Chrysler 300M owners manual page 9

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THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 9 AWORDABOUTYOURKEYS havebeenprogrammedtothevehiclecanbeusedtostart You can insert the double sided keys into the locks withand operate the vehicle for more than the two second either side up. validation time period. 2 The dealer that sold you your new vehicle has the keyThe Sentry Key Immobilizer System does not need to be code numbers for your vehicle locks. These numbers canarmedoractivated. Operation of the system is automatic be used to order duplicate keys only from your dealer.regardless of whether or not the vehicle is locked or Ask your dealer for these numbers and keep them in aunlocked. During normal operation, the Sentry Key safe place. Indicator light, located on the instrument panel upper cover, will come on for 3 seconds immediately after the CAUTION! ignition is turned on for a bulb check. Afterwards, if the bulb remains on solid, this indicates a problem with the Anunlocked car is an invitation to thieves. Alwayselectronics. If the bulb begins to flash after the bulb check, remove the key from the ignition and lock all thethis indicates that an invalid key has been used to start doors when leaving the vehicle unattended.the vehicle or there is a communication failure between the transponderandtheSentryKeyImmobilizermodule. Both of these lamp conditions will result in the engine Sentry Key Engine Immobilizer — If Equippedbeing shut down after 2 seconds of running. Keep in The Sentry Key Immobilizer System prevents unautho-mind that a key which has not been programmed is also rized operation of the vehicle by disabling the engine.considered an invalid key even if it is cut to fit the The system will shut the engine down after 2 seconds ofignition for that vehicle. All of the keys provided with running if an invalid key is used to start the vehicle. Thisyour new vehicle have been programmed to the vehicle system utilizes ignition keys which have an electronicelectronics. chip (transponder) embedded into them. Only keys that

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