1999 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX keyless

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Programmable Modes
Your vehicle can be programmed to one of the
following modes.
Mode 1: Both Features Off (Doors will always lock
immediately when you press LOCK on the power door
lock switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter,
if equipped.)
Mode 2: Lockout Prevention Only (If you leave your
key in the ignition with the driver's door open, you will
not be able to lock the doors using your power locks.)
Mode 3: Last Door Closed Locking Only (If the power
door lock switch or remote keyless entry transmitter (if
equipped) is used to lock the vehicle while any door is
open and the key is out of the ignition, you will hear
three chimes. The doors will not lock. Five seconds after
the last door is closed, all doors will lock.)
Mode 4: Both Features On (This combines modes 2 and 3.)
Your vehicle comes with this feature set in mode 4.
To change the mode do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for ªEntering Programming
Modeº listed previously.
2. Press unlock on the power door lock switch.3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is
set for. You change the mode by pressing
unlock again.
4. Repeat Step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
earlier in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
Remote Driver's Unlock Control
With the Remote Driver's Unlock Control feature, you
can program your vehicle to do the following:

When you press UNLOCK on your remote keyless
entry transmitter, the driver's door will unlock and,

when you press LOCK on your remote keyless
entry transmitter again within five seconds, all doors
will unlock.

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To customize these features to your preference, see
ªProgrammable Modesº following.
Programmable Modes
Your vehicle can be programmed to one of the
following modes.
Mode 1: Remote All Doors Unlock (When you press
UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter, all
doors will unlock.)
Mode 2: Remote Driver's Door and All Doors Unlock
(When you press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter once, the driver's door will unlock. If you
press UNLOCK again within five seconds, all doors
will unlock.)
The vehicle comes with this feature set in mode 2.
To change the mode do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for ªEntering Programming
Modeº listed previously.
2. Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode the vehicle is set for.
You change the mode by pressing UNLOCK on the
remote keyless entry transmitter again.4. Repeat Step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
earlier in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation
With the Remote Lock and Unlock Confirmation
feature, you can program your vehicle to do
the following:

When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter,
to unlock your vehicle, your headlamps will flash
briefly to let you know the command has been
received. If you press LOCK on the remote keyless
entry transmitter again within five seconds, the horn
will sound briefly and the headlamps will flash
briefly to let you know your vehicle is locked and,

when you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
unlock your vehicle, your headlamps will flash briefly
to let you know the command has been received.

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To customize these features to your preference, see
ªProgrammable Modesº following.
Programmable Modes
Your vehicle can be programmed to one of the
following modes.
Mode 1: Both Features Off (Remote lock and unlock
confirmation are disabled.)
Mode 2: Exterior Lamps Flash Only

Remote Lock Confirmation: When you use the
remote keyless entry transmitter to lock the vehicle,
the headlamps will flash briefly to let you know the
command is received.

Remote Unlock Confirmation: When you use the
remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the vehicle
or open the trunk, the headlamps will flash briefly to
let you know when the command is received.
Mode 3: Exterior Lamps Flash and Horn Sound

Remote Lock Confirmation: When you use the remote
keyless entry transmitter to lock the vehicle, the horn
will sound briefly and the headlamps will flash briefly
to let you know the command is received.
Remote Unlock Confirmation: When you use the
remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the
vehicle or open the trunk, the headlamps will flash
briefly to let you know the command is received.
Mode 4:Exterior Lamps and Horn Sound (on second
LOCK press only)

Remote Lock Confirmation: When you use the
remote keyless entry transmitter to lock the vehicle,
the headlamps will flash briefly to let you know the
command is received. The horn will sound briefly
and the headlamps will flash briefly if you press the
LOCK button again within five seconds.

Remote Unlock Confirmation: When you use the
remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the
vehicle or open the trunk, the headlamps will flash
briefly to let you know the command is received.
The vehicle comes with this feature set in mode 4.
To change the mode do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for ªEntering Programming
Modeº listed previously.
2. Press the LOCK button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter.

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3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode the vehicle is set for.
You change the mode by pressing LOCK on the
remote keyless entry transmitter again.
4. Repeat Step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
earlier in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
Content Theft-Deterrent System
With the Content Theft-Deterrent System, if anyone
damages or enters your vehicle while the system is
armed, an alarm will sound and your headlamps will
flash for two minutes.
To customize these features to your preference, see
ªProgrammable Modesº following.
Programmable Modes
Your vehicle can be programmed to one of the
following modes.Mode 1: Damage Detection with Reduced Sensitivity
(If anyone seriously damages the vehicle, tampers with
the trunk lock or opens a door while the Content
Theft
-Deterrent system is armed, an alarm will sound
and the headlamps will flash for up to two minutes).
Mode 2: Damage Detection Off (If anyone tampers with
the trunk lock or opens a door while the Content
Theft
-Deterrent system is armed, an alarm will sound
and the headlamps will flash for up to two minutes.)
Mode 3: All Off (The Content Theft
-Deterrent system
is always disarmed.)
Mode 4: Damage Detection with Normal Sensitivity (If
anyone damages the vehicle, tampers with the trunk lock
or opens the door while the Content Theft
-Deterrent
system is armed, an alarm will sound and the headlamps
will flash for up to two minutes.)
The vehicle comes with this feature set in mode 4.
To change the mode do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for ªEntering Programming
Modeº listed previously.
2. Turn the parking lamps on, then off.

