1998 BUICK REGAL lock

The ignition key is for the
The door key
is for the
doors and all other locks. The
ignition and door keys don’t have plugs.
Your
dealer or Buick Premium Roadside Assistance has the
code for your keys.
If you need a new ignition or door key, contact your
dealer who can obtain the correct key code,
or, in an
emergency, call Buick Premium Roadside Assistance
at
1-800-252- 1 1 12. In Canada, call 1-800-268-6800.
NOTICE:
Your vehicle has a number of features that can
help prevent theft. But you can have a lot
of
trouble getting into your vehicle if you ever lock
your keys inside. You may even have to damage
your vehicle
to get in. So be sure you have
extra keys.
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Door Locks
Unlocked doors can be dangerous.
Passengers
-- especially children -- can easily
open the doors and 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.
There are several ways to lock and
unlock your vehicle.
From the outside,
use your door key or remote keyless
entry transmitter. From
the inside,
to lock or unlock the door manually,
push the lever forward
to lock the door. To unlock, push
the lever rearward.
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Power Door Locks
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Press the power door lock
switch to lock or unlock
all doors.
The rear doors do not have power door lock switches.
The lever on each rear door works only that door’s lock.
It won’t lock or unlock all the doors.
Lockout Protection Feature
This feature prevents a driver who has left the key in the
vehicle’s ignition from locking the doors by using the
power door locks while any
door is open. The feature
works by disabling the power
door locks when a key is
in the ignition and any door is open.
You may override the Lockout Protection Feature by
holding the power door lock switch
in the lock position
for more than three seconds while the key is
in the
ignition and any door
is open.
Remember, this feature can’t guarantee that you’ll never
be locked
out of your vehicle. If you use the manual
door lock or
if you don’t leave the key in the ignition,
you could still lock your keys inside your vehicle.
Always remember to take your keys with you.
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Rear-Door Child Security Locks Your vehicle is equipped with rear-door child security
locks 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. On the inside of the rear door will be a lock. Insert
your key into this lock and rotate it upward. This will
engage the safety lock.
To disengage the feature,
rotate the lock downward.
3. Close the door.
4. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock.
The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature is in
use. If you want to
open the rear door when the security lock is on, unlock
the door from the inside and then open the door from
the outside.
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Programmable Automatic Power
Door Locks
Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks is a
standard feature that
is intended to provide enhanced
security and convenience by automatically locking and
unlocking doors. This feature provides four operating
modes. For your vehicle, you may select and program
one of the following four operating modes:
Mode 1: No automatic door lock or unlock.
Mode 2: Automatic all-door lock when the transaxle is
shifted out of PARK (P); no automatic door unlock.
Automatic door relock when any door is unlocked,
opened and then all doors are again closed while
the
vehicle is not in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) and the
driver’s foot is on the brake pedal.
Mode 3: Automatic all-door lock when the transaxle is
shifted out
of PARK (P).
Automatic all-door unlock when the transaxle is shifted
into PARK (P).
Automatic door relock when any door is unlocked,
opened and then all doors are again closed while the
vehicle is not in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL
(N) and the
driver’s foot is
on the brake pedal.
Mode 4: Automatic all-door lock when the transaxle is
shifted out
of PARK (P).
Automatic driver’s door only unlock when the transaxle
is shifted into PARK
(P).
Automatic door relock when any door is unlocked,
opened and then all doors are again closed while the
vehicle is not in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL
(N) and the
driver’s foot is on the brake pedal.
The operating mode of the Programmable Automatic
Power Door Locks will be changed when the driver
performs the following sequence with the engine not
running, the doors closed and the ignition key in RUN:
1. Apply your regular brakes.
2. Press and hold the power door lock switch. While
holding the door lock switch, cycle the transaxle out
of and back into PARK (P).
After an initial transaxle cycle, each additional cycle
will advance the operating mode by one, starting from
the current operating mode. During this procedure, the
automatic door lock and unlock functions will operate
as defined
by each mode above, providing the driver
with feedback of the current operating mode. If cycled
beyond Mode
4, the vehicle will enter operating
Mode
1. When the door lock switch is released, the
vehicle will remain in the most recent operating mode.
