2003 BUICK RANDEZVOUS key

Reprogramming a Single HomeLink®
Button
To program a device to HomeLink®using a HomeLink®
button previously trained, follow these steps:
1. Press and hold the desired HomeLink
®button.
Do not release the button.
2. The indicator light will begin toflash after
20 seconds. While still holding the HomeLink
®
button, proceed with Step 2 under“Programming
HomeLink®.”
Resetting Defaults
To reset HomeLink®to default settings do the following:
1. Hold down the two outside buttons for about
20 seconds until the indicator light begins toflash.
2. Continue to hold both buttons until the HomeLink
®
indicator light turns off.
3. Release both buttons.
For questions or comments, contact HomeLink
®at
1-800-355-3515, or on the internet at
www.homelink.com.
Storage Areas
Glove Box
If the glove box has a lock, put your key into the lock
and turn the key counterclockwise. To open the
glovebox, pull the latch release.
The glove box door has a detent to prevent the door
from lowering too far. Open the glove box until the door
is partway open, then pull the door down if you need
it fully opened.
To close the glove box, the door must be pushed up
past the detent. To lock the glovebox, put your key into
the lock and turn the key clockwise.
Cupholder(s)
There are two cupholders located in thefloor console.
The cupholders have liners that remove for larger
beverage items. Remove the liners by lifting them out.
Your vehicle has cupholders located in the rear seat
armrests if it has a split folding rear seat. If your vehicle
has captain’s chairs, there are cupholders on the
sides of the seats. If your vehicle has a stowable seat,
there are cupholders in the center of the seat.
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Cell Phone Storage Area
Your vehicle has a cell phone storage compartment
located on thefloor console storage closest to the
driver’s seat. Lift the lid to use the storage compartment.
The compartment has an accessory power outlet for
charging the cell phone.
Overhead Console
If your vehicle has an overhead console it may contain
compartments for storage and sunglasses and
HomeLink
®Transmitter buttons.
If your vehicle has the OnStar®System, the OnStar®
buttons will replace the storage compartment. See
OnStar®System on page 2-32for more information.
If your vehicle has a sunroof, the mini console contains
the HomeLink
®Transmitter buttons and the OnStar®
buttons.
Storage Compartment
To open the storage compartment, located at the front
of the overhead console, press the release latch
forward. Then pull the compartment down to the full
open position.
Sunglasses Storage Compartment
To open the sunglasses storage compartment in the
overhead console, press the release button. Then pull
the compartment down to the full open position.
Floor Console Storage Area
Thefloor console storage contains two cupholders, an
ashtray and a cellular phone storage compartment
with a cigarette lighter/accessory power outlet.
Below thefloor console storage is a purse storage area
with two integrated convenience nets.
Front Armrest Storage Area
Your vehicle has a front armrest storage compartment
which contains a coinholder tray and two storage
compartments, one located under the coinholder tray,
that will hold six compact discs and another next to the
coin holder tray.
To unlock the front armrest storage compartment, put
your key into the lock and turn the key counterclockwise.
To open the armrest, squeeze the lever while lifting
the top to open it.
To close the armrest, push the lid down until you hear a
click. To lock the armrest, put your key into the lock
and turn the key clockwise.
To use the compact disc storage compartment, lift the
coinholder tray up. Put it back into the storage area
whenfinished.
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Press the rear of the switch a second time and release
it to express-open the glass panel. The glass panel
and sunshade will fully open. When the glass panel is
express opening, pressing the switch in either direction
will stop it. If you press and hold the rear of the
switch, the express-open operation will be overridden.
To close the glass panel, press and hold the front of the
switch until the glass panel stops.
Vehicle Personalization
Some of your vehicle’s features can be reset or
customized according to your preference. The features
you can program depend on the options that came
with your vehicle.
If your vehicle has a DIC, seeDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 3-57to customize your
features.
If you do not have the DIC, the following features
can be customized according to the options that your
vehicle has.
