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Section 2 Features and Controls
Here you can learn about the many standard and optional features on your vehicle, and information on starting,
shifting and braking. Also explained are the instrument panel and the warning systems that tell you if everything is
working properly
-- and what to do if you have a problem.
2
-2 Keys
2
-4 Door Locks
2
-7 Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
2
-10 Trunk
2
-14 Theft
2
-15 Theft-Deterrent System (If Equipped)
2
-17 PASS-Key II
2
-18 New Vehicle ªBreak-Inº
2
-18 Ignition Positions
2
-20 Starting Your Engine
2
-21 Engine Coolant Heater (If Equipped)
2
-23 Automatic Transaxle Operation
2
-26 Parking Brake
2
-28 Shifting Into PARK (P)
2
-31 Shifting Out of PARK (P)
2
-32 Parking Over Things That Burn
2
-33 Engine Exhaust2
-33 Running Your Engine While You're Parked
2
-34 Windows
2
-35 Tilt Wheel
2
-36 Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever
2
-42 Exterior Lamps
2
-46 Interior Lamps
2
-49 Mirrors
2
-53 Storage Compartments
2
-55 Sun Visors
2
-56 Cellular Telephone (Option)
2
-57 Sunroof (Option)
2
-58 Universal Transmitter (Option)
2
-62 The Instrument Panel -- Your
Information System
2
-67 Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators
2
-79 Driver Information Center (DIC)

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FIRST (1): This position gives you even more power
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 gear until the
vehicle is going slowly enough.)
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 cause overheating and damage
the transaxle. Use your brakes to hold your
vehicle in position on a hill.
Parking Brake
Hold the regular brake
pedal down with your right
foot and push the parking
brake pedal down with your
left foot to set the parking
brake. If the ignition is on,
the PARK BRAKE
indicator light should come
on. If it doesn't, you need to
have your vehicle serviced.
If the parking brake has not been fully released and you
try to drive off with the parking brake on, the PARK
BRAKE indicator light comes on and stays on. See
ªParking Brake Indicator Lightº in the Index for
more information.
When you move out of PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N),
if the engine is running, the parking brake should
release. If it doesn't, you can manually release the
parking brake.

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When the Twilight Sentinel switch is on and it's dark
enough outside, the low
-beam headlamps (at reduced
intensity) will turn off and normal low
-beam headlamp
operation will occur. When the Twilight Sentinel switch
is on and it's bright enough outside, the regular lamps
will go off, and the low
-beam headlamps at reduced
brightness will take over for the DRL.
If it's dark enough outside and the Twilight Sentinel
control is off, a HEADLAMPS SUGGESTED message
will display on the Driver Information Center (DIC).
This message informs the driver that turning on the
exterior lamps is recommended even though the DRL
are still illuminated (it's become dark enough outside to
require the headlamps and/or other exterior lamps).
Turning on the Twilight Sentinel, the headlamp switch
or the fog lamp switch will remove the HEADLAMPS
SUGGESTED message.
To idle your vehicle with the DRL off, turn off the
Twilight Sentinel and shift the transaxle into PARK (P).
Placing your vehicle in PARK (P) disables the DRL.
The DRL will stay off until you shift out of PARK (P).
To drive your vehicle with the DRL off, turn off the
Twilight Sentinel and manually turn on the parking lamps.
As with any vehicle, you should turn on the regular
headlamp system when you need it.
Fog Lamps (DeVille Concours Only)
Use the fog lamps for better
vision in foggy or misty
conditions. When you press
the fog lamp button, a small
indicator light will tell you
that the fog lamps and the
parking lamps are on. Press
the button again to turn
them off.
If you turn on the high
-beam headlamps, the fog lamps
will turn off. They'll turn back on again when you
switch to low
-beam headlamps.
When the Twilight Sentinel is on and the fog lamp
switch is activated, the fog lamps will remain on as well
as the headlamps and parking lamps.

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Fuse Usage
TURN Electronic Flasher,
Turn/Hazard Switch
CONSOLE Rear Zone Blower, Right and
Left Heated Seat Switches
(Optional), Cellular Phone
Handset (Optional)
SPARE Not Used
SPARE Not Used
RSS Road Sensing Suspension (RSS)
(DeVille Concours Only)
IGN 0
-BODY PRNDL Indicator (DeVille
Concours Only), PZM, Cluster,
Air Control Module (ACM),
Upper Zone Motor, Lower Zone
Motor (Optional), HVAC
Solenoids, Climate Control Panel
Analog Cluster (Console Shift
Only), Rear Defog Relay, ELC
Relay (DeVille Concours Only),
Dual Zone Switch (DeVille and
DeVille d'Elegance Only)Fuse Usage
COMFORT CD Player, Remote Keyless Entry
(RKE), Controlled Power Relay,
Air Control Module (ACM), PZM
AMP Active Audio Amplifier (Optional)
PZM Passenger Zone Module (PZM)
RADIO/PHONE Radio Receiver, Phone, DAB
Relay, Trunk Release Relay,
Fuel Door Release Relay,
High/Low Beam Relay
CLUSTER Steering Wheel Controls, Cluster
ACC PZM, Electrochromic Mirror,
Rain Sensor (Optional),
Accessory Relay
HTD BACKLT Rear Window Defog
HTD MIR Right and Left Heated
Outside Mirrors
HTD SEAT R Passenger Heated Seat
Relay (Optional)
HTD SEAT L Driver Heated Seat
Relay (Optional)

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Loss of Control 4-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Low-Refrigerant A/C Off Message 2-86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lumbar Controls 1-2, 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lumbar, Massaging 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Magnasteer4-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance, Normal Replacement Parts 6-70 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance, Underbody 6-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maintenance When Trailer Towing 4-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malfunction Indicator Lamp 2-73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map Lamps 2-48 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Map Pocket 2-53 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massaging Lumbar 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matching Transmitters To Your Vehicle 2-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mats, Floor 2-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MaxiFuses/Relay Center 6-59 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Memory and Personalization Features 2-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Memory Seat and Mirrors 1-3, 2-90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Methanol 6-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mirrors
Convex Outside 2
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Driver's Outside Auto-Dimming Rearview 2-52 . . . . . . . . .
Lighted Visor Vanity 2-55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Memory Seat and Mirrors 1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Power Remote Control 2-51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
MMT 6-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model Reference ii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monitored Systems OK Message 2
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Mountain Road Driving 4-23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multifunction Lever 2-36 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Net, Convenience 2-54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Neutral, Automatic Transaxle 2-24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Vehicle Break-In 2-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Night Vision 4-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Normal Maintenance Replacement Parts 6-70 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Odometer 2-66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Odometer, Trip 2-66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Off-Road Recovery 4-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil, Engine 6-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil Life Indicator 2-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil Life Indicator, How to Reset 6-15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil Pressure Light 2-76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oil Pressure Low Stop Engine Message 2-86 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
OnStar System 2-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Options Not Set Message 2-86 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overdrive, Automatic Transaxle 2-25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overheated Engine Protection Operating Mode 5-9 . . . . . . . .
Overheating, Engine 5-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Owner Publications, Ordering 7-11, 7-12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paint Spotting, Chemical 6-56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parade Dimming 2-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
PARK (P)
Automatic Transaxle 2
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Shifting Into 2-28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shifting Out of 2-31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .