1998 BUICK REGAL ECO mode

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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The operating mode of the Security Feedback unlock
feature will be changed when you perform
the following
sequence with your vehicle’s doors closed and the
ignition key
in RUN:
1.
2.
Press and hold the power door unlock switch. While
holding the door unlock switch, press and release the
RKE transmitter unlock button. This will initialize
the customization mode.
While in the customization mode, the feature will
sound the number of chimes corresponding
to the
current unlock mode.
Each additional press of the
RKE transmitter unlock
button will cause your vehicle to advance the unlock
mode by
one, starting from the current unlock mode. If
cycled beyond unlock Mode
4, the vehicle will enter
unlock Mode 1. During this procedure, the feature will
sound the number of chimes corresponding to the
current unlock mode, providing you with feedback.
When the door unlock switch is released,
the vehicle
will remain in
the most recent unlock mode.
Disconnecting the vehicle’s battery for up to a year will
not change the programmed mode of the lock and
unlock Security Feedback features.
Illumination on Remote Activation
This feature provides interior illumination when a
remote keyless entry door unlock command is received
and executed by your vehicle.
Your vehicle’s ignition
must be off for the Illumination
on Remote Activation
feature to work. The interior lamps will illuminate until
your vehicle’s ignition
is turned to RUN or until an
illumination period of
40 seconds has elapsed. If a door
is opened during the illumination period, the timed
illumination will be canceled, and the interior lamps will
remain on since a door is open.
Instant Alarm
This feature allows you to activate an alarm by pressing
a button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. Your
vehicle’s ignition must be off for the Instant Alarm to
work. When you press the special horn button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter, your vehicle’s
headlamps will flash, the horn will honk repeatedly, and
your interior lamps will illuminate, attracting attention if
you need it. The alarm will continue until:
1. You press the alarm button on the RKE transmitter a
second time.
2. The vehicle’s ignition is in RUN.
3. An alarm period of about two minutes has elapsed.
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FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power
(but lower fuel economy) than
SECOND (2). You can
use it on very steep hills,
or in deep snow or mud. If the
shift lever
is put in FIRST (1)’ the transaxle won’t shift
into first gear until the vehicle is going slowly enough.
I NOTICE:
If your front wheels can’t rotate, don’t try to
drive. This might happen if you were stuck in
very deep sand
or mud or were up against a solid
object.
You could damage your transaxle.
Also, if you stop when going uphill, don’t hold
your vehicle there with only the accelerator
pedal. This could overheat and damage the
transaxle. Use your brakes or shift into
PARK (P)
to hold your vehicle in position on a hill.
Driver Selectable Shift (If Equipped)
PERF
SHIFT
Press the driver selectable
shift button to allow the
transaxle to shift at higher
engine speeds, increasing
acceleration performance.
The
PERF SHIFT light on
your instrument panel
cluster will glow when
driver selectable shifting is
being used.
Downshifts will occur at a lower percentage of accelerator
use while you’re in the driver selectable shift mode.
Press the button again to return to normal shifting.
The
transaxle will then shift at lower engine speeds,
increasing fuel economy.
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Speedometer and Odometer
Your speedometer lets you see your speed in both miles
per hour (mph) and kilometers per hour (km/h). Your
odometer shows how far your vehicle has been driven in
either miles (used in the United States)
or in kilometers
(used in Canada).
Your vehicle has a tamper-resistant odometer.
If you see
ERROR, you’ll know someone has probably tampered
with it and the numbers may not be accurate.
If the button is pressed and held for longer than
1 .S seconds while in the odometer mode, it will have
no effect.
Tachometer
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You may wonder what happens if your vehicle needs a
new odometer installed. If the new one can be set to the
mileage total of the old odometer, then that will be done.
But if it can’t, then it will be set at zero and a label must
be put
on the driver’s door to show the old mileage
reading when the new odometer was installed.
Optional cluster
Trip Odometer
Your trip odometer tells how far you have driven since
you last reset it.
To set it to zero, press the button on the
right side of the instrument cluster.
Your triphelect reset switch will go back and forth
between the odometer and the trip odometer if the
button is pressed and released within
1.5 seconds. If the
button is pressed and held for longer than
1.5 seconds
while in the trip odometer mode, it will be reset to zero.
tachometer shown above
The tachometer displays
the engine speed in
thousands
of revolutions
per minute (rpm).
I NOTICE:
Do not operate the engine with the tachometer in
the red area,
or engine damage may occur.
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Control Buttons
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RESET
The driver information center has three buttons that
control its functions.
