ECU BUICK PARK AVENUE 2003 Owner's Guide

4. Use the hook and loop fastener found in the
storage area and attach the garage door opener
securely inside the console. Line up the transmitter
button with the height adapters.
5. Close the cover and test the GARAGE button.
If your garage door opener doesn't work after it
is installed, try another combination.
Center Console Storage Area
Your vehicle has a center console with two storage
compartments and cupholders. The cupholders have
removable liners to hold beverage containers of different
sizes. To access the cupholders and the front storage
area, push the doors covering them back into the
console. In the front storage area you will ®nd a place to
store a cellular phone, as well as a built-in writing
surface. Underneath this tray is a CD storage area and
another door which can be opened to retrieve items
which may fall into the space between the console and
the sliding door. To access the CD storage area,
place your ®nger in the oval in the top tray and lift up.
To access the rear storage area, press the lift latch
at the front edge of the armrest and pull up. Inside are
areas which can be used to store a variety of items.
The back of the console may contain either additional
cupholders or air vents for the rear seat passengers.
You will also ®nd two accessory power outlets located
inside the rear storage area. These outlets can be used
for accessories requiring power, such as a cellular
phone or fax machine. See
Accessory Power Outlets on
page 3-21.
Assist Handles
An assist handle over each rear door and the front
passenger's door can be used to help you get in or out
of your vehicle.
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Instrument Panel Overview...............................3-2
Hazard Warning Flashers................................3-4
Other Warning Devices...................................3-4
Horn.............................................................3-5
Tilt Wheel.....................................................3-5
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.........................3-5
Exterior Lamps.............................................3-12
Interior Lamps..............................................3-14
Head-Up Display (HUD).................................3-17
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)............3-19
Accessory Power Outlets...............................3-21
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter........................3-22
Climate Controls............................................3-22
Dual Automatic Climate Control System...........3-22
Outlet Adjustment.........................................3-26
Passenger Compartment Air Filter...................3-27
Steering Wheel Climate Controls.....................3-28
Climate Controls Personalization.....................3-28
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators.............3-29
Instrument Panel Cluster................................3-30
Speedometer and Odometer...........................3-32
Tachometer.................................................3-32
Safety Belt Reminder Light.............................3-33
Air Bag Readiness Light................................3-33
Battery Warning Light....................................3-34
Brake System Warning Light..........................3-34Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light.............3-36
Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light . . .3-36
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage..................3-37
Malfunction Indicator Lamp.............................3-37
Oil Pressure Light.........................................3-40
Security Light...............................................3-41
Cruise Control Light......................................3-41
Service Vehicle Soon Light............................3-41
Fuel Gage...................................................3-42
Driver Information Center (DIC).......................3-43
DIC Controls and Displays.............................3-43
DIC Warnings and Messages.........................3-45
DIC Vehicle Personalization............................3-46
Audio System(s).............................................3-51
Setting the Time...........................................3-52
Radio with Cassette......................................3-52
Radio with Cassette and CD..........................3-56
Trunk-Mounted CD Changer...........................3-62
Personal Choice Radio Controls......................3-65
Theft-Deterrent Feature..................................3-66
Audio Steering Wheel Controls.......................3-68
Understanding Radio Reception......................3-68
Care of Your Cassette Tape Player.................3-69
Care of Your CDs.........................................3-70
Care of Your CD Player................................3-70
Heated Backlite Antenna................................3-70
Section 3 Instrument Panel
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Delayed Entry Lighting
When you open the door, the interior lamps will come on.
When you close the door with the ignition off, the interior
lamps will stay on for 25 seconds or until the ignition is
turned to an on position. Locking the doors with the power
door lock switch will override the delayed entry lighting
feature and the lamps will turn off right away.
Using the remote keyless entry transmitter to lock the
door will not cancel delayed lighting.
Theater Dimming
This feature allows for a three to ®ve-second fade out of
the courtesy lamps instead of immediate turn off.
Delayed Exit Lighting
With this feature, the interior lamps will come on for
25 seconds after you remove the key from the ignition.
This will give you time to ®nd the door handle or
lock switches.
Parade Dimming
This feature prohibits the dimming of your instrument
panel displays during daylight while your headlamps are
on. This feature operates with the light sensor for the
Twilight Sentinel
žand is fully automatic. When the light
sensor reads darkness outside, you will be able to
dim your instrument panel displays once again.
Perimeter Lighting
When the button with the unlock symbol on the remote
keyless entry transmitter is pressed, the DRL, parking
lamps and back-up lamps will come on if it is dark
enough outside.
This feature will only be activated when the security
feedback feature is programmed to be in Modes 1, 3
or 5 on the transmitter. Modes 0, 2 and 4 do not respond
with exterior lights ¯ashing when unlocking the vehicle
so perimeter lighting will not be active.
This feature can be programmed on or off for each
transmitter.
To turn the feature off do the following:
1. Press and hold LOCK on the driver's door
lock switch throughout this procedure. All doors will
lock.
