radio BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 Owner's Manual

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9. Press AM-FM and this time the display will S~OW
SEC f~ ?et YOG how that your radio is secure.
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Enter your secret code as ~Q~HOWS; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
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LOC appears when the igr,ition is on.
Press MfN and 880 will appear on the display.
Press
MHN again to make the fast two digits agree
with your code.
Press
HRS to ~nake the first one or two digits agree
Press
AM-FM after you have confimed that the
code matches the secret code you
have writ’een down.
The display will show SEC, indicating the radio is
~QW operable and secure.
with your code.
HE you er,ter the wrong code eight times, INQP will
appear on the display. Ygu will have t~ wait an hour
with the ignition on before you can try again. When you
try again, you will O~Y have three more chances
(eight tries per chance)
to enter the correc: code before
INOP appears.
If you lose or forget your code, contact your dealer.
Enter yorer secret code as ~OIEQWS; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
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7.
Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or RUN.
Turn the radio off.
Press the B and 4 buttons together. Hold them down
until SEC shows on the display.
Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display.
Press
MfN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
Press HRS to make the first one or two digits agree
with your cocie.
Press
AI-FM after you have confkmed that the
code matches
the secret code you have written CIOWH~.
The display will shaw ---, indicating that the radio is
no longer secured.
If the code entered is inccnect, SEC will appear on the
display. The radio will remain secured until the correct
code
is entered.
When
battery power is removed and later applied to a
secured radio, the radio won’t turn on and EQC wirl
appear on the display.
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To unlock a secured radio see ‘6Udock.ing the
Thefi-Deterrent Feature After
a Bower LOSS” earlier in
this section.
Audio Steering W3eel c@ntr@ls
If your vehicle has this feature, can control certain
radio functions using the buttons on your steering wheel.
Some steering wheel controls may operate climate
CO~&Q~S. See “’Steering Wheel Controls for Climate
Contd” earlier in
this section.
button
to SEEK: Press this
go to the next higher or
lower radio station.
SCAN: Press this button to scan the stations preset on
your radio psaslnbuttons. This feature works like your
radio’s P SCAN button and allows YOU to listen to each
of you preset stations for a few seconds. The radio will
go to the fist preset station, stop for a few seconds, then
go on to the next preset station. Press SCAN again to
stop scanning.
If a preset station has weak reception, the
radio will mot stop at the preset st&hn~.
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Handle discs carefully. Store them in their original cases
or other protective cases and away from direct sunlight
and dust. If the surface of a disc is soiled, danpem a
clean, soft ~10th in a mild, neutral detergent sdution and
clean it, wiping from the center to the edge.
Be sure never to touch the signal surface when handking
discs. Pick up discs by grasping the outer edges or the
edge of the kte and the outer edge.
Your AM-FM antenna is integrated with yorrr rear
window defogger, located
in the rex window. Be sure
that the inside surface
sf the rear window is not
scratched
and that the lines QI-I the glass are not
damaged. If the inside surface is damaged, it could
interfere
with radio reception. Do not apply aftermarket
glass tinting.
The metallic film in some tinting
materials
will interfere with OH distort the incoming
radio reception.
If, when YOU turn on your rear window defogger, you
hear static on your radio station, it means a defogger
grid line has been damaged and must be repaired. (Your
rlldiQ iS not at fault.)
X you C~OQS~ to add a cejlular telephone to your
vehicle, and the mtenma needs to be attached to the
glass, be
sure that you do not damage the grid lines for
the AlV-FM zn'renna.
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3. ’hm off the ignition on 5~1th vehicles. Turn off the
radios and all lamps that aren’t needed. This will
avoid sparks and help save both batteries. Et could
save YSUP radio!
damaged. The repairs wouldn’t be covered by
your warranty.
4. Open the hood and locate the batteries.
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Ak~ag ...................................... 1-21
How Does it Restrain .......................... 1-25
How it Works ................................ 1-23
Location .................................... 1-23
Readiness Light
......................... 1-22, 2-76
Servicing
................................... 1-26
What Makes it Inflate
.......................... 1-25
What Will You See After it Inflates ............... 1-29
When Should it Inflate ......................... 1-24
Aircleaner .................................... 6-17
Air Conditioning
................................ 3-5
Air Conditioning Refrigerants
..................... 6-73
Air Filter. Passenger Compartment
.................. 3-7
Alarm. Content Theft-Deterrent
................... 2- 16
Alarm. Instant. Keyless Entry
...................... 2-9
Alignment and Balance. Tire
...................... 6-52
Aluminum Wheels. Cleaning
...................... 6-60
Antenna. Heated Backlite ........................ 3-36
Antifreeze
..................................... 6-23
Anti-Lock
Brake System Waning Light
................ 2-78. 4-7
Brakes
...................................... 4-7
Anti-Theft. Radio
.............................. 3-30
Appearancecare
............................... 6-55
Appearance Care Materials ....................... 6-62
Air
Control. Climate
Control System ............. 3-3. 3-4
ArbitrntionPro
gram .............................. 8-7 Armrest.
