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Remote Locking and Unlocking

The hand-held transmitter locks and unlocks the vehicle doors by sending radio waves to the control module/receiver in the vehicle. The effective range of the transmitter varies between 5 and 10 meters, (approximately 16 to 32 feet), depending on whether or not objects such as other vehicles are blocking the path of the radio waves.
The transmitter has a LOCK button and an UNLOCK button which only function when the ignition is OFF.
Pressing the UNLOCK button has the following effects:
- The doors are unlocked.
- The turn signal lamps flash twice.
- The control module is disarmed.

Pressing the LOCK button has the following effects:
- The doors are locked.
- The turn signal lamps flash once.
- The control module is armed.

The transmitter has a replaceable battery. The battery is designed to last at least three years before replacement is necessary.