1996 BUICK PARK AVENUE seat memory

Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
Here you’ll find information about the seats in your
Buick and how to use your safety belts properly. You
can also learn about some things you should
not do with
air bags and safety belts.
Seats and Seat Controls
This part tells you about the seats -- how to adjust them,
and also about memory seats, reclining seatbacks and
head restraints.
Manual Seat
You may have a manual seat on the passenger side of
your Park Avenue. Move the lever under the front seat
to unlock it. Slide the seat
to where you want it. Then
release the lever and try to move the seat with your
body, to make sure the seat is locked into place.
Power Seat
Front Tilt Control (F): Raise the front of the seat by
pressing on the left side of the switch. Press on the right
side of the switch to lower the front of the seat.
Center Controls (C): Move the seat forward or back by
pressing the control on the front or back. Raise the seat
by pressing the control on the left. Press the control on
the right to lower the seat.
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Rear Tilt Control (R): Raise the rear of the seat by
pressing the switch on the left. Pressing the switch on
the right lowers the rear of the seat.
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If your Buick has this option, the control on the driver’s
door armrest looks like this:
You can use this memory function to save your seat and
mirror adjustment settings by using
the following procedure.
Adjust the driver’s seat to a safe and comfortable
driving position. Adjust both outside mirrors to suit
you. See “Outside Mirrors” in the Index.
Press the SET button. You will hear one beep.
Press one of the two MEMORY buttons within
five seconds. You will hear two beeps to confirm
that the mirror and seat positions have been entered
into memory.
Now it’s set. When your Buick
is in PARK (P) with the
ignition on, push the memory button you just stored
and the seat and mirrors will move to the set position.
With the ignition
OFF, the system will work in any shift
lever position.
To set the seat and mirror positions for a second
driver, follow the previous steps, but use the other
MEMORY button.
If you press the wrong MEMORY button, or if there is
a third driver, the seat adjuster will still work.
The
EXIT button allows for easy exit from the vehicle.
Push the
EXIT button while in PARK (P) with the
ignition on, or anytime while the ignition is
OFF and the
seat will move all the way down and
back. You will hear
a beep when the EXIT button is pressed.
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Remote Keyless Entry Personal Choice
Feature (Option)
If your Park Avenue
is equipped with the
Remote Keyless
Entry System, each
transmitter can be
programmed to move the driver’s seat and
outside mirrors to a set
memory position when
the transmitter’s
UNLOCK button
is pressed.
For programming instructions, see “Personal Choice Features” in the Index.
ieated Front Seats (Option)
If your vehicle has this option, the controls are located
to
the side of the driver and front passenger seats.
Push the switch closest to the front
of the driver’s seat
forward and the driver’s seat will start to warm up.
Push the switch closest to the front
of the front
passenger’s seat forward and
the front passenger seat
will begin to warm up.
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Should interference to this system occur, try this:
0 Check to determine if battery replacement is necessary.
See the instructions on battery replacement.
Check the distance. You may be too far from your
vehicle. This product has a maximum range.
0 Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal.
See your Buick dealer or a qualified technician
for service.
Changes or modifications to this system by other than an
authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
The driver’s door will unlock when
UNLOCK is
pressed.
If pressed again within five seconds, all doors
will unlock. Pressing any button will also illuminate the
interior lamps (see “Illuminated Entry” in the Index).
All doors will lock when
LOCK is pressed.
The trunk will unlock when the trunk open symbol is
pressed, but only when the ignition is in the
LOCK or
OFF position. The trunk symbol will also work when
the ignition
is on, but only while in PARK (P).
When the button with the horn symbol on the key
transmitter is pressed, the horn will sound and the
headlamps and taillamps will flash for up to two
minutes. This can be turned
off by pressing the instant
alarm button again, unlocking the vehicle with a key
or
by turning the ignition on.
If only the instant alarm button works, the transmitter
needs to be resynchronized to the receiver.
Do this by
pressing and holding both the LOCK and
UNLOCK
buttons for about eight seconds; you must be within
range of the vehicle.
Once the transmitter has been resynchronized, the horn
will chirp and the exterior lamps will flash once. The
system should now operate properly.
mal Choice Fer
Each key transmitter can be programmed to the driver’s
preference for memory door locks, security feedback,
delayed locking
and perimeter lighting. See each feature
in the Index.
The transmitters can also be programmed to move
the
driver’s seat and outside mirrors to a set memory position
when the
key transmitter’s UNLOCK button is pressed.
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To program the system:
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Adjust the driver’s seat to a comfortable and safe
driving position. Adjust both outside mirrors to suit you.
See “Outside Mirrors” in the Index.
Press the SET button on the driver’s door armrest.
You will hear one beep.
Within five seconds, press one of the two memory
buttons on the armrest. You will hear two beeps to
confirm that the mirror and the seat positions are
entered into memory.
