2021 RAM 1500 Owners Manual - VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED

VEHICLE SECURITY SYSTEM — IF EQUIPPED

The Vehicle Security system monitors the vehicle doors, hood, tailgate, and the Keyless Enter-N-Go

Ignition for unauthorized operation. While the Vehicle Security system is armed, interior switches for door locks and tailgate release are disabled. If something triggers the alarm, the Vehicle Security system will provide the following audible and visible signals:

The horn will pulse

The turn signals will flash

The vehicle security light in the instrument cluster will flash

TO ARM THE SYSTEM

Follow these steps to arm the Vehicle Security system:

Make sure the vehicle’s ignition is placed in the OFF position.

For vehicles equipped with Keyless Entry, make sure the vehicle’s keyless ignition system is OFF.

Perform one of the following methods to lock the vehicle:

Push the lock button 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 page 28.

Push the lock button on the key fob.

If any doors are open, close them.

TO DISARM THE SYSTEM

The Vehicle Security system can be disarmed using any of the following methods:

Push the unlock button on the key fob.

Grab the Passive Entry door handle to unlock the door page 28.

Cycle the ignition out of the OFF position to disarm the system.

The driver's door key cylinder cannot arm or disarm the Vehicle Security system. Use of the door key cylinder when the system is armed will sound the alarm when the door is opened.

The Vehicle Security system remains armed when the power tailgate (if equipped) is opened using the tailgate button on the key fob.

If Passive Entry (if equipped) is used to unlock the tailgate, the Vehicle Security system is disarmed and the rest of the vehicle doors will remain locked unless “Unlock All Doors 1st Press” is selected in the Passive Entry settings.

When the Vehicle Security system is armed, the interior power door lock switches will not unlock the doors.

The Vehicle Security system 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 system 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 system.

If the Vehicle Security system is armed and the battery becomes disconnected, the Vehicle Security system will remain armed when the battery is reconnected; the exterior lights will flash, and the horn will sound. If this occurs, disarm the Vehicle Security system.

REARMING OF THE SYSTEM

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

SECURITY SYSTEM MANUAL OVERRIDE

The Vehicle Security system will not arm if you lock the doors using the manual door lock.