1997 PONTIAC PONTIAC lock

Exit Lighting Battery Saver
Your vehicle has a feature to help prevent you from
draining the battery
in case you accidentally leave the
interior, trunk or underhood lamps on.
If YOU leave any
of these lamps on while the ignition
is in LOCK or
OFF position, they will automatically turn off after
10 minutes. The lamps won’t come back on again until
you do one of the following:
So that you can see to exit the vehicle at wight, your
vehicle
is equipped with the Exit Lighting feature. The
interior lamps will illuminate for up to 25 seconds when
you remove your
key from the ignition. After 25 seconds
have elapsed, the interior lamps will slowly fade out. The
lamps will fade out before
the 25 seconds have elapsed
if you:
Turn the ignition to the RUN or
ACCESSORY position.
(if equipped).
Lock all doors using your key chain transmitter
0 Lock the doors using the power door lo’ck switch.
When any door is opened, Exit Lighting is canceled.
The
interior lamps will stay on while any ‘door is opened and
will slowly fade out when all the
doors are closed. The
interior lamps may stay on €or
up to 25 seconds after all
the doors have been closed if they have not been locked.
See“De1ayed Illumination” earlier in this section.
To turn the Exit Lighting feature
off or on, see “Locks
and Lighting Choices” in the Index.
Turn the ignition to the RUN or
ACCESSORY position;
Turn the interior lamp dial all the way to the right,
then back slightly to the left;
Open (or close and reopen) a door that is closed.
Note that if your vehicle has less than
15 miles (25 Pun)
on the odometer, the battery saver will turn off the lamps
after only three minutes.
Retained Accessory Power
With retained accessory power, your power windows,
audio system and sunroof will continue to
work up to
10 minutes after the ignition key is turned to the OFF
position and 4, of the doors are opened.
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Locks and Lighting Choices
Your Pontiac’s locks and lighting systems can be programmed with several different features. The features you can
program depend on the options that came with your vehicle. The following chart shows the features that can be
programmed and which options you need to have to program them.
Feature
Number
Arming/ Unlock Door
Locking/
tion/
Sounded
Theft Theft Lock/
Driver’s Closed Door Locks
Illurnma- of Chimes
Content
Content
Remote
Remote Last Door
Auto~matic
Delayed
Exit tion
Control Deterrent
Lighting
Disarming Confirma - Unlock
Lockout
2
X X X x X X X 4
X X X X 3
X X
X
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Entering Programming Mode
To program features, your vehicle must be in this
programming mode. Follow these steps:
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1. The Content Theft-Deterrent system (if equipped)
must be disarmed.
2. Remove the MALL PGM fuse from the instrument
panel fuse block.
3. Turn the ignition switch to ACCESSORY.
4. You will hear one to four chimes, depending upon
the features that you have.
You can now program your choices.
Leaving Programming Mode
To get out of the programming mode, just turn the key
from the ACCESSORY position to the OFF position and
put the MALL PGM fuse back into the instrument panel
fuse block.
Delayed IlluminatiodExit Lighting
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 4. This
means that:
The interior lamps will stay on for awhile after all
the doors are closed and
The interior lamps will come on and stay on for a while
whenever you remove the keys from the ignition.
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To change the factory setting while in the programming
mode do the following:
1. Tun the interior lamps dial all the way to the right
and then back slightly
to the left.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vlehide is set
for. You change the mode by turning the interior
lamps dial all
the way to the right and then back
slightly
to the left.
3. Repeat step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
Mode 1: Both Off (The interior lamps will turn on OF off
at the same instant that a door is opened or closed).
Mode 2: Delayed Illumination Only (The interior lamps
will
stay on for about 25 seconds after all the doors are
closed, or until you lock the doors).
that matches the mode you want.
Mode 3: Exit Lighting Only (The interim lamps will
come on whenever you remwe
the key from the ignition
and stay on for about 25 seconds, or until you lock
the doors).
Mode 4: Both On (This combines modes 2 and 3).
Automatic Door Locks
A CAUTION:
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers-especially children-can easily fall
out. When
a door is locked, the inside handle
won’t open it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an unlocked
door when you slow down or stop your vehicle.
This may
not be so obvious: You increase the
chance
of being thrown out of the vehicle in a
crash
if the doors aren’t locked, Wear safety belts
properly, lock your doors, and you will be far
better off whenever you drive your vehicle.
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Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 3. This
means that:
0 All doors will automatically lock when you shift out
All doors will automatically unlock when the
of PARK (P) and
ignition is turned
OFF.
To change the factory setting, while in the programming
mode
do the following:
1. Press LOCK on the power lock switch.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is set
for.
You change the mode by pressing LOCK again.
3. Repeat step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
Mode 1: Off (Automatic door locking and unlocking
are disabled). You will always need to lock your door
manually while driving to increase occupant safety.
0 To lock: All doors will lock when you press the power
door
lock switch or when you lock the vehicle using
the Remote Lock Control key chain transmitter.
To unlock: All doors will unlock when you press the
power door lock switch again or when you press
UNLOCK on the key chain transmitter.
Mode 2: Automatic Locking Only
0 Automatic Door Unlocking: Off
0 Automatic Door Locking: Shift out of PARK (P)
with the ignition on and the driver’s door closed,
all doors will lock automatically.