Entering Programming Mode
To program features, your vehicle must be in the
programming mode. Follow these steps:
1. Turn the ignition key to ON. The shift lever must be
in PARK (P).2. Press and hold the trip/reset button, located next to
the odometer for two seconds while the odometer is
in the odometer mode.
3. This message will appear in the message center,
located in the instrument panel cluster, as an
indication that your vehicle is ready to begin
programming.
If you have the remote keyless entry system, you
must press the LOCK button. This lets the
system know which transmitter is being
personalized, since each can be personalized
differently.
You can now program your choices.
To exit the programming mode, follow the steps listed
underExiting Programming Mode on page 2-51. United States
Canada
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Automatic Door Lock/Unlock
This feature allows you to lock and unlock your doors
automatically.
Programmable Modes
Mode 2:Automatic Door Locking Only
•Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the
driver’s door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
•The automatic door unlock feature is turned off.
Mode 3:Automatic Door Locking with shift out
of PARK (P)/Driver’s Door Unlocking with shift into
PARK (P)
•Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the
driver’s door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
•Shift into PARK (P) with the ignition on; driver’s door
only will unlock automatically.
Mode 4:Automatic Door Locking with shift out of
PARK (P)/All Door Unlocking with shift into PARK (P)
•Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and
the driver’s door closed; all doors will lock
automatically.
•Shift into PARK (P) with the ignition on; all doors
will unlock automatically.Mode 5:Automatic Door Locking with shift out of
PARK (P)/Driver’s Door Unlocking with Key Removal
•Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and
the driver’s door closed; all doors will lock
automatically.
•Remove the key; only the driver’s door will unlock
automatically.
Mode 6:Automatic Door Locking with shift out of
PARK (P)/All Door Unlocking with Key Removal
•Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the
driver’s door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
•Remove the ignition key; all doors will unlock
automatically.
Your vehicle was originally programmed to Mode 4. The
mode may have been changed since then. To
determine the current mode, or to change the mode, do
the following:
1. Follow the instructions forEntering Programming
Mode on page 2-46.
2. Press the front of the power door lock switch.
3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes indicates the vehicle’s current
programmed mode. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
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4. Press the front of the power door lock switch to
change the current mode.
5. Press the front of the power door lock switch until
you hear the number of chimes corresponding to
the mode selection you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature available
on your vehicle.
Delayed Locking
This feature allows you to delay the locking of your
doors.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:Off (Doors will always lock immediately when
you lock the doors using the power door lock switch
or the remote keyless entry transmitter.)
Mode 2:Delayed Locking (If the power door lock
switch or the remote keyless entry transmitter is used to
lock the vehicle while any door is open, you will hear
three chimes. The doors will not lock. Five seconds after
the last door is closed, all doors will lock.)Your vehicle was originally programmed to Mode 2. The
mode may have been changed since then. To
determine the current mode, or to change the mode, do
the following:
1. Follow the instructions forEntering Programming
Mode on page 2-46.
2. Press the back of the power door lock switch.
3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes indicates the vehicle’s current
programmed mode. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
4. Press the back of the power door lock switch to
change the current mode.
5. Press the back of the power door lock switch until
you hear the number of chimes corresponding to
the mode selection you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature available
on your vehicle.
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Remote Driver Unlock Control
This feature allows you to customize the UNLOCK
button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.
Programmable Modes
Your vehicle can be programmed to one of the following
modes.
Mode 1:Remote All Doors Unlock (When you press
UNLOCK on your remote keyless entry transmitter,
all doors will unlock.)
Mode 2:Remote Driver’s Door Unlock Only (When you
press UNLOCK on your remote keyless entry
transmitter once, the driver’s door will unlock. When you
press UNLOCK on your remote keyless entry
transmitter again withinfive seconds, all doors will
unlock.)
Your vehicle was originally programmed to Mode 2. The
mode may have been changed since then. To
determine the current mode, or to change the mode, do
the following:
1. Follow the instructions forEntering Programming
Mode on page 2-46.
2. Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter.3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes indicates the vehicle’s current
programmed mode. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
4. Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter to change the current mode.
