ignition BUICK LACROSSE 2005 Get To Know Guide

Getting to Know YourLaCrosse4
Driver Information Center (DIC)E/M (English/Metric):On the base DIC,
press to choose English or Metric units.
On uplevel DICs, press the (Option)button until “UNITS” appears. Press the
(Set/Reset) button to choose English
or Metric units.
(Set/Reset)(if equipped): Press to
set/reset certain functions and to turn
off/acknowledge DIC messages.
(Gauges)(if equipped): Press to dis
play battery and oil life. To reset the OilLife System after an oil change, press
and hold the (Set/Reset) button while
“OIL LIFE” is displayed until it shows100%.
(Fuel)(if equipped): Press to display
fuel range, average economy and
instantaneous economy.
(Option) (if equipped): Press to dis
play English/Metric units, language, per
sonalization, compass zone and compass calibration.
(Traction Control)(if equipped):
Press to turn traction control on or off.
(Hazard):Press to turn the hazard
warning flashers on or off.
Personalizing the DIC (if equipped)
Uplevel DICs can memorize selected
personalized settings for up to two drivers. (Some features are limited to asingle setting.)
1. Place the vehicle in Park (P) and turn
on the ignition.
2. Press the (Option) button
until “PERSONALPROGRAM” is
displayed.
3. Press the (Set/Reset) button
to display instructions.
4. Press the button to display
programmable features.
The baselevel Driver Information
Center (DIC) displays the odometer and
trip odometer. Uplevel DICs also display
a compass, trip computer, fuel economyinformation, OnStar
®phone numbers
called (if equipped) and other messages
or warnings. The DIC display is locatedon the instrument cluster below the
speedometer, and can be programmedin English, French or Spanish.
Outside temperature displays in the
bottomright corner of the uplevel DICwhen viewing the trip/odometer screens,fuel screens and some gauge screens.
At 37ºF (3ºC) or below, readings togglebetween temperature and the word“ICE” for two minutes.
The following DIC controls are located
on the center of the instrument panel:
TRIP/ODO (Trip/Odometer):On the
base DIC, press to display odometer/tripdistance. Uplevel DICs also display timeelapsed and average speed.

5
5. Press the button to change the
setting of each feature.
Your ignition key identifies you to the
vehicle.Two keys can be programmed
for certain features that correspond to
each driver. To personalize a key:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until“PERSONALIZE KEY” is displayed.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button until
“YES” is displayed.
3. Press the button.
Personalization Features include:
•
Delayed Locking— Delays locking
of the vehicle doors for up to five seconds after the last door is closed.
Two chimes will sound when thepower door lock switch or the Lockbutton on the Remote Keyless Entrytransmitter is pressed when a door is
open. To program:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until
“DELAYED LOCKING” is displayed.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button until
“ON” or “OFF” appears.
3. Press the button to select it. The ignition key must be removed for
the feature to work after programming.
•
Key Fob Feedback— Choose from
Off (no feedback), Lights (exteriorlights flash) or Lights and Horn whenyou press the Remote Keyless Entry
transmitter (key fob) Lock button. Toprogram:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until“FOB LOCK FEEDBACK” is displayed.
2.Press the (Set/Reset) button until
the desired setting is displayed.3. Press the button to save the
setting.
•
Exterior Light Delay— Sets the
time for exterior lights to remain onafter the key is removed from theignition or the vehicle is unlocked with
the Remote Keyless Entry transmitter.
To program:
1. From the Personal Program menu,
press the (Option) button until
“EXT LIGHT DELAY” is displayed.
2. Press the (Set/Reset) button to
scroll through OFF or 15/30/60/90second delays.
3.Press the button to store a setting.
You can also use the (Option) and
(Set/Reset) buttons to personalize
each of the following:
• Return settings to factory
default/reset all keys
• Interior lights on when key is
removed from the ignition
• Content theftdeterrent system on/off
• Remote start on/off
• Personalize/replace key
Exiting Programming Mode:The DIC
exits programming mode when:
• The vehicle is shifted out of Park.
• The vehicle is no longer in Run.
• You reach the end of the personal
program menu.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

