm the VTSS or unlock the doors. It is canceled by pressing the button a second time, reaching a vehicle speed greater than 15 mph (24 kph), or after 3 minutes has elapsed in panic mode. Once panic mode has been activated there is a 2-second delay before it will turn off. Once it is cancelled there is a 2-second delay before it can be reactivated. This is to avoid the problem of deactivating and immediate reactivating due to multiple button presses.