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Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) Functions




LOCK
All doors will lock automatically when LOCK is pressed on the transmitter. The dome lamp will illuminate for two seconds as soon as all the doors are closed. If the security system function is enabled, the DRL will flash once.

The Saturn Security System is automatically enabled when the LOCK button is pressed on the transmitter. The horn will chirp when the LOCK button is pressed a second time within five seconds, depending on the system mode chosen.

If the lock button is pressed and any door or trunk is open, the BCM will chime three times, and the security telltale will stay On solid. When the door(s) or decklid/liftgate is closed, all doors will lock and the security telltale will flash.

UNLOCK
The driver's door will be unlocked automatically when UNLOCK is pressed on the transmitter. If UNLOCK is pressed again within 5 seconds, after the first time it was pressed, the remaining doors will be unlocked. The dome lamp illuminates for 20 seconds or until the ignition is turned to RUN, with the dome lamp in the DOOR position and all the vehicle doors are closed.

The Saturn Security System is disabled when the UNLOCK button is pressed. If the horn chirp mode is enabled, the horn will chirp twice and the DRL will flash two times for confirmation that the Saturn Security System is disarmed.

ANTI-LOCKOUT
To help prevent locking your keys in your vehicle, the BCM will unlock the drivers door when any interior door lock switch is activated, while a door is open and the key is still in the ignition.

DECKLID/LIFTGATE RELEASE
The decklid, or liftgate, will unlock when the vehicle symbol is pressed on the transmitter with the ignition Off or the vehicle stationary. The decklid will come open when the vehicle symbol is pressed. The liftgate will not come open when symbol is pressed. The key cylinder button must be depressed to open the liftgate.

ILLUMINATED ENTRY
The dome lamp in the DOOR position will be controlled by the doors and the transmitter. When a door is opened, the dome lamp will come On. When all the doors are closed, the dome lamp will stay On for 20 seconds, or until the ignition is turned On.

The Saturn Security System will turn the dome lamp Off if the dome lamp switch is in the ON position for longer than 20 minutes without a door being opened or the ignition being turned On.

PANIC ALERT (TRANSMITTER)
The red panic button (horn symbol) on the transmitter can be pressed in the event of an emergency. When the remote keyless entry module receives the panic signal from the transmitter, it will invoke full alarm. The horn will sound and the dome lamps and DRL will flash until the panic button on the transmitter is pressed again, or two minutes have passed, which ever occurs first.