7
(Headlamps):The headlamps posi
tion manually activates the headlamps,
exterior tail/marker lamps and instrument panel/radio lights.
(Fog Lamps):To activate the fog
lamps, press the center of the rotary
control marked .
To switch headlamps from low to high
beam, push the multifunction lever awayfrom you. Pull it back and release forlowbeam operation.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Daytime Running Lamps (DRL)
DRL illuminates the lowbeam head
lamps at a lower intensity in daylight to
make the front of the vehicle more visi
ble to others. The DRL illuminates onlythe lowbeam headlamps, not the taillamps or side marker lamps.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Interior Lamps
The interior lamps control is located next to
the exterior lamps control on the left sideof the instrument panel. It can be set to:
(Off):This position disables the interi
or lamps entirely, whether or not a door
is open.
(Door):This position turns on the
interior lamps when a door is openedand when the ignition key is removed.
(On):This position turns on the inte
rior lamps continuously.
Instrument Panel Brightness:When
you push the center of the interior lampsknob, a springloaded stem will pop out.
Turn it right or left to adjust intensity.
Reading Lamps:Press the reading light
lens to turn on/off.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Tilt/Telescoping Steering Wheel
To adjust the tilt position of the steering
wheel, hold the wheel and pull the lever
(see “A”) on the left of the steering column toward you. Move the wheel up ordown to a comfortable level. Releasethe lever to lock.
To adjust the telescoping position of the
steering wheel, push down on the lever(see “B”) to unlock the steering wheel.Pull or push the steering wheel to thedesired position. Push up on the lever tolock the steering wheel.
Do not adjust the position of the steering
wheel while driving.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
A
B

9
(Decrease fan speed):Press to
lower fan speed.
(Increase fan speed):Press to
raise fan speed.
(Air Conditioning):Press to activate
or deactivate air conditioning.
(Recirculation):Press to prevent
outside air from entering your vehicle.
Recirculation can be activated in Vent or
BiLevel mode, but not in Floor/Defog or
Defrost mode.
(Rear Window Defog):Press to
clear the rear glass (it turns off afterabout 20 minutes). Press again forextended operation. Press again or
switch off the ignition to turn off.
(Floor mode):Press to direct most
of the air to the floor.
(BiLevel mode):Press to direct
most of the air to the instrument paneland floor outlets.
(Vent mode):Press to direct air
through the instrument panel outlets.
(Floor/Defog):Press to clear the
windshield and front side windows ofmist and frost.
(Defrost):Press to clear the wind
shield of heavier amounts of mist and
frost more quickly.
(Heated Seats):Press to turn the
driver or passenger heated seat on/off.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
(Mist):For a single wipe, twist the
band on the multifunction stalk down tothis position and release.
(Off):Twist the band to this position
to turn off the wipers.
(Delay):Twist the band up to set the
delay time (the top of the band equals ashorter delay).
(Low):Twist the band up to this
position for lowspeed wipers.
(High):Twist the band up to this
position for highspeed wipers.
(Washer):To spray washer fluid,
turn the paddle at the top of the multifunction lever forward and release.There will be a slight delay before the
wipers are activated. This is normal andallows the washer to clean the entirewindshield.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.
Windshield Wipers/Washers

Getting to Know YourLaCrosse10
Audio Systems
Setting the Time
Press and hold the “H” button on the
sound system faceplate until the correct
hour appears on the display. “AM/PM”
appears. Press and hold M until the cor
rect minute appears. The ignition doesnot need to be turned on.
Radio Controls
(Power):
Press to turn the system on
and off.
(Volume):Turn to increase/decrease
volume.
BAND:Press to switch between AM,
FM1/FM2 and XM1/XM2 (if equipped).
INFO (if equipped with XM): Press to
display a message, artist, song title andother information.
SCV (Speed Compensated Volume):Press to select Off, Min, Med or Max
radio volume compensation as vehiclespeed increases.
Tune/Balance/Fade:Turn to select
radio stations.
To set Bass/Treble, push and release
until “BAS” or “TRE” appears. Turn to
increase or decrease. To adjust to themiddle position, press and hold until itbeeps.
Cruise Control
The cruise control buttons are located
on the steering wheel.
(On/Off):Push to turn the system
on, off or to deactivate.
SET (Set/Decelerate):To set cruise
control, press the button and accelerate to the desired speed. Press theSET button and release the accelerator.
To decrease speed when cruise is
active, press and hold the SET buttonto reach the desired speed.
• Press SET once and release to
decrease speed by 1 mph.
RES+ (Resume/Accelerate):After
setting a cruise speed and later brakingfor conditions, push the RES+ button toresume the set speed.
To increase speed from a previous
setting, press and hold the RES+ buttonto reach the desired speed or use the
accelerator.
• Press RES+ once and release to
increase speed by 1 mph.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