5. Press UNLOCK on the remote keyless entry
transmitter until you hear the number of chimes
corresponding to the mode selection you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit
the programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature available
on your vehicle.
Remote Lock and Unlock
Confirmation
This feature allows you to customize the feedback
received when locking or unlocking your vehicle with the
remote keyless entry transmitter.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:Both Features Off (Remote lock and unlock
confirmation are disabled.)
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Mode 2:Exterior Lamps Flash Only
•When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to lock or unlock your vehicle, your headlamps and
parking lamps willflash briefly to let you know
the command has been received.
Mode 3:Exterior Lamps Flash and Horn Sound
•When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to lock your vehicle, your headlamps and parking
lamps willflash briefly on each press and your horn
will sound briefly on the second or any other
press to let you know the command has been
received.
•When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter
to unlock your vehicle, your headlamps and parking
lamps willflash briefly to let you know the
command has been received.
Your vehicle was originally programmed to Mode 3. The
mode may have been changed since then. To
determine the current mode, or to change the mode, do
the following:
1. Follow the instructions forEntering Programming
Mode on page 2-46.
2. Press the LOCK button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter.
3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes indicates the vehicle’s current
programmed mode. If you do not wish to changethe current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the instructions
later in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
4. Press LOCK on the remote keyless entry transmitter
to change the current mode until you hear the
number of chimes corresponding to the mode
selection you want.
The mode you selected is now set. You can now exit
the programming mode by following the instructions next
in this section.Exiting Programming Mode
To exit programming mode, do one of the following:
•Press the odometer button, while in odometer mode
for two seconds, or
•turn the ignition key out of ON, or
•do not program any commands for one minute
while in programming mode, or
•shift out of PARK (P). SeeShifting Out of Park (P)
on page 2-28.
The programming mode message will turn off to let you
know that you are no longer in the programming mode.
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Instrument Panel Overview...............................3-4
Hazard Warning Flashers................................3-5
Other Warning Devices...................................3-6
Horn .............................................................3-6
Tilt Wheel.....................................................3-6
Turn Signal/Multifunction Lever.........................3-7
Exterior Lamps.............................................3-12
Interior Lamps..............................................3-14
Instrument Panel Switchbank..........................3-18
Head-Up Display (HUD).................................3-18
Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist (URPA)............3-21
Accessory Power Outlets...............................3-23
Ashtrays and Cigarette Lighter........................3-24
Climate Controls............................................3-24
Climate Control System.................................3-24
Dual Climate Control System..........................3-27
Dual Automatic Climate Control System...........3-29
Outlet Adjustment.........................................3-32
Warning Lights, Gages and Indicators.............3-33
Instrument Panel Cluster................................3-34
Speedometer and Odometer...........................3-35
Tachometer.................................................3-36
Safety Belt Reminder Light.............................3-37
Air Bag Readiness Light................................3-37
Brake System Warning Light
..........................3-38
Anti-Lock Brake System Warning Light
.............3-39Traction Control System (TCS) Warning Light......3-39
Engine Coolant Temperature Gage..................3-40
Malfunction Indicator Lamp.............................3-40
Cruise Control Light......................................3-43
Fuel Gage...................................................3-43
Message Center.............................................3-44
Service Traction System Warning Message......3-44
Traction Active Message................................3-45
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning
Message..................................................3-45
Charging System Indicator Message................3-46
Low Oil Pressure Message............................3-46
Low Engine Oil Level Message.......................3-47
Change Engine Oil Message..........................3-47
Low Tire Message........................................3-48
Door Ajar Warning Message...........................3-48
Rear Hatch Ajar Warning Message..................3-48
PASS-Key
®III Security Message....................3-49
All-Wheel Drive Disable Warning Message.......3-49
Low Washer Fluid Warning Message...............3-50
Low Fuel Warning Message
...........................3-50
Low Brake Fluid Warning Message
.................3-51
Service Vehicle Soon Message
.......................3-51
Program Mode Message
................................3-52
Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter Battery
Low Warning Message
...............................3-52
Section 3 Instrument Panel
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