BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 Owners Manual

The brightness of the E3U.D image is determined by
whether the headlamps
are on or off, and where you
have the HUD dimer control set.
2. Adjust the seat to pur driving posielop~. Slide the
image height adjuster control dl the way up, raising
the Enage as far as possible.
3. Now slide the image height adjuster COII~.~ down SQ
the image is as low as possible but still in full view.
4. Slide the dimer control d~wnwt~d until the HUD
image is no brighter than necessary.
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A I'iw is Mowr~, Sce "'%;USC:S and Circuit Breakers" in
the Index.
Keep in mind that yorrr wincishield is part of the WUD
system. If you ever have to have your windshield
replaced,
be sure to get one that is designed for WUD OF
your HUD image may look bhrred or out of focus.
Ymr vehicle may be equipped with a Driver
Infolmntionz Center (DIC). The DIC will display
information about how
your vehicle is functioning, as
well as warning messages if a system pr~b'ee~~~
is deteczed.
The fobwing buttons are
on the DIC control panel
which
is located to the left
of the steering column:
0 ODO/TRfB: Use this button to display your total and
trip miles.
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e mL INFO: Press this button to display fuel
infomation such
as, fuel used, fuel range and
fuel economy.
Q GAGE INFO: Use this button to display oil
pressure,
oil Me, coolant temperature, tire pressure
and battery infomation.
RESET: ”his button, used dong with other buttons,
will reset system functions.
@ ENGNET: Use this button to change the display
between English and metric
units.
p@r@-jn& Choice gJ1c DispEay
This feature allows two different drivers to store and
recall their
QWP~ preferred display mode. The personal
choice settings displayed
on the DIC are determined by
the transmitter used
t~ enter the vehicle. After the
UNLOCK button of a remote keyless entry transmitter
is pressed
and the ignition is in RUN, the DIC will
display
the identified driver. The settings can also be
changed
by briefly pressing one of the MEMORY
buttons located on the driver’s door.
The DIC can also be used to program the following
personal
choice features available with your vehicle:
e Memory Seats
Memory Door Locks
Security Feedback
Delayed Locking
e Perimeter Lighting
Parallel Park Assist Mirror
Window Lockout
See “Personal Choice Features”
in the Index and “DIC
Personal Choice Progran~ning’~ later in this part. The
DIC is used to program infomation €or DWIVEiR #1 and
DRIVER #2. The DIC will identify a person as
UNKNOWN DRIVER if they are neither DRIVER #I
nor DRIVER #2.
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it ~hcre are no problems detected, the display will return
[ti he mode selected by that driver the last time the
ignition was turned off.
1 f 2 problem is detected, a diagnostic message will
appear in the display. The following pages will show the
messages you may see on the DIC display.
The message center is continuously updated with the
vehicle's performance status.
When this button is pressed, the display will show the
total mileage, an;d Trip T or Trig 2 miles. Trip I and Trip
2 will display the miles traveled since the last reset. To
reset the trig odometer, press the ODOKMP button until
the trig miles are shown in the DIC display, then press
the RESET button. The trip odometer will f~ow
accumulate miles until the next reset.
Average Fue% ECCD~Q~Y: Press the WEE button mtil
the display shows FUEL ECONOMY AVERAGE.
Average fuel economy is viewed as a long term
approximation of your overall driving conditions. To
learn the average fuel econcrny from a new starting
point, press the RESET button while the average fuel
economy is displayed in the D6C.
F~S~UI&~IEQUS Fuel ECQKIOH~~: Press the FUEL button
until the display shows FUEL ECONOMY INST.
Instantaneous fuel economy varies with your driving
conditions, such as acceleration,
braking and the grade
of the road being traveled. The RESET button does not
hnction
in this mode.
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Fuel Range: Press the FUEL button until the display
shows
FUEL RANGE. The fuel range will calculate the
remaining distance you can chive without refueling. This
calculation is based on the average fuel economy for the
last 25 miles (40.25 km) driven, and the fuel remaining
in the fuel
tank. The RESET button does not function in
this mode.
Fuel Used: Press the mTEk button until the display
shows
IFCTIEL USED. This display will show you how
much fuel has been used since the last reset.
TQ learn
how much fuel is used from a new starting point, press
the RESET button while the fbel used is displayed
-h
the DIC.
Oil Pressure: Press the GAGES button until OIL
PRESSURE appears in the display. If there are no
problems detected with the oil pressure, the display
will
show OIL PRESSURE NORMAL. If a low oil pressure
condition is detected, the display
will show OIL
PRESSURE LOW. If you see the OIL PRESSURE
LOW message, you could be low on oil or your oil is
not going through the engine properly. See your dealer
for service.
Coolant Temperature: Press the GAGES button until
COOLANT TEMB appears in the display. If there are no
problems detected with the temperature, C~C&4NI’
TEMP NORMAL will appear in the display. If the
temperature is too
high, COOLANT TEMP HOT will
appear in the display. If you see the COOLANT TEMP
HOT message, your engine is overheated. You should
pull off the road, stop your vehicle and turn off your
engine as soon as possible.
This manual explains what to
do. See “Engine Overheating” in the Index.
Battery Volts: Press the GAGES button until the
display shows BATTERY STAm.
If the voltage is
normal the display will show BATTERY STATE
NORMAE. If the voltage drops below 10.5 volts, the
display will show
BATTERY STAm LOW. If the
voltage
is above 16 volts, the display will show
BATTERY STATE
HIGH. If the display shows the high
or low message, you need
to have your battery checked.
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Oil Life Monitor (Index): Psess the GAGES button
until OIL LIFE INDEX appears in the display. The OIL
LEE INDEX NORMAL display will show an estimate
of the oil’s remaining useful Me. When the oil life index
is less
than IO%, the display will show OIL LIFE
INDEX CHANGE OIL. When you have the oil changed
according
to the maintenance schedule (see
“Maintenance Schedule” in the Index), you will have to
reset the oil We monitor.
