2000 BUICK CENTURY Owner's Manual

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Door Locks
CAUTION:
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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Press the power door lock
switch to lock or unlock
all doors.
The rear doors do not have power door lock switches.
There is a lever which is used to manually lock or
unlock that door. It won't lock or unlock all the doors.
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.

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The operating mode of the programmable automatic
power door locks will be changed when the driver
performs the following:
1. Turn the ignition key to RUN.
2. Close all of the doors.
3. Apply your regular brakes.
4. Press and hold the power door lock switch. While
holding the door lock switch, move the shift lever
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 listed previously, 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.
Disconnecting the vehicle's battery for up to a year will
not change the programmed mode of the programmable
automatic power door locks.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 turn it upward. This will
engage the safety lock. To disengage the feature, turn
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.

2-7 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.
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 ªDelayed Lockingº in this
section for more information.)
Remote Keyless Entry
If your vehicle has this feature, 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
lock control 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.
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.

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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 the distance. You may be too far from your
vehicle. You may need to stand closer during rainy
or snowy weather.

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.

Check to determine if battery replacement is
necessary. See the instructions that follow.

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 ªIllumination on
Remote Activationº 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 button with 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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Instant Alarm
This feature allows you to activate an alarm by pressing
a button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. Your
ignition must be off for the instant alarm to work. When
you press the horn button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter, the headlamps will flash, the horn will honk
repeatedly, and the interior lamps will illuminate,
attracting attention if you need it. The alarm will
continue until:

You press the alarm button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter a second time,

the ignition is in RUN, or

an alarm period of about two minutes has elapsed.
Security Feedback
Security feedback provides audible and/or visible
feedback that a remote keyless entry lock or unlock
command has been received and executed. Your ignition
must be off for this feature to work.You may select one of four operating modes for
reception of a lock command. You may also select one
of four operating modes for reception of an unlock
command. The selection and programming of the lock
and unlock operating modes are independent of each
other. The following modes are available for either lock
or unlock verification:
Mode 1: No Verification
Mode 2: Horn Chirp only
Mode 3: Headlamp Flash only
Mode 4: Horn Chirp and Headlamp Flash
The operating mode of the security feedback
lock feature will be changed when you perform
the following:

Turn the ignition key to RUN.

Close all the doors.

Press and hold the power door lock switch.

While holding the door lock switch, press
and release the remote keyless entry transmitter
lock button.

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This will start the customization mode. While in the
customization mode, the feature will sound the number
of chimes corresponding to the current security feedback
lock mode.
Each additional press of the remote keyless entry
transmitter LOCK button will cause your vehicle to
advance the lock mode by one, starting from the current
lock mode. If cycled beyond lock Mode 4, the vehicle
will enter lock Mode 1. During this procedure, the
feature will sound the number of chimes corresponding
to the current lock mode, providing you with feedback.
When the door lock switch is released, the vehicle will
remain in the most recent lock mode.
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:

Press and hold the power door unlock switch. While
holding the door unlock switch, press and release the
remote keyless entry transmitter unlock button. This
will start 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 remote keyless entry
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.
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 enabling or disabling the feature.

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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 on the remote keyless entry
transmitter (see ªRemote Keyless Entryº 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
feature has been activated.
You have three actions possible once delayed locking
is activated:

Cancel the delayed locking by pressing the unlock
switch or by fully inserting the key in the ignition.

Override the delayed locking feature and lock the
doors immediately by pressing the lock switch a
second time.

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.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, move the shift lever
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. In Mode 1, a single chime
will be heard if the delayed locking feature is disabled.
In Mode 2, 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.
Disconnecting the vehicle battery for up to a year will
not change the programmed mode of the delayed
locking feature.