2. Press the remote alarm button on the transmitter to
enter the programming mode. Perimeter lighting
remains on at this time and the horn will chirp two
times.
3. Press the remote alarm button on the transmitter
again. Perimeter lighting is disabled and the horn
will chirp one time.
4. Release the door lock switch. The perimeter lighting
feature is now off.
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Security Light
Your vehicle is equipped with a content theft-deterrent
alarm system. With this system, the SECURITY light will
¯ash as you open the door if your ignition is off.
For more information see
Content Theft-Deterrent on
page 2-17.
Cruise Control Light
The CRUISE light comes
on when you set the
vehicle's cruise control.
See ªCruise Controlº under
Turn Signal/Multifunction
Lever on page 3-5.
Service Vehicle Soon Light
This light will come on if
your vehicle has certain
non-emission related
problems.
For example, if the entire electrical system fails to send
and receive messages from the vehicle's components,
the SERVICE VEHICLE SOON warning light comes on.
These problems may not be obvious and may affect
vehicle performance or durability. Consult a quali®ed
dealership for necessary repairs to maintain top vehicle
performance. This light will come on brie¯y when the
ignition is turned on to show that it is working properly. United States
Canada
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After you press the unlock button on your transmitter
with the ignition in RUN, the DIC will automatically
display the identi®ed driver number. The vehicle
will recall the personal choice settings that were last
made to correspond to your transmitter, including your
radio and climate control settings. See
Climate
Controls Personalization on page 3-28.
If you unlock the vehicle using your door key instead of
your transmitter, the DIC will not change drivers and
will recall the information from the last transmitter used
or the last driver using one of the MEMORY buttons.
If this happens and you were not the last driver of
the vehicle, simply press your correct driver number on
the appropriate MEMORY button or press the unlock
button on your transmitter.
The DIC can be used to program the following personal
choice features available with your vehicle:
·Memory Seat Recall
·Programmable Automatic Door Locks
·Security Feedback
·Delayed Locking
·Perimeter Lighting
·Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
·Window Lock OutSee the following steps for personalization programming
instructions.
1. Turn the ignition on and keep the transaxle in
PARK (P).
2. Inform the DIC which driver you are by pressing the
unlock button on your transmitter or the appropriate
memory seat control.
3. Press and hold the ENG/MET button for ®ve
seconds. WELCOME TO BUICK OPTION
FEATURE will appear in the display.
The next display will be your driver number and the
message ARMREST BUTTON CHANGES
DRIVER #. Follow the instructions in the display.
You are now in the selection mode and the DIC is
ready to program your personal choices in
memory.
The selections you make for the personal choice
features will be saved after the display reads
FEATURE OPTION SELECTION DONE.
Each feature that can be personalized will appear in
the display. Once you have made a selection for
a feature, the DIC will move on to the next personal
choice feature.
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If you choose ON for AUTO DOOR LOCKS, and OFF
for UNLOCK IN PARK, your door locks will lock
every time you shift out of PARK (P), and there will be
no automatic door unlock when shifting back into
PARK (P).
When you choose ON for UNLOCK in PARK, the DIC
will display WHICH DOORS-ALL/DRIVER. You have the
choice of unlocking all doors, or just the driver's door.
To change modes, do the following:
1. Move the arrow on the display between ON and
OFF by pressing the ENG/MET button.
2. Once you have made your selection, press the
RESET button and your choice will be retained
in memory.
See
Programmable Automatic Door Locks on page 2-11for more information about this feature.
Delayed Locking
The delayed locking feature, which delays the actual
locking of the vehicle, can be made active or inactive
through the DIC. When DELAYED LOCKING-OFF-ON
appears on the display, use the ENG/MET button to
toggle the arrow between OFF and ON. When you have
made your choice, press the RESET button to record
your selection.
For more information on this feature, see
Delayed
Locking on page 2-10.
Security Feedback
By choosing different combinations of these selections,
you can choose the type of transmitter activated
feedback you receive when locking and unlocking your
vehicle with your transmitter. Each time you make a
selection by pressing the ENG/MET button, press
the RESET button to record your choice.
·LOCK FEEDBACK ± OFF/ON
·LOCK FEEDBACK ± LIGHTS/LIGHTS + HORN
·UNLOCK FEEDBACK ± OFF/LIGHTS
If you choose ON for LOCK FEEDBACK you will also
need to choose LIGHTS or LIGHTS + HORN.
You can select the following modes:
·If you choose OFF for LOCK FEEDBACK and OFF
for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, you will receive no
security feedback when locking or unlocking your
vehicle.
·If you 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 ¯ash when unlocking
your vehicle.
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·If you choose LIGHTS for LOCK FEEDBACK and
OFF for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, your exterior
lamps will ¯ash when locking your vehicle and you
will receive no security feedback when unlocking
your vehicle.
·If you choose LIGHTS for LOCK FEEDBACK and
LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK, your exterior
lamps will ¯ash when locking and unlocking
your vehicle.