11
To set Balance/Fade, push and release
until “BAL” appears to adjust Balance.
Turn the knob to move the sound toward
the right or left. Push until “FAD” appears
to adjust Fade. Turn the knob to move
the sound toward the front or rear.
To adjust all controls to the middle posi
tion, push/hold the speaker knob whenno tone or speaker control is displayed.
“ALL CEN” appears and the unit beeps.
(Seek):Press and release the
left/right Seek arrow to go to the previ
ous or next station and stay there.
To scan, press and hold either arrow for
more than two seconds. “SCAN”appears on the display and a beep
sounds. The radio finds a station, playsa few seconds and advances to thenext. Press either arrow or a pushbuttonto stop scanning.
To scan preset stations, press and hold
either arrow for more than four seconds.“PSCAN” appears and two beeps
sound. Press either arrow or a pushbutton to stop scanning presets.
Setting Preset Stations:
1. With the radio on, press BAND to
select AM/FM1/FM2 or XM1/XM2 (if equipped).
2. Tune to the desired station.
3. Press EQ to select equalization.
4. Press and hold a numbered push
button until a beep sounds.
Repeat for each pushbutton for each
band (up to 30 possible stations).
DISP (Display):With the ignition off,
press to display the time.
CD Controls
With the ignition on, insert a CD, label
side up, partway into the slot. The player
will pull it in and begin playing. To insert
with ignition off, first press eject or DISP.
1 (Reverse):Press to go to the start
of the current track if more than eightseconds have played. Hold or pressmore than once to progress backwardthrough the CD tracks.
2 (Fast Forward):Press to go to
the next track. Hold or press more thanonce to forward through the upcoming CDtracks.
4RDM (Random):Press to hear tracks
in random order. Press again to disable
random play.
(Seek):Press the left arrow to go
to the start of the current track or theprevious track. Press the right arrow togo to the start of the next track. Pressthe arrows for more than two seconds tosearch previous or next tracks. Releaseto stop searching and play the track.
DISP (Display):Press to display the
current CD track and the elapsed timethe current track has played.
BAND:Press to switch to the radio
when a CD is playing. The CD remainsinside the player.
(CD):Press to play a CD when the
radio is playing.
EQ (if equipped):Press to select cus
tomized equalization settings for C&W,Jazz, Talk, Pop, Rock and Classical
music. To return to manual mode, press
and release the Tone knob until “MANUAL” is displayed.
(Eject):Press to eject a CD, with the
ignition off or on, or the radio off. Load
CDs with the ignition off by pressing thisbutton first.

Getting to Know YourLaCrosse12
MP3Capable Uplevel Radio
(if equipped)
Play MP3 files on CDR CDs of up to
700MB capacity. To play, with the ignition on, insert the disc partway into the
slot, label side up. The player will pull itin. “READING” appears on the display
and the disc plays. Smaller, 3inch
(8cm) single CDs may be used with
an adapter ring.
3 (Repeat):Press to hear a track
over again. RPT is displayed. Press
again to disable repeat play.
5 (Previous Folder):Press to go to
the first track in the previous folder.Pressing while in the Folder Randommode takes you to the previous folderand plays random tracks there.
6(Next Folder):Press to go to the
first track in the next folder. Pressingwhile in Folder Random mode takes youto the next folder and plays randomtracks there.
SixDisc CD Player (if equipped)
To load multiple CDs in the sixdisc
CD player:
1.Turn the ignition on. Press and hold
the Load button for two seconds. The
player beeps and the light to the right
of the slot will flash. “MULTI LOAD #”is displayed.
2.When the light stops flashing and
turns green, “INSERT CD #” is
displayed. Insert a disc partway, label side up.
3. Indicator light will begin blinking and
turn green. Another disc may beloaded.
4. When loading two to five CDs, press
the Load button again after loadingthe final CD.
For every CD loaded, a number appears
on the radio display. To play a specific
disc, press CD and the number of the
CD you want to hear. A small barappears under the CD number that isplaying, and the track number appears.
Finding a Category Station
(if equipped)
Category (CAT) stations are available on
XM1 or XM2 bands only. To find a CAT
station:
1. Press the CAT button to activate
Program Type (PTY) Select mode.
2. A category is displayed.3.Rotate the Tune knob. When the
preferred category appears, press theSeek button to go to the first categorystation (Pressing Seek for more thantwo seconds will activate CategoryScan).
4. To go to another station, press the
CAT button. The previously storedcategory will be displayed.
5. Press the up or down Seek button.
6. Press the CAT button to exit Program
Type Select mode.
Steering Wheel Controls (if equipped)
See Radio and CDControls for full details
about the functions of the following buttons:
•
(Seek)
•BAND
•16 (Preset Stations)
•(OnStar®/Mute):Press to silence
audio, and again to play. In OnStarequipped vehicles, press to interactwith the OnStar system.
•
(VOLUME):Press up/down
arrow to increase/decrease volume.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.