1998 BUICK PARK AVENUE seat memory

'This part tells YQU about the seats -- how to adjust them,
and SO about memory seats, reclining seatbacks and
head restraints.
To increase or decrease supp~pt, hold the switch forward
or rearward. TO move the lumbar up md down, hold the
switch upward or d~wnward. Raise
QT Bower the fiont of the seat cushion by
holding the &ont part of the horizontal COII~~ up
or down.
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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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4.
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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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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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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The DIC can be used $0 program the following personal
choice
features available with your vehicle:
@ Melnosy Seats
Memory Door Locks
Security Feedback
@ Delayed hcking
See ‘‘Personal Choice Features” In the Index.
T’ne DTC is used to program the personal choices of two
drivers. The driver’s are recognized by
DRIVER #I and
DRIVER #2. You will kt the DIC know which driver
you are by using your remote keyless entry transmitter
or
by pressing the appropriate memory seat control
buttorm located on the driver’s door. The remote
transmitter was pre-programmed to belong to
DRIVER # 9 or DRIVER #2.
The last driver number remembered by the DIC will
show on the display each time the UNLOCK button on
the same transmitter is pressed, and the ignition is
turned OE.
When you press UNLOCK en your transmitter, the DIC
will automaticaihy change driver numbers 2nd the
vehicle will recall the persod choice settings that were
last made to correspond to your transmitter.
if you unlock the vehicle using your door key instead sf
your zransmitter, the DIC will not change drivers 2nd
will recall the infomation from the last transmitter use
or the last driver change using the men~ory seat controls.
If this happens and you were not the last driver of the
vehicle, simply
press your correct driver number on the
memory seat controls OH press the UNLOCK button on
your transmitter.
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See the following steps for personab. choice
progrinmrning instructions.
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2.
3.
4.
Turn the ignition on and keep the transaxle in
PARK (P).
hfom the DIC which driver you are by pressing the
UNLOCK button on your transmitter or the
appropriate
memory seat control.
Press and hold the ENGMET button for five
seconds. WELCOME TO BUICK OPTION
FEATURE will appear in the display.
T& next display will be your driver number. You are
now in the sclection mode and the DIC is ready to
program your personal choices in memory.
Use the ENG/MET button PO sehect options. Use the
RESET button to save the selection and advance to
the next option.
Each feature that can be personalized will appear in the
display. Once
you have made ;1 selection for a feature,
alae DEC will MOW on to the next pers~nal
choice feature.
If YOU would like to exit the seiection mode without
moving through each
of the personal choice features,
simply press
a different button on the DIC or turn off the
ignition. Whatever personal choices you made will still
be retained, even without passing through each of
the features.
If you happen to move past a seiectiora YOU would like to
make a personal choice for, press UNLOCK on your
transmitter
c)r press the appropriate driver r,umber on the
seat control. This will return you to the beginning of the
option feature programing mode.
The
parakl park assist mirror, which tips the passenger
mirror while the vehick is in REVERSE (W), can be
made
active or inactive through the DIC. %berm
PARALLEL PARK-OFF-ON appears on the display,
use
the ENGMET button t~ toggle the arrow between
OW and ON. When you have made your choice, press
the RESET button to record your selection. For more
idormation on this feature, see “Mirrors” in the Index.
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%fetnory Position: Choose ON when the SEAT
RECALL choice appears, and then choose
MEMORY when the RECALL POSITION
choice appears.
0 Exit Position: Choose ON when the SEAT RECALL
choice appears, and then choose EXIT when the
RECALL POSITION choice aslpears and your seat
will move all the way down anh back for easy exit.
’he seat will also move when
you enter the vehicle
after unlocking it with a remote keyless entry
transmitter. This
will allow for easy entry as well.
fbr more information on this feature, see “Memory
Scats” in the Index. The
number
of passenger windows locked out by the
WINDOW LQCK switch can be programmed through
the
DIC.
If you choose ALL PASS, all three passenger window
switches will be inactive when the WINDOW LOCK
switch is enabled.
If you choose MAR, only the two rear passenger
window switches will
be locked out when the
WINDOW LOCK switch is enabled.
To change modes:
1. Move the ~QW OR the display betweer, ALL PASS
and REAR by pressing the ENGMET button.
2. Once you have made your selection, press the
RESET button. Your choice will be retained
in memory.
For more information on this feature, see “Window
Lock” in the Index.
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