2003 PONTIAC GRAND AM Owners Manual

Changes or modifications to this system by other than
an authorized service facility could void authorization to
use this equipment.
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:
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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
“Battery Replacement” under
Remote Keyless Entry System Operation on
page
2-4.
If you are still having trouble, see your dealer or a
qualified technician for service.
Remote Keyless Entry System
Operation
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 transmitter supplied with your vehicle.
The following functions are
available with the keyless
entry system:
8 (Lock): All doors will automatically lock when this
button on the transmitter is pressed. The interior
lamps will turn
off after all of the doors are closed. If all
of the doors are closed, the parking lamps will flash
twice and the horn will chirp to indicate locking
has occurred.
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gf (Unlock): The driver's door will unlock
automatically when this button on the transmitter is
pressed. If the button
is pressed again within five
seconds, all remaining doors will unlock. The interior
lamps will stay on for
10 seconds or until the ignition is
turned on. The parking lamps will flash twice to
indicate unlocking has occurred.
(Remote Trunk Release): The trunk will unlock
when the vehicle symbol on the transmitter is pressed,
as long as the trunk lockout is not engaged. You
can open the trunk with the transmitter when the vehicle
speed is less than
2 mph (3 km/h), when the parking
brake is engaged, or when the ignition is
off. The interior
lamps will come on for
10 seconds or until the ignition
switch is turned to
ON.
& (Horn): The horn will sound and the headlamps
and the parking lamps will flash for up to two minutes
when the horn symbol on the transmitter is pressed. The
interior lamps will come on and remain on while the
horn is sounding and the lamps are flashing. The horn
and lamps can be turned
off by pressing the horn
symbol button again or by turning the ignition to
ON.
Programmable Horn Chirp
When you use the remote keyless entry transmitter to
lock the doors or use the delayed locking feature
the parking lamps will flash and the horn will chirp.
The programmable horn chirp can be disabled by
pressing and holding either of the door lock switches in
the unlock position for
10 seconds with the ignition
ON and all of the doors closed. When you hear the horn
chirp, programming is complete.
To reactivate the horn chirp feature, repeat the above
procedure.
Matching Transmitter(s) to Your
Vehicle
Each remote keyless entry transmitter is coded to
prevent another transmitter from unlocking your vehicle.
If a transmitter is lost or stolen, a replacement can
be purchased through your dealer. Remember to bring
your dealer. When the dealer matches the replacement
transmitter to your vehicle, any remaining transmitters
must also be matched. Once your dealer has coded the
new transmitter, the lost transmitter will not unlock
your vehicle. Each vehicle can have a maximum of four
transmitters matched to it.
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Battery Replacement
Under normal use, the battery in your remote keyless
entry transmitter should last about four years.
You can tell the battery
is weak if the transmitter won’t
work at the normal range
in any location. If you have
to get close to your vehicle before the transmitter works,
it’s probably time
to change the battery.
Notice: When replacing the battery, use care not to
touch any of the circuitry. Static from your body
transferred to these surfaces may damage the
transmitter.
To replace the battery in the remote keyless entry
transmitter do the following:
1. Use a flat object like a coin to separate the bottom
half from the top half of the transmitter.
2. Remove the battery and replace it with the new
one. Make sure the positive side of the battery
faces up. Use one three-volt,
CR2032, or
equivalent, type battery.
3. Put the two halves back together. Make sure the
cover is on tightly,
so water won’t get in.
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Doors and Locks
Unlocked doors can be dangerous. Passengers
- especially children - can
easily open the doors and fall out of a
moving vehicle. When a door is locked, the
handle won’t open
it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash
if the doors aren’t locked. So,
wear safety belts properly and lock the
doors whenever you drive.
Young children who get into unlocked
vehicles may be unable to get out.
A child
can be overcome by extreme heat and can
SIJffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Always lock your vehicle
whenever you leave
it.
Outsiders can easily enter through an
unlocked door when you slow down or
stop your vehicle. Locking your doors can heip
prevent this from happening.
There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your key or remote keyless
entry system,
if your vehicle is equipped with this
feature. If your vehicle
has remote keyless entry, you
can only use your key
to unlock the driver’s side door
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Power Door Locks
With the power door locks, you can lock or unlock all of
the doors on your vehicle using the driver’s or front
passenger’s door lock switch.
Press the bottom of the switch
to lock all of the doors.
Press the top of the switch
to unlock all of the doors.
Delayed Locking
This feature will allow the driver to delay the actual
locking of the vehicle. This feature will not operate
if the
key is left in the ignition. See
Lockout Protection on
page 2- I 1.
When LOCK on the driver’s power door lock switch is
pressed, with the key removed from the ignition and the
driver’s door open, three chimes will be heard. The
doors will
not lock. Seven seconds after the driver’s door
has been closed, all of the doors will lock and the
parking lamps will flash. The horn will also chirp
if the
horn chirp feature is enabled. See “Programmable Horn
Chirp” previously for more information.
