romaja

Read the manual concerning this issue but no help. I am using RKE to lock and unlock the doors and works fine when leaving and approaching the car.

The alarm will not arm unless I push the lock button on the key fob. The manual indicates that the alarm will arm automatically when using RKE?

Any suggestions? different settings maybe?

Thanks




2015 C7 coupe 3LT

silversmoke1957

You can change settings so that the car will automatically lock itself with an option to chirp to confirm. It will do so within a few seconds of you exiting the vehicle and closing the doors.

KenHorse

Yup.

Just like the C4 (at least I remember the C4 doing it), C5 and C6 did....

romaja

Thanks. My car locks fine and I have seen this option. I just can get the the alarm to arm passively. This is my problem.

KenHorse

Assuming that's a typo, there is no manual arm of the alarm - it's automatically done by the car

romaja

The doors lock and unlock passively as designed with fob in my pocket. The alarm will not arm up (no solid light on the dash for 30 seconds followed by a slow blink).

The only way I can get the alarm to arm is by pushing the lock symbol on the fob?

Shouldn't the alarm passively arm just like the doors lock passively when exiting the car with the fob in possession?



Thanks

Zymurgy

I think you are confusing two terms. RKE means you are using the buttons on the key fob to lock/unlock the doors. Keyess Access (also called passive lock/unlock) is when you don't use the buttons on the fob. To use passive lock and unlock, they must be configured in the menu.

Zymurgy

Do you have a feedback method selected (flash lights or horn beep) to determine that passive locking has actually occurred?

romaja

I will go check now.

silversmoke1957

My car seems to automatically set the alarm system when it passively locks the car. I don't know whether it does so immediately or whether it takes a while, but whenever I return to my passively locked vehicle I see the alarm light blinking indicating that the alarm is active.

Zymurgy

There is a 30 second delay in arming the system unless you press the RKE Lock button which arms it immediately.

beachcomber

i'm sure passive arming is effective, but I don't take the chance. Takes a second to push lock on the RKE and piece of mind.

romaja

Thank guys. Yes. It appears I was confusing the terms. Also, I checked the car and the passive lock was selected off. I selected it on with no lights or horn. Now when I exit the car I hear the doors locking and see the alarm light on the dash illuminate. Perfect!

Thanks for your prompt response.


Side note: I have had another problem with my USB/SD card not reading my music. When I select the media button with a SD card or USB plugged in, it does not see it? media sees my blue tooth phone, then it shows Aux but nothing else. I have tried copying my music from iTunes different ways, straight from the files etc. Also, I read the threads and followed the instructions to the letter.

I wanted to confirm if it was a car problem and not a me problem. So I met up with Mike Puzach who owns another Blue 2015 coupe and he inserted the SD card into his center console.

His car read my SD card with my personal music downloaded from iTunes. Now I was convinced it was an anomaly with my car and I should take it to a dealer to trouble shoot.

Mike called me shortly after I left him and informed my that his car is now not reading my SD card. In fact, now his car won't read the music from his own personal USB with his own music?

I am sure he is not very happy with me right now.

Hopefully we can figure it out.