Mode 3: Automatic Unlocking With Ignition Off
Automatic Door Unlocking: Turn off the ignition
with the Transaxle in PARK (P) and all doors will
unlock automatically.
with the ignition on and the driver’s door closed and
all doors will unlock automatically.
0 Automatic Door Locking: Shift out of PARK (P)
Mode 4: Automatic Unlocking and Locking With
Transaxle in PARK (P)
0 Automatic Door Unlocking: Shift into PARK (P) with
the ignition on and all doors will unlock automatically.
Automatic Door Locking: Shift out of PARK (P)
with the ignition on and the driver’s door closed and
all doors will lock automatically.
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Lockout DeterrenULast Door
CIosed Locking
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 2. This
means that:
If you leave your keys in the ignition and get out of
the driver’s door, you won’t be able to lock the doors
with the power door locks and
To change the factory setting, do the following:
1. Press UNLOCK on the power lock switch.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The nurnber of
chimes tells you which mode your vehcle is set for.
You change the mode by pressing UNLOCK again.
3. Repeat step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
Mode 1: Both Off (Doors will always lock immediately
when you press
LOCK on the power lock switch or the
key chain transmitter, if equipped).
Mode 2: Lockout Deterrent Only (If you leave your key
in the ignition with the driver’s door
open, you will not
be able to lock the doors using your
power locks).
Mode 3: Last Door Closed Locking Only (If the power
lock switch or
key chain transmitter (if equipped) is
used to lock the vehicle while any door is open and key
is out of ignition, you will hear three chimes. The doors
will not lock. Five seconds after the last door
is closed,
all doors will lock).
Mode 4: Both On (This combines modes 2 and 3).
Remote Driver’s Unlock Control
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 2. This
means that:
0 When you press UNLOCK on your key chain
When you press UNLOCK on your key chain
transmitter,
the driver’s
door will unlock and
transmitter again, all doors will unlock,
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To change the factory setting while in the programming
mode, do the following:
1. Press UNLOCK on the key chain transmitter.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number of
c?&mes tells you which mode your vehicle is set for.
You change
the mode by pressing UNLOCK again.
3. Repeat step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
Mode 1: Remote All Doors Unlock (When you press
UNLOCK on your key chain transmitter, all doors
will unlock).
Mode 2: Remote Driver’s Door and All Doors Unlock
(When you press UNLOCK on your key chain transmitter
once, the driver’s door will unlock. If you press UNLOCK
again within five seconds,
all doors will unlock.
Remote LocMUnlock Confirmation
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 4. This
means that:
When you use the key chain transmitter to lock your that matches
the mode you want.
vehicle, your headlamps will flash briefly to let you
know the command has been received. If you press
LOCK on the key chain transmitter again,
the horn will
sound briefly and
the headlamps will flash briefly to let
you know your vehicle is locked.
0 When you use the key chain transmitter to unlock
your vehicle or open your trunk,
your headlamps will
flash briefly.
To change the factory setting while in the programming
mode do the following:
1.
2.
3.
Press the LOCK button on the key chain transmitter.
Count the number
of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is set
for. You change the mode by pressing LOCK on
your key chain transmitter again.
Repeat step
2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
Mode 1: Off (Remote lock and unlock confirmation
are disabled).
Mode 2: Remote Lock Confirmation with Exterior
Lamps Only
Remote Lock Confirmation:
0 When you use the chain transmitter to lock your
vehicle, your headlamps will flash briefly to let you
know your command is received.
0 Remote Unlock confirmation: when you use the key
chain transmitter to unlock your vehicle
or open your
trunk, your headlamps will flash briefly to let you
know your command is received.
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Mode 3: Remote Lock Confirmation with Exterior
Lights and Horn
Remote Lock Confirmation: When you use the key
chain transmitter to lock your vehicle, the horn will
sound briefly and your headlamps will flash briefly
to let you know your command is received.
Remote Unlock confirmation: When you use the key
chain transmitter to unlock your vehicle or open your
trunk, your headlamps will flash briefly
to let you
know your command is received.
Mode 4: Remote Lock Confirmation with Exterior
Lights and Horn (on second LOCK press)
Remote Lock Confirmation: When you use the
key chain transmitter
to lock your vehicle, your
headlamps will flash briefly to let
you know your
command is received. The horn will sound briefly
and the headlamps will flash briefly if you press
the
LOCK button again within five seconds.
Remote Unlock Confirmation: When you use the key
chain transmitter to unlock your vehicle
or open your
trunk, your headlamps will flash briefly to let
you
know your command is received.
Content Theft
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in Mode 4. This
means that:
If anyone damages or enters your vehicle while your
Content Theft-Deterrent System is armed, an alarm
will sound and your headlamps will flash for up to
two minutes.
To change the factory setting while in the programming
mode, do the following:
1. Turn the parking lamps on, then off.
2. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is set
for. You change the mode by turning the
park lamps
on, then off again.
3. Repeat step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode
you want.
Mode 1: Damage Detection with Less Sensitivity (If
anyone seriously damages your vehicle, tampers with
the trunk lock or opens a door while your theft deterrent
is armed, an alarm will sound and your headlamps will
flash for up to two minutes).
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