Vehicle security system with silent arming and/or disarming and associated methods

A vehicle security system comprising:

• a remote transmitter to be carried by a user and comprising an arm switch for transmitting an arm signal, a disarm switch for transmitting a disarm signal, and a trunk release switch for transmitting a trunk release signal;
• an audible indicator for sounding an audible indication;
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• a security controller switchable to one of an armed mode and a disarmed mode responsive to receiving a respective one of the arm and disarm signals and sounding the audible indication as confirmation thereof, said security controller performing a trunk release based upon the user operating the trunk release switch continuously for greater than a predetermined time, said security controller toggling to an opposite one of the armed and disarmed modes without sounding the audible indication responsive to receiving the trunk release signal based upon the user operating the trunk release switch a plurality of times in less than the predetermined time.

A vehicle security system comprising:

• a remote transmitter to be carried by a user and comprising an arm/disarm switch for transmitting an arm/disarm toggle signal, and a trunk release switch for transmitting a trunk release signal;
• an audible indicator for sounding an audible indication;
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• a security controller toggling to an opposite one of an armed mode and a disarmed mode responsive to receiving the arm/disarm toggle signal and sounding the audible indication as confirmation thereof, said security controller performing a trunk release responsive to receiving the trunk release signal based upon the user operating the trunk release switch continuously for greater than a predetermined time, said security controller toggling to an opposite one of the armed and disarmed modes without sounding the audible indication responsive to receiving the trunk release signal based upon the user operating the trunk release switch a plurality of times in less than the predetermined time.

A method for operating a vehicle security system comprising a remote transmitter to be carried by a user and including at least one first switch for transmitting at least one first signal, and a second switch for transmitting a second signal;

• an audible indicator for sounding an audible indication;
• and a security controller switchable to one of an armed mode and a disarmed mode;
• the method comprising:
• switching the security controller between one of the armed and disarmed modes responsive to receiving the at least one first signal and sounding the audible indication as confirmation thereof;
• using the security controller to perform an auxiliary function responsive to receiving the second signal based upon the user operating the second switch continuously for greater than a predetermined time;
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• toggling the security controller to an opposite one of the armed and disarmed modes without sounding the audible indication responsive to receiving the second signal based upon the user operating the second switch a plurality of times in less than the predetermined time.