mirror BUICK PARK AVENUE 1998 Owners Manual

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8 Raise or Bower the entire seat cushion by holding the
whole
horizonhl control up or down.
@ hsh the vertical control forward to bring the seat to
a more upright position. Push it rearward to recline
the seatback.
Raise
or lower the shoulder belt aamd head rest by
pushing the vertical contro1 to the top or bottom.
You can use this memory €unction to save your seat
cushion (mintas the head restraint), optional lumbar,
mirror adjustment, window lockout, HVAc and radio
settings by using the foltlowing procedure:
1. You must first program the SEAT RECALL feature
to be
ON when this choice appears on the DHC.
See “Memory Seat Recall” in the hdex fop
programming instructions.
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Adjust the driver’s seat and lumbar position (if
equipped) to a safe and comfortable driving position.
Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you. See “Outside
Mirrors”
in the Index.
Press
one of the two MEMORY buttons
corresponding with
your driver number, for longer
than three seconds. You will hear two beeps to
confirm
that the mirror and seat positions have been
entered into memory.
Press
WLOCK on the transmitter within five seconds.
When your vehicle
is in PARK (P), push and release the
memory button you just stored. The
seat and mirrors
will move to the set position. You will hear one beep.
‘To sct the seat and mirror positions for a second
driver, foilow the previous steps, but use the other
MEMORY button.
If you press thc wrong MEMORY button, or if there is a
third ~iriver, USC t.tre: seat adjuster. The
EXIT button ~BQWS for easy exit from the
vehicle.
Push and release the EXIT button while in PARK (a>
and the seat will move all the way back. You will hear
a beep when the
EXIT button is pressed.
You can also set unique exit positions by moving the
seat to the desired position, and then pushing and
holding the EXIT button for greater than three seconds.
You will hear two beeps to confirm the position has
been set. The exit position will be set €or the previously
identified driver.
If the ignition is not in RUN, automatic seat and III~IX-Q~
movement will occur if the UNLOCK button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter
is pressed. Automatic
seat
and mirror movement is programmed through the
Driver Information Center
(DIC) so that the driver can
select whether the seat moves to the programmed
driving position, the programmed exit
position, or does
not move at all. For memory seat and mirror recall
programming instructions, see “DIC Personal Choice
Programming”
in the Index.
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When you open the glove box, a lamp will on
inside the glove box.
This will automatically turn off I
when the glove box is closed.
This feature shuts off dl lamps that are left on for more
than 144 minutes when the ignition is off. This will keep
your battery from running down.
When
you are sitting in a comfortable driving position,
adjust the mimr SO you can see clearly behind your
vehicle. Grip the mirror in the center to move it up OF
down and side to side. The day/night adjustment dlows
YOU Eo adjust the Ilnissoff to avoid glare from the kmps
behind you. Pull the tab forward for daytime use; push it
back for night use.
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At night, when the glare is too high, the mirror will
gradually daken to reduce glare (this change may take a
few seconds). The mirror will return to its clex daytime
state when t,~ glare is reduced.
The automatic minor has a time delay feature which
prevents unnecessary switching from the night back to
the day position. This delay prevents rapid changing of
the mirror as you drive under lights and t3E.ough traffic.
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Ywr vehicle may have m electrochromic inside
r~wview
minor with a compass.
When set in the JMIRROR position, this mirror
automatically changes to reduce glare
fkom headamps
behind you.
A time delay feature prevents rapid
changing
from the day to night positions while driving
under lights and through
traffic.
The mirrcpa: also includes m eight-point compass display
in the upper right CQH~W of the mirror face. men on,
the compass automatically calibrates as the vehicle
is driven.
When cleaning the
naimor, use a gaper towel or similar
materid dampened with glass cleaner. Do not spray
glass cleaner directly
on the mirror as that may cause the
liquid cleaner to enter the minor housing. Use a cotton
swab and glass cleaner to clean the ph~toce~~s
whew necessary.
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3. Press the COMPASS button on the bottom of the
minor until the new zone number appears in the
display. After you stop pressing the button, the
display will shcw a compass direction within a few
seconds.
(This is the automatic calibration mode.
Drive in a circle to calibrate the mirror. See
“Compass Calibration” following.)
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If the letter T9’ shsuM ever appear in tire compass
window, the mirror may need calibration.
The mirror can be calibrated in one of two ways:
Drive the vehicle in circles at 5 mph (8 knm/ha) or less
until the display reads a direction, OF
@ Drive the vehicle on your everyday routine.
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Move the switch below the control to choose the right or
left minr. If yoir place the switch in the center positicn,
no movement of the mirror will occur. To adjust the
minor, push the mow control in the direction you want
the minor to g~.
E€ you have the optional BK fe'eaturc, the passenger's
outside rerarview mir-ror a€ss includes a tilt-down feature
that operates wlxn the shift lever is in REVERSE fR).
When the vehicle is shifted out of REVERSE (Rj, :he
passenger mirror will return to its original position after
a five second delay. This deilry prevcnts moven~ent of
the mirror if multiple gear transitions (reverse to drive to
reverse) occur during a parailel parking maneuver. 'Fimis
feature can be programed on or off though the
Personal Choice selection mem. See '"Driver
Information
Center" or "Personal Choice Features" in
the Index for programming instr~cbons. This feature
assists the driver with improved rear obstacle detection.
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Your passenger's side mirror is convex. A convex
mirror's surface
is curved SO you can see more from the
driver's seat.
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Your vehicle has ifluraminated visor vanity mirrors. When
you open the visor vanity mirror by prrlling up, the
lamps turn on.
The brightness of the laps can be adjusted by siiding
the switch. Your vehicle may also have visor vanity
nirrors for the rear seat passengers.
T0 block out glare, swing down the visors. The larger
SUI visor can be removed from the center mot;nt and
moved to the side, while the auxiliary sun visor remains
to Mock game from the front.
The front side of the driver's sun visor also contains a
pocket for map storage.
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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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