EM, RESET AND MODE: The EnglishMetric, reset
and mode buttons
for the driver information center are
located
to the left of the steering wheel, just below the
instrument panel cluster.
EM: Press this button to change the display from
English to metric units
or metric to English.
RESET Press this button for one second to reset the
mode displayed
MODE: Press this button to change the mode
being displayed.
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Modes
AVG ECON: Shows your average fuel economy since
you last reset this mode. Average fuel economy is
viewed as a long term approximation of your overall
driving and driving conditions. To learn the average fuel
economy from a new starting point, press the RESET
button while
the average fuel economy is displayed in
the
DIC.
INSTANTANEOUS FUEL ECONOMY Shows your
current fuel economy. Instantaneous fuel economy
varies with your driving conditions, such as
acceleration, braking and the grade of the road being
traveled. The instantaneous fuel economy display cannot
be reset, therefore the reset button has no effect while in
this mode.
OIL LIFE MONITOR: Shows an estimate of the oil’s
remaining useful life. When
the oil life index is less than
lo%, the CHANGE OIL SOON light will come on.
When you have the oil changed according to the
maintenance schedule (see “Maintenance Schedule” in
the Index), you will have to reset the oil life monitor.
To
do this, press and hold the RESET button for more than
five seconds while the oil life monitor is being displayed
on the DIC. The oil life will change
to 100%.
RANGE: Shows the approximate distance you can
drive without refueling. This
is based on the amount of
fuel in the tank and on the fuel economy of the most
recent
25 miles (40 km). Pressing RESET while in this
mode will have no effect.
BOOST GAGE: If you have the supercharged engine,
this gage will show
the amount of boost your engine is
receiving. Pressing RESET while in this mode will have
no effect.
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9 FRONT This setting brings in outside air and
directs most of the air through the defrost vent. Some
of
the air also goes to the floor ducts and the side window
defogger outlets. The indicator on the button will light
and WINDSHIELD will be lit in the display.
The air
conditioning compressor will run automatically in
this setting unless the outside temperature is below
40°F (4°C).
VENT: This pushbutton turns the air conditioning
compressor on and
off. The indicator lights when the
compressor is turned off. Recirculation is not permitted
when the compressor
is off. The system will try to
control the temperature automatically, but without
the compressor.
Vent is not permitted in FRONT defrost mode. If the
vent button is pushed while in FRONT defrost mode,
the indicator will light for one second and then turn off.
RECIRC: This setting recirculates much of the air
inside your vehicle. This setting is not permitted in
FRONT defrost mode and is only permitted in
WINDSHIELD/FLOOR mode if the compressor is
turned
on. The indicator light will be lit when
recirculation is engaged, but will light for
one second
and then turn off if selected when not permitted.
Air Conditioning
On very hot days, open the windows long enough to let
hot, inside air escape. This reduces the time
for the
vehicle to cool down.
For a quick cool-down
on very hot days, use MAX with
the temperature knobs all the way in the blue area.
If
this setting is used for long periods of time, the air in
your vehicle may become too dry.
For normal cooling
on hot days, use NORM with the
temperature knobs in the blue area. The system will
bring in outside air and cool it.
On cool, but sunny days, the sun may warm your upper
body, but your lower body may
not be warm enough.
You can use BI-LEV and set the temperature knob to a
comfortable setting. The system will bring in outside air
and direct it to your upper body, while sending slightly
warmed air to your lower body. You may notice this
temperature difference more at
some times than others.
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Ventilation Tips
0 Keep the hood and front air inlet free of ice, snow or
any other obstruction, such
as leaves. The heater and
defroster will work far better, reducing the chance of
fogging the inside
of your windows.
0 When you enter a vehicle in cold weather, adjust the
mode knob or button
to FLOOR and the fan to the
highest speed for a few seconds before driving off.
This helps clear the intake ducts of snow and
moisture and reduces the chance of fogging the
inside of your windows.
0 Keep the air path under the front seats clear of
objects. This helps air to circulate throughout
your vehicle.
Rear Window Defogger
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The rear window defogger uses a warming grid to
remove fog from the rear window. Press the button
to
turn the rear defogger on. It will turn itself off after
about
10 minutes. The picture above on the left refers to
the defogger button that is found on a Manual Single
Zone Climate Control System or Dual ComforTemp
Climate Control System; the button
on the right is found
on the Dual Automatic ComforTemp System.
If you turn it on again, the rear defogger will only run
for about five minutes before turning off. You can also
turn it off by pressing the button again.
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