Emergency key switch

EMERGENCY KEY SWITCH

The emergency circuit key switch allows the alarm system to be excluded, if necessary. It is located on the side under the dashboard and is only accessible after removing the bottom left trim from the dashboard (see figure).

The emergency key switch can assume two positions, namely:

OFF (key fully rotated in the anti-clockwise direction), corresponding to deactivation of the alarm circuit

ON (key fully rotated in the clockwise direction), corresponding to activation of the supply to the alarm system.

From January 1998, the alarm systems on cars intended for the United Kingdom market market no longer have the emergency key switch, so the control unit is permanently in the activated state.

OPERATION

Switching off the alarm

If the remote control's batteries become discharged or the alarm system is faulty, it can be deactivated by turning the emergency key switch to the OFF position.

This key should be rotated to the OFF position if the car is to be left unused for long periods (over three weeks).

To reactivate the system, turn the emergency key switch ON again and check that it is in this position before delivery of the car to the customer.

For cars intended for the British market which have no emergency key switch, in the above-mentioned case in which the remote control's batteries are discharged and the alarm cannot be turned off, wait for the latter to be deactivated (i.e. after the cycles of siren coming on and direction indicators flashing).

As regards "Switching alarm on/off", "Surveillance", "Alarm state", "Switching on with siren excluded" and "Discharged batteries indicator", refer to pages 134/1 and 134/2 of the previous Section 55.

PROGRAMMING

The methods of indicating the alarm may vary depending on the laws in force in the country of registration; it is therefore necessary to programme the system by entering the "country code", as described on the next page.

The system "recognizes" the code of the remote controls with no limit as to quantity, but only the last 8 remain stored in memory (when the ninth remote control is entered, the first is deleted from memory). There are two programming methods (see the description on the following pages):

• before entering the access code (password): SIMPLIFIED PROGRAMMING
• after closing the memory: PROTECTED PROGRAMMING

In view of the importance of carrying out the programming procedure quickly and precisely, it is advisable, at least initially, for two people to carry out the operation: one to read the instructions in sequence and the other to carry them out closely.