1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE ECU

6. Push and pull the child restraint in differezt
directions
to be sure it is secure.
To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
sa€ety belt.
It will be ready to work for an adult cr larger
child passenger.
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YQUT vehicle has a right front passenger air bag. Never
put a rear-facing child restraint in this seat. Here’s why:
You’ll be using the lap-shoulder belt. See the earlier
part aboemt the top strap if the chiid restraint has one. Be
sure to FokBow the instructions that came with the child
restraint. Secure the child in the child restraint when and
as the instructions say.
1. Because your vehicle has a right front passenger air
bag, always move the seat as far back as it wi6i go
before securing a forward-facing child restraint.
(See “Seats” in the Index.)
2. Put the restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show
you how.
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6. TQ tighten the belt, feed the lap belt back into the
retractor while you push
down on the child restraint.
~QU may find it helpful to use pur knee to push
down on the child restraint as you tighten the belt.
If you have the choice, a child should sit next to a
window
so the child can wear a lap-shoulder belt and
get the additional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.
7 Bush and pull the child restraint in different
$0 emove the child restraint, just unbuckle the vehicle’s
directions to be sure it is secure.
belt and let
it go back all the way. The safety belt
Nil1 move freely again and be ready to work for an adult
larger child passenger.
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YOU can also program the memory door Bocks feature
using the Driver Information Center. See “Driver
Information Center Personal Choice Programming”
in
the Index.
CHILD
SECURITY
LUCK
SET LWEA ON BOTH REAP DOORS
Your vehicle is equipped
with rear door security
Iocks that help prevent
passengers
from opening
the rear
doors of your
vehicle
from the inside.
To use one of these locks:
1. Open one of the rear doors.
2. Move the lever on the door all the way up to the
ENGAGED position.
3. Close the door.
4. Do the same thing to the other rear door jock.
The rear
doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when
this feature is in use.
To open a rear door when the security ‘rock is on:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2. Then open the door from the outside. If you don’t
cancel the security lock feature, adults or older
children
who ride in the rear won’t be able to open
the rear door from the inside. You should let adults
and older children know how these security Iocks
work, and how to cancel the locks.
To cancel the rear door security lock:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open the door
from the outside.
2. Move the lever all the way down.
3. Do the same thing for the other rear door.
The rear door Bocks will now work normally.
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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 on the transmitter for about eight seconds. You
must be within range of the vehicle.
Once the transmitter
has been resynchonized, the horn
will chirp
and the exterior lamps will flash once. The
system should now operate properly.
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The remote keyless entry transmitter will m the
theft-deterrent system whenever the
doors are closed
and you push the
LOCK button when the ignition is off.
It will disarm the system when you push UNLOCK.
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Each remote keyless entry transmitter can be
programmed to the driver’s preference €or memory QQOF
Bocks, security feedback, delayed locking, memory seats,
perimeter lighting, parallel
park assist WQ~ and
window lockout. See each feature
in the Index. You can
also personalize your comfort control temperature, mode
and fan settings. See “Comfort Controls Personal
Choice” in the Index.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center
(DIC), you can also program these features
through the
DIC. See “Driver Information Center” in
the Index.
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This provides feedback to the driver when the vehicle
receives a command
from the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The following modes may
be selected:
Mode Security Feedback
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2
3
4
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No feedback when locking or
unlocking vehicle.
No feedback when locking; exterior
lamps flash when unlocking vehicle.
Exterior iarnps flash when locking; nc
feedback when unlocking vehicle.
Exterior
lamps tlash when locking and
when unlocking vehick.
Exterior lamps flash and hcrn chirps
when locking;
no feedback when
unlocking vehicle.
Exterior
lamps flash and horn chirps
when locking; exterior
iarnps flash when
unlocking vehicle. Vehicles are delivered programmed
in Mode 5; however,
each remote keyless entry transmitter can be
programed
to a difTerent mode according to the user‘s
preference.
To change to another mode:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Press and hold LOCK on the power door lock switch
on the door throughout the procedure.
Press the
trunk button on the traasmitter. The horn
will ChiiT and the transmitter will remain in its
current
mode.
Press the trunk button again. Each time the tmmk
button is pressed, the horn wiil chirp and the
transmitter will advance eo the next mode.
Release the power door lock switch.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Infomation
Center
4DEC), you can also program these features
through the DIC. See “Driver Enformation Ceater” in
the Index.
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To unlock the trunk from the outside, insert the master
doorhgnition key
and turn it.
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Press the TRUNK release beztton located to the left of
the steering column to release the trunk lid.
The tmnk wikf open if the transaxle is in BARK (P) or
NEUTRAL (N) and the trunk release lockout is in the
unlocked position.
The remote keyless entry system
will also unlock your
trunk if the ignition
is off, or if the ignition is on and the
transaxle is in PARK (FD).
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The remote trunk release lockout button allows you to
secure items in the trunk.
Insert the ignition key into
the
tmnk release button.
Turn the key one-quarter of
a turn to the right then
remove
it from the button.
This will disable the tmnk release button from opening
the tmnk.
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: : :.;t~r.e purk in a lot where someone will be watchng
.I i w; vetticlc, it’s best to lock it up and take your keys.
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IF possible, park in a busy, well lit area.
Put your valuables in a storage area, like your
trunk or glove box. Be sure to close and lock the
storage area.
Close all windows.
Lock the glove box.
Lock all doors except the driver’s.
Give the valet key
to the valet. Then take the master
key and remote keyless entry transmitter with you. YQW
vehicle is equipped
with a Content
Theft-Deterrent alarm system. With this system,
the
SECURITY light will
flash as you open the door
(if your ignition is
off).
This light reminds you to activate the theft-deterrent
system. Here’s
how to do it:
I. Open the door.
2. Lock the door with the power door lock switch or the
remote keyless entry transmitter.
The SECURITY
light should come on and stay on.
3. Close all doors. The SECURITY light should go off
after approximately 30 seconds. The alarm is not
armed until the SECURITY light goes off.
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If a door is opened without the key OF the remote keyless
entry transmitter, the alm will
go off. Your vehicie‘s
lamps will flash and the
horn will sound for 30 seconds,
then
will turn of€ to save battery power.
Remember, the theft-deterrent system won’t activate if
you !ock the doors with a key or use the manual door
lock. kt activates only if you use a power door lock
switch with the
door open, or with the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
You should also remember that you
can start your vehicle with the correct ignition key if the
alm
has been set off.
Were’s how to avoid setting off the dam by accident:
I€ you don’t want to activate the theft-deterrent
system, the vehicle
should be locked with the door
key
after the doors are closed.
e Always U~IQC~ a door with a key, or use the remote
keyless entry transmitter. Unlocking
a door any other
way will set
of€ the alarm.
If you set off the alarm by accident, unlock any door
with your key. You can also turn off the alm by
pressing
UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The
aim won’t stop if you try to unlock a
door any other way.
The aEm can be tested by following these steps:
1. From inside the vehicle, roll down foe driver’s
window and
open the driver’s door.
2. Activate the system by locking the doors with the
power
door lock switch while the door is open, or
with the remote keyless entry transmitter.
SECURITY light to go out.
3. Get out of the car, close the door and wait €or the
4. Then reach in through the window, unioclc the door
with the manual door lock and open the door. This
shouhd set off the altum.
If the alarm does not sound when it shdd but the
vehicle‘s
iiamps flash, check to see if the horn works.
The horn fuse may be blown. TQ replace the fuse, see
“Fuses and
Circrrit Breakers“ in the Index.
HE the alarm does not sound or the vehicle’s Bamps dc not
flash, the vehicle should be serviced by an authorized
service center.
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