Storage
.......................... 2.60. 2.61
Ashtrays ...................................... 2-62
Assist Straps
................................... 2-66
Astroroof
..................................... 2-65
Audio Controls. Steering Wheel TQUC~ Control ....... 3-33
Audio Equipment. Adding
........................ 3-34
Audio Systems ................................. 3-10
Personal Choice
.............................. 3-30
Automatic Overdrive
............................ 2-24
Automatic Transaxle
Check
..................................... 7-32
Park Mechanism Check ....................... 7-34
Fluid
...................................... 6-20
Operation ................................... 2-24
Auxiliary Power Outlets
.......................... 2-64
Battery
...................................... 6-32
Jump Starting ................................. 5-3
Replacement. Keyiess Entry
.................... 2-13
Rundown Protection
........................... 2-50
WmingLight ............................... 2-76
BBB
Auto Line ................................. 8-7
Belt. Engine Accessory ..................... 6-74. 6-75
Better Business Bureau Mediation
................... 8-7
Blizzard.
Driving In ............................. 4-28
Warnings
................................ 5-3, 5-4
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Passenger Climate Control ......................... 3-9
Passing ..&.................................... 4-13
Passenger Compartment
Air Filter
................... 3-7
PASS-Key"
IIH ................................ 2-18
Perimeter Lighting
......................... 2-48, 2-95
Periodic Maintenance Inspecdons
.................. 7-35
Personal Choice Features ......................... 2- 10
Audio contr0:s ............................... 3-30
Comfort Controls .............................. 3-2
Delayed Locking ........................ 2- 12, 2-93
Memory Door Locks ...................... 2-5, 2-93
Memory Seat Recall ....................... 1-3, 2-95
PrtralEel
Park Assist Minor ................. 2-55, 2-92
Perimeter Lighting ....................... 2-48, 2-92
Programming,
DTC ............................ 2-91
Security
Fecdhnck: ....................... 2-1 2, 2-94
Window
h, ockout ........................ 3-34.2-96
Door Locks ................................... 2-5
Remote
Control Minor ........................ 2-55
Seat ......................................... i-2
Seatbxk Recliner .............................. 1-5
Steering
.................................... 4-10
Steering
Fluid ................................ 6-27
Windows ................................... 2-33
Power, Retained Accessory
....................... 2-21
Lumbar Controls .............................. 1-2
Memory Function
.............................. 1-3
Pregnancy,
Use of Safety Belts .................... 1-28
Problems on the
Road ............................ 5- 1
Protection, Lockout
.............................. 2-8
Publications, Service
and Owner ................... 8-10
Powcr
Power Seat
Radiator ........ ............................. 5-19 ~ ~~
Radiator
Pressure Cap ........................... 4-27
Radio Reception ................................ 3-34
Radios ........................ 3-10.3-14.3-18. 3-21
Rain. Driving In ................................ 4-18
Reaaing Lamps ................................ 2-49
Door Security Locks ........................... 2-7
Outside Seat Tosidon
.......................... 1-28
Safety Belt
Comfort Guides ..................... 1-32
SeatPassThrough ............................ 2-62
Seat Passengers
.............................. 1-28
Storage
Armrest .............................. 2-61
Towing
..................................... 5-10
Window Defogger ............................. 3-8
Rear Seat Cushion. Removing ..................... 6-70
Rear Seat Pass Through .......................... 2-62
Eiectrochromic Daymight
...................... 2-51
Electrochomic Daymight with
Compass .......... 2-52
Inside Daymight
............................. 2-50
Reclining Front Seatbacks ......................... 1-5
Recovery Tank. CoolaDt ..................... 5-155-16
Fuei Door Release ............................. 6-7
Keyless Entry ................................. 2-8
Keyless
Entry. Instant Alarm ..................... 2-9
Keyless
Entry. Personal Choice Features ........... 2-10
Keyless Entry. Security Feedback
................ 2-11
Keyless Entry. Synchronization .................. 2-10
Rear
Rearview MLmr
Refrigerants. Air Conditioning .................... 6-73
Remote
Trunk Release
................................ 2-14
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