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3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode the vehicle is set for.
You change the mode by turning the parking lamps
on, then off again.
4. Repeat Step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
earlier in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
Arming and Disarming the Content
Theft-Deterrent System
To arm and disarm the Content Theft-Deterrent system,
the system must be turned on by using Modes 1, 2 or 4
listed previously in this section under ªContent
Theft
-Deterrent System.º
With the Arming and Disarming feature, you can do
the following:

Arm the system when you lock the doors using either
power door lock switch while any door is open and
the key is removed form the ignition.

Arm the system when you lock the doors with your
remote keyless entry transmitter and the key is
removed form the ignition.
Disarm the system when you unlock the doors with
your key or remote keyless entry transmitter.
To customize these features to your preference, see
ªProgrammable Modesº following.
Programmable Modes
Your vehicle can be programmed to one of the
following modes.
Mode 1: Power Door Lock Switch Arming Off

The Content Theft
-Deterrent system will arm when
you lock the doors with the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The key must be removed from the
ignition when you lock the doors or the Content
Theft
-Deterrent system will not arm.

The Content Theft
-Deterrent system will disarm
when you unlock the doors with the keys or the
remote keyless entry transmitter.
Mode 2: Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter
Arm/Disarm Only

The Content Theft
-Deterrent system will arm when
you lock the doors with the remote keyless entry
transmitter. The key must be removed from the
ignition when you lock the doors or the content
theft
-deterrent system will not arm.

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The Content Theft-Deterrent system will disarm
when you unlock the doors with the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
NOTE: While this mode provides increased security, it
can be a problem if the remote keyless entry transmitter
is damaged, lost or if it fails to operate for any reason
while the Content Theft
-Deterrent system is armed. The
Content Theft
-Deterrent system must be disarmed for
the engine to run and while in Mode 2, the key can no
longer disarm the system.
Mode 3: Standard Arming and Disarming

The Content Theft
-Deterrent system will arm when
you lock the doors using either power door lock
switch while any door is open and the key is
removed from the ignition.

The Content Theft
-Deterrent system will arm when
you lock the doors with your remote keyless entry
transmitter. The key must be removed from the
ignition when you lock the doors or the Content
Theft
-Deterrent system will not arm.

The Content Theft
-Deterrent system will disarm
when you unlock the doors with the key or the
remote keyless entry transmitter.
Your vehicle comes with this feature in mode 1.To change the mode do the following:
1. Follow the instructions for ªEntering Programming
Modeº listed previously.
2. Insert your key fully into any door key cylinder and
turn it to the unlock position.
This step is necessary to prevent accidental
programming of this feature to Mode 2. Do not
program this feature to Mode 2 without first reading
the note contained in the description for that mode.
The door key lock cylinder must remain in the
unlock position during Steps 2 through 4.
3. Press the horn symbol on the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
4. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode the vehicle is set for.
You change the mode by pressing the horn symbol
on the remote keyless entry transmitter again.
5. Repeat Step 3 until you hear the number of chimes
that matches the mode you want.
6. Remove the key from the door key cylinder.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
earlier in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.

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Trunk
CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with the trunk open
because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can come into
your vehicle. You can't see or smell CO. It can
cause unconsciousness and even death.
If you must drive with the trunk open or if
electrical wiring or other cable connections must
pass through the seal between the body and
the trunk:

Make sure all other windows are shut.

Turn the fan on your heating or cooling
system to its highest speed with the setting
on VENT. That will force outside air into
your vehicle. See ªComfort Controlsº in
the Index.

If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the way.
See ªEngine Exhaustº in the Index.
Trunk Lock
To unlock the trunk from the outside, insert the master
key and turn the key clockwise. You can also press the
trunk symbol on the remote keyless entry transmitter
(if equipped).
Remote Trunk Release (If Equipped)
Press the button behind the
glove box door to unlock
the trunk from inside the
vehicle. The shift lever must
be in PARK (P) for the
remote trunk release button
to work.

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Content Theft-Deterrent
(If Equipped)
The vehicle may have a theft-deterrent alarm system.
A red light located on top of the instrument panel (near
the center of the vehicle, in front of the windshield) will
flash slowly when the system is armed.While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch. The alarm will sound if someone
damages the vehicle, tampers with the trunk lock, enters
the vehicle (without using the remote keyless entry
transmitter or key to unlock the doors), or turns the
ignition on. The horn will sound and the headlamps will
flash for up to two minutes. The system will also cut off
the fuel supply, preventing the vehicle from being driven.
Arming with the Power Lock Switch
Your alarm system can be programmed to arm when you
use either power lock switch to lock the doors while any
door is open and the key is removed from the ignition. If
you would like to arm the system with the power lock
switch, see ªMultifunction Alarm Locks and Lighting
Choicesº in the Index. The SECURITY light flashes
quickly to let you know when the system is ready to arm
with the power door lock switches. When you press the
rear of the power lock switch, the SECURITY light will
stop flashing and stay on to let you know the system is
arming. After all doors are closed and locked, the
SECURITY light will begin flashing at a very slow rate to
let you know the system is armed.