2020 Dodge Charger Owners Manual - VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM — IF EQUIPPED

VEHICLE SECURITY ALARM — IF EQUIPPED

The vehicle security alarm monitors the vehicle doors for unauthorized entry and the keyless push button ignition for unauthorized operation. While the vehicle security alarm is armed, interior switches for door locks and trunk release are disabled. If something triggers the alarm, the vehicle security alarm will provide the following audible and visible signals: the horn will pulse, the park lamps and/or turn signals will flash, and the vehicle security light in the instrument cluster will flash.

TO ARM THE SYSTEM

Follow these steps to arm the vehicle security alarm:

• Make sure the vehicle’s ignition is placed in the OFF position . Refer to "Ignition Switch" in this chapter for further information.
• Perform one of the following methods to lock the vehicle:
  • Push lock on the interior power door lock switch with the driver and/or passenger door open.
  • Push the lock button on the exterior Passive Entry Door Handle with a valid key fob available in the same exterior zone (refer to "Keyless Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry" in“Doors” in this chapter for further information).
  • Push the lock button on the key fob.
• If any doors are open, close them.

Security System Manual Override

The vehicle security alarm will not arm if you lock the doors using the manual door lock.

The vehicle security alarm can be disarmed using any of the following methods:

• Push the unlock button on the key fob.
• Grasp the Passive Entry Door Handle (if equipped) to unlock the door. Refer to“Keyless Enter-N-Go — Passive Entry,” in“Doors” in this chapter for further information.
• Push the Keyless Enter-N-Go ignition button (requires at least one valid key fob in the vehicle).

NOTE:

• The driver's door key cylinder and the trunk button on the key fob cannot arm or disarm the vehicle security alarm.
• When the vehicle security alarm is armed, the interior power door lock switches will not unlock the doors.

The vehicle security alarm is designed to protect your vehicle. However, you can create conditions where the system will give you a false alarm. If one of the previously described arming sequences has occurred, the vehicle security alarm will arm regardless of whether you are in the vehicle or not. If you remain in the vehicle and open a door, the alarm will sound. If this occurs, disarm the vehicle security alarm.

If the vehicle security alarm is armed and the battery becomes disconnected, the vehicle security alarm will remain armed when the battery is reconnected; the exterior lights will flash, the horn will sound. If this occurs, disarm the vehicle security alarm.

REARMING OF THE SYSTEM

If something triggers the alarm, and no action is taken to disarm it, the vehicle security alarm will turn the horn off after 29 seconds, five seconds between cycles, up to eight cycles if the trigger remains active and the vehicle security alarm will rearm itself.

If something has triggered the vehicle security alarm in your absence, the horn will sound three times and the exterior lights will blink three times when you disarm the vehicle security alarm. Check the vehicle for tampering.