buttons BUICK LACROSSE 2005 Get To Know Guide

A.Air Outlets
B.Interior Lamps Control
C.Exterior Lamps Control
D.Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
E.Audio Steering Wheel Controls
F.Instrument Panel Cluster
G.DIC ButtonsH.Passenger Air Bag Status
Indicator
I.Audio System Controls
J.Hood Release
K.Parking Brake
L.Cruise ControlsM.Horn
N.Steering Wheel Climate Controls
O.Climate Controls
P.Shift Lever
Q.Accessory Power Outlet
R.Glove Box
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Instrument Panel
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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HomeLink®Wireless Control
System
The HomeLink system can store three
frequencies for a garage door opener,entry door lock, security system, etc.
To program, with the engine Off:
• Press and hold the two outer buttons
on the HomeLink until the indicatorlight flashes;
then release the buttons(about 20 seconds — do not hold for
more than 30 seconds); do not repeatthis step for the second or thirddevices added.
• Hold the end of your handheld trans
mitter up to three inches away fromthe surface of the HomeLink. Hold itsbutton and the button you wish toassign it to on the HomeLink system.
• Continue holding both buttons (up to
90 seconds); the indicator light will
begin blinking slowly, then more quick
ly. Programming is complete whenthe HomeLink light flashes rapidly.
• Release both buttons.
• Press and hold the HomeLink button
again. If the indicator stays lit con
stantly, programming is complete.
• Continue programming additional
devices using the remaining two
HomeLink buttons, but do not simultaneously press the two outer buttonson the HomeLink again.
If the HomeLink indicator blinks rapidly
for two seconds and remains on duringprogramming, it indicates that yourdevice (usually a garage door opener)has a “rolling code.”
See Section 2 of your Owner Manual.
Accessory Power Outlets
Your vehicle is equipped with 12volt
outlets. One is located on the center
console below the climate controls. The
second outlet is located inside the center storage console. On 6passengermodels, the second outlet is located inthe flip/fold console. Use them to powercellular phones, CB radio, etc. See your
Owner Manual for full safety and warranty cautions.
See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.