Press the
UNLOCK button on the appropriate
transmitter within
five seconds. You will hear
two beeps.
e second key transmitter can be programmed to
record a different seat and mirror position by following
the same steps. If
you prefer to program the exit seat position,
which
moves the seat completely down and back, follow
these steps:
1. Press the SET button on the driver’s door armrest.
You will hear one beep.
2. Press the EXIT button on the armrest. You will hear
one beep, but the seat will not move at this time.
3. Press the UNLOCK button on the appropriate
transmitter within
five seconds. You will hear
two beeps.
This personal choice feature will work only when the
vehicle is in
PARK (P). A beep will sound inside the
vehicle when the UNLOCK button on the transmitter
is
pressed to move the seat and mirrors.
To turn this feature off, press SET, then UNLOCK
within five seconds.
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2. Hold in the CAL switch (on the bottom of the mirror
housing) for five seconds until the current zone entry
number appears on the display.
To hold in the CAL
switch, insert a paper clip into the small hole on the
bottom
of the mirror housing.
3. Repeatedly press the CAL switch until the number
for the new zone entry is displayed.
Once the desired zone number is displayed, stop
pressing the CAL switch and the display will show
compass direction within a few seconds. Your
Buick has
an electric
mirror control located on
the driver’s door armrest.
Move the switch in the middle of the control to choose
the right
or left mirror. To adjust the mirror, push the
arrow control in the direction you want the mirror to
go.
Adjust each mirror so you can just see the side of your
vehicle and the area behind your vehicle.
If your Park Avenue is equipped with the optional
memory seat and mirrors feature, these mirror positions,
along with
the driver’s seat position can be stored into
memory. See “Memory Seat and Mirrors” in the Index.
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Position
1
2
3
4
5
1A
2A
3A
4A
5A
6A
7A 8A
9A 1B
2B 3B
Circuitry
Circuit Breaker-Power Windows,
Astroroof
Not Used
Circuit Breaker-Power Seats
Not Used
Not Used Start-up Si nal- Air Bag,
PASS-Key
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Spare
Not Used Interior Lamps
Base Cluster, Automatic
A/C,
Lamp Monitors - Low Coolant,
Oil Level
Courtesy Lamps, Power Mirrors,
Memory Seat Switch
Not Used
Perimeter Lighting
Front Ashtray Cigarette Lighter
Turn Signal, Back-up Lamps,
Cornering Lamps,
Brake-Transaxle Shift Interlock
Spare
Not Used
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Magnasteer ................................. 4.9
Maintenance. Normal Replacement Parts
............ 6-66
Maintenance Record
............................ 7-45
Maintenance Schedule
............................ 7-1
Long Tripmghway Definition
................... 7-5
Long Tripmighway Intervals
.................... 7-27
Owner Checks and Services
..................... 7-38
Periodic Maintenance Inspections
................ 7-42
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants
............. 7-43
Scheduled Maintenance Services
.................. 7-3
Short Trip/City Definition
....................... 7-4
Short Trip/City Intervals
........................ 7-6
Maintenance. Underbody
......................... 6-54
Malfunction Indicator Lamp
...................... 2-75
Manual Front Seat
............................... 1-1
Maxifuse/Relay Center
.......................... 6-58
Memory Door Locks
............................. 2-4
Memory Seat and Mirrors
......................... 1-2
Methanol
...................................... 6-4
Mirrors
....................................... 2-50
Convex Outside
.............................. 2-55
Electrochromic Daymight Rearview
.............. 2-5 1
Heated Outside ............................... 2-55
Inside Daymight Rearview
..................... 2-50
Power Remote Control
......................... 2-54
Visor Vanity
................................. 2-62
MountainRoads
................................ 4-22
Multifunction Lever
............................. 2-34
Maintenance When
Trailer Towing
................. 4-37
MMT
......................................... 6-4 Net.
Convenience
.............................. 2-60
Neutral. Automatic Transaxle
..................... 2-24
New Vehicle Break-In
........................... 2-19
Nightvision
................................... 4-15
Odometer
.................................... 2-68
Odometer. Trip
................................. 2-68
Off-Road Recovery
............................. 4-11
Oil. Engine
.................................... 6-12
Oil Level Check Light
........................... 2-79
Oil Pressure Light/Gage .......................... 2-78
Oil. Supercharger
............................... 6-19
Opener. Garage Door
............................ 2-56
Overdrive. Automatic Transaxle
................... 2-25
Overheating Engine
............................. 5-12
Owner Checks and Services
....................... 7-38
Owner Publications. Ordering
...................... 8-9
Paint Spotting. Chemical
........................ 6-54
Park Automatic Transaxle
.......................... 2-23
Shifting Into
................................. 2-28
Shifting Out of
............................... 2-30
AtNight
.................................... 2-16
Brake
...................................... 2-27
Brake Mechanism Check
....................... 7-41
Lots
....................................... 2-16
Over Things That Burn
........................ 2-31
With a Trailer
................................ 4-36
Parking
9-7
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