Factory Security

GMCanuck · September 24, 2009

Not sure if this is the rigtht forum for this, but I'm trying to figure out my new (to me) truck and have a security question...

The manual talks about a "Contents security" or something like that, that is indicated by a flashing symbol (orange car/padlock) on the dash. It says this light should flash after you lock the doors from the exterior with the fob. My light goes on when I lock the doors, but then goes off and stays off. There is a small flashing red light on the front face of the stereo head unit, but I suspect that's just a dummy.

Can someone en"lighten" me? Sorry for the bad pun.

Stevens03 · September 24, 2009

I think by hitting the key lock twice activates the security. Someone told me that a while back. Other than that, I know nothing..

MS3DALE · September 24, 2009

There is a small flashing red light on the front face of the stereo head unit, but I suspect that's just a dummy.

That light is for the radio unit itself,not the vehicle,it means that the radios theftlock feature is activated.

GMCanuck · September 24, 2009

Thanks for the quick responses and good info. I'll have to try that "double push" thing on the fob.

Starrman · September 24, 2009

when hitting the lock button twice the horn will give a short honk

Crazy Canuck · September 24, 2009

Try it out. Roll the window down, lock the doors, wait a bit, reach in and unlock the door manually with your hand, open it, and you should hear some noise and see some lights.

mikewood31 · September 24, 2009

I have an 05 silvy with a comand start ,

when you follow the alarm test instructions in the GM manual

put the window down ,close the door arm the system

wait for the lock light to go off

reach through the window and try to unlock the door

the horn should go off and your lights should flash.I think

mine simply makes all the lock buttons and the door handle in operable

so you would have to climb in the window to get anything

yet when I press my key fob lock button twice my horn sounds and my signal lights flash

I am trying to figure out if the camand start was installed wrong or the alarm is shut off

some how, the DIC is set to both so if yours works that way can you please let me know?

GMCanuck · September 25, 2009

So I tried it tonight and yes, it works. Tried unlocking the doors through the open window and teh horn and lights went off - kinda scared me, even though I thought it might happen.

GMCanuck · September 25, 2009

...Now do as a theif will do. Stick a screw driver under the door handle & pry up. Let us know what happens next as the door swings open, or more like what does not happen when the door opens. Better yet, do this on your neighbors truck as it might leave a little damage.

Interesting...

Well I guess I won't need to worry too much, at least not about the truck being stolen. Where I live, the truck is on a list of vehicles that require an imobilizer to be installed in order to insure the truck. So sometime within the next 3 months, I'll have to get that installed, and that should keep her out of the hands of the bad guys...

Starrman · September 25, 2009

A professional car theif will get the car no matter what if they they really want it. What the factory security system does is deter wanna be's and neighborhood pests from breaking in to steal valuables. Plus it makes the vehicle that's sitting next to it in a parking lot that doesn't have any type of security system look more appealing

GMCanuck · September 25, 2009

A professional car theif will get the car no matter what if they they really want it. What the factory security system does is deter wanna be's and neighborhood pests from breaking in to steal valuables. Plus it makes the vehicle that's sitting next to it in a parking lot that doesn't have any type of security system look more appealing

I agree totally. Why make it easy, right? I do not imagine there are too many "professionals" interested in these trucks - at least not in my city where there seem to be thousands of them.