To do this, press and hold the
RESET’
button for more than five seconds while the oil
life index
is being displayed on the DPC. The oil life will
change to
100%.
Tire Psessure Status: Press the GAGES button until
‘FWE IPWSSUWE appears in the display. TWE
PRESSUWE NORMAL is displayed when the Check
Tire Pressure System believes your ve~cle’s tire
pressures are normal. If a potential tire pressure problem
is detected, the display will show gIRE PRESSURE
LOW CHECK TIRES. If you see the azRE
PRESSURE LOW: CHECK TIRES message, you
should
st~p as soon as you can and check all your tires
for damage. (If a tire is flat, see ‘‘If a Tire Goes Flat” in
the Index.)
Also check the tire pressure in all four tires
as
soon as you can. See “Inflation - Tire Pressure” and
“Check Tire Pressure System” in the Index. mere
are
times when you will have to reset (calibrate)
the
Check Tire Pressure System. See “Check Tire
Pressure System” in
the Index.
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Other messages or warnings may appear in the DE
display such as:
0 WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID LOW
ENG COOLANT LOW - CHECK LEVEL
ENGINE OIL LOW - CHECK LEVEL
0 CHANGE ENGINE OIL SOON
0 TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVE
0 DOOR AJAR
0 TRUNKAJAR
Pressing any of the DIC control buttons will remove the
above messages or warnings
from the DIC display.
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The DIC can be used $0 program the following personal
choice
features available with your vehicle:
@ Melnosy Seats
Memory Door Locks
Security Feedback
@ Delayed hcking
See ‘‘Personal Choice Features” In the Index.
T’ne DTC is used to program the personal choices of two
drivers. The driver’s are recognized by
DRIVER #I and
DRIVER #2. You will kt the DIC know which driver
you are by using your remote keyless entry transmitter
or
by pressing the appropriate memory seat control
buttorm located on the driver’s door. The remote
transmitter was pre-programmed to belong to
DRIVER # 9 or DRIVER #2.
The last driver number remembered by the DIC will
show on the display each time the UNLOCK button on
the same transmitter is pressed, and the ignition is
turned OE.
When you press UNLOCK en your transmitter, the DIC
will automaticaihy change driver numbers 2nd the
vehicle will recall the persod choice settings that were
last made to correspond to your transmitter.
if you unlock the vehicle using your door key instead sf
your zransmitter, the DIC will not change drivers 2nd
will recall the infomation from the last transmitter use
or the last driver change using the men~ory seat controls.
If this happens and you were not the last driver of the
vehicle, simply
press your correct driver number on the
memory seat controls OH press the UNLOCK button on
your transmitter.
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See the following steps for personab. choice
progrinmrning instructions.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Turn the ignition on and keep the transaxle in
PARK (P).
hfom the DIC which driver you are by pressing the
UNLOCK button on your transmitter or the
appropriate
memory seat control.
Press and hold the ENGMET button for five
seconds. WELCOME TO BUICK OPTION
FEATURE will appear in the display.
T& next display will be your driver number. You are
now in the sclection mode and the DIC is ready to
program your personal choices in memory.
Use the ENG/MET button PO sehect options. Use the
RESET button to save the selection and advance to
the next option.
Each feature that can be personalized will appear in the
display. Once
you have made ;1 selection for a feature,
alae DEC will MOW on to the next pers~nal
choice feature.
If YOU would like to exit the seiection mode without
moving through each
of the personal choice features,
simply press
a different button on the DIC or turn off the
ignition. Whatever personal choices you made will still
be retained, even without passing through each of
the features.
If you happen to move past a seiectiora YOU would like to
make a personal choice for, press UNLOCK on your
transmitter
c)r press the appropriate driver r,umber on the
seat control. This will return you to the beginning of the
option feature programing mode.
The
parakl park assist mirror, which tips the passenger
mirror while the vehick is in REVERSE (W), can be
made
active or inactive through the DIC. %berm
PARALLEL PARK-OFF-ON appears on the display,
use
the ENGMET button t~ toggle the arrow between
OW and ON. When you have made your choice, press
the RESET button to record your selection. For more
idormation on this feature, see “Mirrors” in the Index.
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If you choose ON for LOCK FEEDBACK YOU will also
wed to choose LIGHTS or LIGHTS + HORN.
You can select the following modes:
@ If you choose OW for LOCK FEEDBACK and OW
for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, you will receive no
security feedback when locking or unlocking
your vehicle.
@ Hf ptl choose OFF for LOCK FEEDBACK and
LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, you will
receive no security feedback when locking your
vehicle and the exterior lamps will flash when
unlocking your vehicle.
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If YOU choose EIGHTS for LOCK FEEDBACK and
OFF for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, your exterior
lamps wiEl flash when Iochg your vehicle and you
will receive
no security feedback when unlocking
your vehicle.
Hf you choose LIGHTS for LOCK FEEDBACK and
LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, your exterior
lamps will flash when locking and when ur,Bocking
your vehicle.
If you choose LIGHTS + HOW for LOCK
FEEDBACK and OFF for UNLCCK FEEDBACK,
your exterior lamps will flash and the horn will chiq
when locking your vehicle and you will receive no
security feedback when unlocking your vehicle.
Hf you choose LIGHTS + HORN for LOCK
FEEDBACK and LIGHTS for UNLOCK
FEEDBACK, your exterior lamps will flash and the
horn will chirp when locking YQW vehicle and your
exterior
lamps will flash when unlocking
your vehicle.
For more infomation on this feature, see ''Security
Feedback"
in the Index.
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