GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Step

Action

Yes

No

1

Did you perform the Theft Deterrent Diagnostic System Check?

Go to Step 2

Go to Diagnostic System Check - Theft Deterrent

2

Perform one of the following to activate the CTD Alarm Mode:

Operate the PANIC button on the keyless entry transmitter with the ignition OFF.

OR

  1. Open the driver's window.
  2. Lock the vehicle using the keyless entry transmitters.
  3. Wait for the SECURITY indicator to go off.
  4. Reach in and unlock the driver's door.
  5. Open the driver's door.

Do all of the Alarm mode functions activate (lamps flash and horn pulses)?

Go to Testing for Intermittent Conditions and Poor Connections in Wiring Systems

Go to Step 3

3

Are only the head lamps inoperative?

Go to Park Lamps Inoperative in Lighting Systems

Go to Step 4

4

Are only the perimeter lamps inoperative?

Go to Backup Lamps Inoperative in Lighting Systems

Go to Content Theft Deterrent (CTD) Alarm Mode Inoperative