·If you choose LIGHTS + HORN for LOCK
FEEDBACK and OFF for UNLOCK FEEDBACK,
your exterior lamps will ¯ash and the horn will chirp
when locking your vehicle and you will receive
no security feedback when unlocking your vehicle.
·If you choose LIGHTS + HORN for LOCK
FEEDBACK and LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK,
your exterior lamps will ¯ash and the horn will
chirp when locking your vehicle and your exterior
lamps will ¯ash when unlocking your vehicle.
For more information on this feature, see ªSecurity
Feedbackº under
Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation on page 2-5.
Perimeter Lighting
When the button with the unlock symbol on the
transmitter is pressed, the DRL lamps (high-beams at
reduced intensity), parking lamps and back-up lamps will
turn on if it is dark enough according to the Twilight
Sentinel
ž.
You can control activation of this feature by choosing
OFF or ON when the PERIMETER LIGHTS choice
is displayed on the DIC. Make your choice by pressing
the ENG/MET button and record your choice by
pressing the RESET button.
If you want to choose PERIMETER LIGHTS ON, you
must also choose LIGHTS for UNLOCK FEEDBACK
while making the security feedback choices.
For more information on this feature, see ªPerimeter
Lightingº under
Exterior Lamps on page 3-12.
Memory Seat Recall
This feature recalls the position of your seat. When this
feature is active, the memory seat and mirror positions
will be recalled for the identi®ed driver when the remote
keyless entry transmitter is used to enter the vehicle.
You can program this feature to be active by choosing
ON when the SEAT RECALL choice appears, or
inactive by choosing OFF when the SEAT RECALL
choice appears on the DIC.
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Theft-Deterrent Feature
THEFTLOCKžis designed to discourage theft of your
radio. It works by using a secret code to disable all radio
functions whenever battery power is interrupted.
If THEFTLOCK
žis active, the THEFTLOCKžindicator
will ¯ash when the ignition is off.
The THEFTLOCK
žfeature for the radio may be used or
ignored. If ignored, the system plays normally and the
radio is not protected by the feature. If THEFTLOCK
žis
activated, your radio will not operate if stolen.
When THEFTLOCK
žis activated, the radio will display
LOC to indicate a locked condition anytime battery
power is removed. If your battery loses power for any
reason, you must unlock the radio with the secret
code before it will operate.
Activating the Theft-Deterrent Feature
The instructions which follow explain how to enter
your secret code to activate the THEFTLOCKžsystem.
Read through all nine steps before starting the
procedure.If you allow more than 15 seconds to elapse between
any steps, the radio automatically reverts to time
and you must start the procedure over at Step 4.
1. Write down any three or four-digit number from 000
to 1999 and keep it in a safe place separate from
the vehicle.
2. Turn the ignition on.
3. Turn the radio off.
4. Press the 1 and 4 pushbuttons at the same time.
Hold them down until --- shows on the display.
Next you will use the secret code number which you
have written down.
5. Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display.
6. Press MIN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
7. Press HRS to make the ®rst one or two digits agree
with your code.
8. Press AM-FM after you have con®rmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written
down. The display will show REP to let you know
that you need to repeat Steps 5 through 7 to con®rm
your secret code.
9. Press AM-FM and this time the display will show
SEC to let you know that your radio is secure.
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Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature
After a Power Loss
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition on. LOC will appear on the
display.
2. Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display.
3. Press MIN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
4. Press HRS to make the ®rst one or two digits agree
with your code.
5. Press AM-FM after you have con®rmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written
down. The display will show SEC, indicating
the radio is now operable and secure.
If you enter the wrong code eight times, INOP will
appear on the display. You will have to wait an hour
with the ignition on before you can try again. When you
try again, you will only have three more chances
(eight tries per chance) to enter the correct code before
INOP appears.
If you lose or forget your code, contact your dealership.
Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature
Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than
15 seconds between steps:
1. Turn the ignition on.
2. Turn the radio off.
3. Press the 1 and 4 pushbuttons at the same time.
Hold them down until SEC shows on the display.
4. Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display.
5. Press MIN again to make the last two digits agree
with your code.
6. Press HRS to make the ®rst one or two digits agree
with your code.
7. Press AM-FM after you have con®rmed that the
code matches the secret code you have written
down. The display will show ---, indicating that the
radio is no longer secured.
If the code entered is incorrect, 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 LOC will
appear on the display.
To unlock a secured radio see ªUnlocking the
Theft-Deterrent Feature After a Power Lossº earlier in
this section.
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Winter Driving
Here are some tips for winter driving:
·Have your vehicle in good shape for winter.
·You may want to put winter emergency supplies in
your trunk.Include an ice scraper, a small brush or broom, a
supply of windshield washer ¯uid, a rag, some winter
outer clothing, a small shovel, a ¯ashlight, a red
cloth and a couple of re¯ective warning triangles. And, if
you will be driving under severe conditions, include a
small bag of sand, a piece of old carpet or a couple of
burlap bags to help provide traction. Be sure you
properly secure these items in your vehicle.
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