Chevrolet Equinox Owners Manual: Arming the Alarm System
- Turn off the vehicle.
- Lock the vehicle in one of three ways:
- Use the RKE transmitter.
- With a door open, press the
interior
.
- After 30 seconds the alarm
system will arm, and the
indicator light will begin to
slowly flash indicating the
alarm system is operating.
Pressing
on the RKE
transmitter a second time will
bypass the 30-second delay
and immediately arm the alarm
system.
The vehicle alarm system will not arm if the doors are locked with the key.
If the driver door is opened without
first unlocking with the RKE
transmitter, the horn will chirp and
the lights will flash to indicate
pre-alarm. If the vehicle is not
started, or the door is not unlocked
by pressing 
on the RKE
transmitter during the 10-second
pre-alarm, the alarm will be
activated.
If a door, the hood, or the liftgate is opened without first disarming the system, the turn signals will flash and the horn will sound for about 30 seconds. The alarm system will then re-arm to monitor for the next unauthorized event.
Vehicle Alarm System
This vehicle has an anti-theft alarm
system.
The indicator light, on the
instrument panel near the
windshield, indicates the status of
the system:
Off : Alarm system is disarmed.
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Disarming the Alarm System
To disarm the alarm system or turn
off the alarm if it has been activated:
Press on the RKE
transmitter.
Start the vehicle.
To avoid setting off the alarm by
accident:
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