Clifford AVANT GUARD 4 manual

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    United Kingdom customers: Please pardon our American English references and spellings. Trunk and h o od references indicate the boot and bonnet, respectively; parking lights are indicator lights; gas/ga s oline is petrol; a parking lot is a car park; windshield is windscreen. Stan dard Fea ture s The fol low ing are stan dard fea tures of this sys [...]

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    Main te nanc e Your Clifford system requires no maintenance except for periodic replacement of the remote control batteries. This product, like any electrical device in your vehicle, requires your car battery be in proper working order and fully charged. To ensure pr o per operation, periodically have your vehicle batter y “load-checked” at any[...]

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    “Guess ing” your code won’t help a car jacker What if the carjacker is familiar with Clifford’s patented PlainView 2 coding system and tries gue s sing codes at random? No problem. After three incorrect codes are entered, the system will ignore any further code entries for a short time. So e ven if the carjacker were to actually stumble upo[...]

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    TO TURN VALE T MODE ON OR OFF : Press the master remote LevelShift button twice, then button 1 or press buttons and ✱ (companion remote) to enable/exit valet mode . TO RE MOTELY OPE N OR VENT WIN DOWS: If you have this option, press the master remote LevelShift button once , then button 2 or press buttons and (companion remote) after disarming to[...]

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    Auto matic re mote con trol low- battery warn ing If your remote control battery is low, you’ll hear an unusually low-pitched chirp when you remotel y disarm your AvantGuard 4. Replacement batteries ar e available from any Authorized Clifford Dealer. Re mote con trol bat tery re place ment Replacement of a remote control battery is fairly easy, b[...]

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    Plain View 2 Coded Valet Mod e All car alarms have a valet mode that turns off the security features. This mode turns off the ala r m if the system is not responding to the remote. However, thieves disable other alarms by flicking this easy-to-find “hidden ” valet switch. In contrast, your system has safeguards that ensure a thief cannot enable[...]

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    Self- Powered Smart Si ren 4 The siren has a built-in back-up battery, so even if a thief cuts all the wires, the siren will continue to wail. This unique Clifford-designed siren also has all these important features: n Unbreachable Digital ComLink: Clifford’s ingenious serial communications link ensures that — if the system fuse is pulled, or [...]

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    Digi tal Tilt/Mo tion Sen so r This sensor continually analyzes all pitch, yaw and motion data to unerringly detect as little as o ne degree of lifting and/or any forward/reverse rollin g whil e completely ignoring all other conditions that falsely set off all other sensors. Even if you par k on a hill, the Digital Tilt/Motion Sensor will accuratel[...]

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    Timer op tion s The system’s built-in electronic timer can be optionally wired to provide one of several different functions. Timer duration settings can be made by your installing Clifford Dealer or by you via the CliffNet Wizard. Ask your Authorized Clifford Dealer f or further details : Win dow AutoClose op tion The timer can automatically clo[...]

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    Auto matic mal func tion by pass with AutoRe Moni tor ing™ The system automatically bypasses any faulty point and arms all other triggers and sensors for the utmost possible protection. If you accidentally arm wit h the hood, trunk or a doo r open, just close it (no need to disarm-and-rearm) and the system will again monitor that point . Multiple[...]

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    RE MOTE EN GINE START IN G Im por tant Re mote Start ing DOs and DON’Ts DOs • Park in an open, well-ventilated area . • Always engage the handbrake. • Make sure you put the transmission in PARK (automatic) or NEUTRAL (manual) before shutting down th e engine . • Set your vehicle’s air conditioner, heater and other accessories to the des[...]

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    Man ual trans mis sion Saf eS tart PLEASE NOTE: This section is only for vehicles with a manual transmission. If your vehicle has an a utomati c transmission, skip this section. For safety reasons, the transmission must be left in neutral i f the engine will be remotely started. To assure safe remote starting, you must perform thes e steps before e[...]

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    EX AM PLE: Turn on Lock upon AutoArming and turn off Re mote Valet Mode and FACT: In the following example, we will change the settings of three different features in just one prog r amming session: We will turn on the Lock upo n AutoArming feature to set your vehicle’s power locks to automatically engage whenever the system A u toArms, turn off [...]

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    NOTE 7: The features in this column allow you to control your system with the remote control of a G4 system on you r other vehicle(s). Just select the function you wish, then press the unused button or button combin a tion on the othe r remote that you want to use to perform that function on this system (you will then hear the chirps noted). NOTE :[...]