If the driver opens another door before the seven
seconds, the doors will not lock until seven seconds
after the last door is closed. If
the power door lock switch is pressed
to LOCK twice
when leaving the vehicle, or the LOCK button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, the
doors will lock immediately.
If the power door lock switch is pressed to unlock, the
doors will not lock automatically.
Programmable Automatic Door
Locks
Just close the doors and turn on the ignition. All of the
doors will lock when you move the shift lever
out of
PARK
(P) to REVERSE (R) on vehicles with an
automatic transaxle. All of the doors will lock when the
vehicle speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h) on
vehicles with a manual transaxle.
If someone needs to get out while the vehicle is
running, have that person use the door lock. When the
door is closed again, it will lock automatically when
the vehicle reaches about
5 mph (8 km/h).
All doors will automatically unlock when the shift lever is
moved
to PARK (P) on vehicles with an automatic
transaxle or to REVERSE (R) on vehicles with a manual
transaxle and the key is turned
to OFF.
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Customizing the Automatic Door Locks
One of four operating modes may be selected and
programmed by the driver on vehicles with an automatic
transaxle:
e Mode 1: All doors automatically lock when the
transaxle
is shifted out of PARK (P). The doors will
remain locked unless manually unlocked or the
lock button is pressed.
All doors will unlock when
the transaxle is shifted into PARK (P) and the key is
turned to
OFF.
* Mode 2: This mode is only available on vehicle’s
equipped with
a remote keyless entry transmitter.
All doors automatically lock when the transaxle
is shifted out of PARK (P). Only the driver’s door will
unlock when the transaxle is shifted into PARK
(P)
and the key is turned to OFF.
transaxle is shifted out of PARK (P). No automatic
door unlock.
e Mode 3: All doors automatically lock when the
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One of the four operating modes may be selected and
programmed by the driver on vehicles with a manual
transaxle:
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Mode 1: All doors automatically lock when the
vehicle speed is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h).
The doors will remain locked unless manually
unlocked or the lock button
is pressed. All doors will
unlock when the transaxle
is shifted into
REVERSE
(R) and the key is turned to OFF.
Mode 2: This mode is only available on vehicle’s
equipped with a remote keyless entry transmitter.
All doors automatically lock when the vehicle speed
is greater than
5 mph (8 km/h). Only the driver’s
door will unlock when the transaxle
is shifted
into REVERSE
(R) and the key is turned to OFF.
Mode 3: All doors automatically lock when
the vehicle speed
is greater than 5 mph (8 km/h
No automatic door unlock.
Mode
4: No automatic door lock or unlock.
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Before your vehicle was shipped from the factory it was
programmed in Mode
1. To determine the current
mode or
to change to a different mode, do the following:
1. Put an automatic transaxle in PARK (P) or a
manual transaxle
in REVERSE (R) with the parking
brake engaged and turn the ignition to
ON.
2. Press and hold LOCK on the power door lock
switch for
10 seconds. Release the switch when
you hear the chime.
3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number
of chimes tells you which mode your vehicle is in.
You can change the mode by pressing and
holding LOCK on the power door lock switch (two
chimes for Mode
2, three chimes for Mode 3
and four chimes for Mode 4).
that matches the mode you want.
4. Repeat Step 2 until you hear the number of chimes
The mode you selected is now set.
Rear Door Security Locks
If your vehicle is a four-door model, it has rear door
security locks that help prevent passengers from
opening the rear doors from
the inside.
The switch is located
on
the inside of the rear door.
To use the security locks, do the following:
1. Move the switch up.
2. Close the door.
3. Do the same thing to the other rear door.
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The rear doors on your vehicle cannot be opened from
the inside when this feature is in use. If you want to
open a rear door when the security lock is on, do
the following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside.
2, Then open the door from the outside.
If you don’t cancel the security lock feature, adults or
older children who ride in the rear won’t be able to open
the rear door from the inside. You should let adults
and older children know how these security locks work,
and how to cancel the locks.
To cancel
a rear door lock, do the following:
1. Unlock the door from the inside and open it from
2. Move the switch down.
3. Do the same to the other rear door.
the outside.
The rear doors will now work normally.
Lockout Protection
Lockout protection is a standard feature intended to
provide enhanced security and convenience. This
feature prevents a driver who has left the keys in the
ignition from locking the doors or using the power door
locks while any door
is open.
To override this feature, when the key
is in the ignition
and a door is open, hold the power door lock switch
for three seconds.
This feature cannot guarantee that you will never be
locked out of your vehicle. If you don’t leave the keys in
the ignition, or
if you use the manual door lock, or if
you use the remote keyless entry transmitter (if
equipped), you could still lock your keys inside your
vehicle. Always remember to take your keys with you.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving your vehicle, open your door and
set the locks from the inside, then get out and close
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