Alarm
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On vehicles with a battery back-up
If you select Ask on Exit, the message
Reduced guard? appears in the
instrument cluster display each time you
switch the ignition off.
If you wish to arm the alarm with reduced
guard, press the OK button when this
message appears.
If you wish to arm the alarm with full guard,
leave the vehicle without pressing the OK
button.
sounder, if someone disconnects the
vehicle battery or the battery back-up
sounder itself.
If the tilt sensors detect a change in the
inclination of the vehicle.
If the alarm is triggered, the alarm horn will
sound for 30 seconds and the hazard
warning flasher will flash for five minutes.
Any further attempts to perform one of the
above will trigger the alarm again.
Selecting full or reduced guard
Full and reduced guard
Full guard
Note: Selecting Reduced does not set the
alarm permanently to reduced guard. It sets
it to reduced guard only for the current
ignition cycle. If you regularly set the alarm
to reduced guard, select Ask on Exit.
Full guard is the standard setting.
In full guard, the interior and tilt sensors
are activated when you arm the alarm.
Note: This may result in false alarms if
animals or moving objects are inside the
vehicle or, on vehicles with tilt sensors, when
traveling on a ferry.
Note: False alarms can also be triggered
by the auxiliary heater. See Auxiliary
Heater (page 104). If you are using the
auxiliary heater, direct the air flow towards
the footwell.
Reduced guard
In reduced guard, the interior and tilt
sensors are deactivated when you arm the
alarm.
Note: You can set the alarm to reduced
guard for the current ignition cycle only. The
next time you switch on the ignition, the
alarm will be reset to full guard.
Ask on Exit
You can set the information display to ask
you each time which level of guard you
wish to set.
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Mondeo (CA2) Vehicles Built From: 25-11-2013, Vehicles Built Up To: 31-12-2014, CG3536en enGBR, Edition date: 11/2013
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