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Disconnecting the vehicle’s battery for up to a year will
not change the programmed mode
of the Programmable
Automatic Power Door Locks.
Delayed Locking
Delayed Locking allows the doors to be locked while
passengers are exiting the vehicle. This feature also
provides
a brief time period after all the doors are
closed, but before the doors are locked, in which the
doors may be reopened. Delayed Locking
is user
programmable for the enabling or disabling of
the feature.
Delayed Locking is activated when a door lock switch is
pressed while the key is not
in the vehicle’s ignition, and
a
door is open, The door lock switch may be either the
lock switch on the door or the lock button on the remote
keyless entry transmitter (see “Remote Keyless Entry”
later in this section for more details). The doors do not
lock when the lock switch is pressed, but instead, three
chimes are heard. These chimes indicate that the
Delayed Locking function has been activated. You
have three actions possible once Delayed Locking
is activated:
1. Cancel the Delayed Locking by pressing the unlock
switch or by fully inserting the key in the ignition.
2. Override the Delayed Locking feature and lock the
doors immediately by pressing the lock switch a
second time.
3. Let the Delayed Locking feature complete the
locking of the vehicle.
If you wish to let the Delayed Locking feature complete
the locking
of the vehicle, no additional action is
required. The Delayed Locking feature will lock the
doors automatically after all the doors have been closed
for a period
of five seconds. During this five second
period, any door may be reopened, at which time the
three possible actions shown above are again available.
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You may also customize your vehicle to activate the
Delayed Locking feature as described above, or you
may choose to completely disable the feature at all
times.
If disabled, the power door locks will activate
immediately when a power door lock switch is pressed.
The enabled/disabled state of the Delayed Locking
feature will be toggled when you perform the following
sequence with the doors closed and the ignition key
in RUN:
1. Apply your regular brakes.
2. Press and hold the power door unlock switch. While
holding the door unlock switch, cycle the transaxle
out of and back into PARK (P).
After an initial transaxle cycle, each additional cycle
will toggle the enable/disable state of the Delayed
Locking feature. During this procedure, the chime will
sound, providing you with feedback. A single chime
will be heard if the Delayed Locking feature is disabled
and two chimes will be heard if the feature is enabled.
When the door unlock switch is released, the vehicle
will remain in the most recent operating mode.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your keys, open your
door and set the locks from inside. Then get out and
close the door. (Also see “Delayed Locking” in this
section for more information.)
Remote Keyless Entry
You can lock and unlock your doors or unlock your
trunk from about
3 feet (1 m) up to 30 feet (9 m) away
using the remote keyless entry transmitter supplied with
your vehicle.
Your remote keyless entry system operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference,
and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Disconnecting the vehicle battery for up to a year will
not change the programmed mode of the Delayed
Locking feature.
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This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry
Canada. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference,
and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation of the device.
Changes or modifications to this system by other than an
authorized service facility could void authorization
to
use this equipment.
This system has a range of about
3 feet (1 m) up to 30
feet (9 m). At times you may notice a decrease in range.
This
is normal for any remote keyless entry system. If
the transmitter does not work or if you have to stand
closer to your vehicle for the transmitter to work,
try this:
Check to determine if battery replacement is
necessary. See the instructions that follow.
Check the distance. You may be too far from your
vehicle. You may need to stand closer during rainy
or snowy weather.
0 Check the location. Other vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal. Take
a few steps to the left or
right, hold the transmitter higher, and try again.
If you’re still having trouble, see your dealer or a
qualified technician for service.
Operation
Press UNLOCK once to
unlock the driver’s door and
to turn on the interior lamps
(see “Illumination on
Remote Activation” in the
Index for more details).
Press
UNLOCK again within five seconds to unlock all
the doors. To lock all doors, press
LOCK. To unlock the
trunk, press the trunk symbol on the remote keyless
entry transmitter. The trunk will only unlock
if your
transaxle is in PARK
(P).
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