
Section 2 Features and Controls 
Keys ............................................................... 2.3 
Remote  Keyless  Entry  System 
......................... 2.4 
Remote Keyless  Entry  System  Operation ........... 2.5 
Doors  and  Locks ............................................. 2-8 
Door  Locks 
.................................................... 2-8 
Power  Door  Locks 
.......................................... 2-9 
Last  Door  Closed  Locking 
................................ 2-9 
Programmable  Automatic  Door  Locks 
.............. 2-10 
Lockout  Protection 
........................................ 2-10 
Leaving  Your  Vehicle 
.................................... 2-1  1 
Trunk 
.......................................................... 2-1  1 
Windows ........................................................ 2.13 
Power  Windows 
............................................ 2-14 
Sun  Visors 
................................................... 2.14 
Theft-Deterrent  Systems .................................. 2.15 
Content  Theft-Deterrent 
................................. 2.15 
PASS-Key@ 
Ill .......................................... 2.16 
PASS-Key@ 
Ill Operation ........................... 2-17 
Starting  and  Operating  Your  Vehicle ............... -2-1 9 
New  Vehicle  Break-In 
.................................... 2-19 
Ignition Positions 
.......................................... 2.19 
Starting  Your  Engine 
..................................... 2-20 
Engine  Coolant Heater 
.................................. 2-23 
Automatic  Transaxle Operation 
....................... 2.24  Shifting  Into 
Park 
(P) ..................................... 2-28 
Parking  Over  Things  That  Burn 
....................... 2-30 
Shifting 
Out 
of Park (PI ................................. 2-30 
Engine  Exhaust ............................................ 2-31 
Running  Your  Engine  While You  Are  Parked 
.... 2-32 
Mirrors ........................................................... 2-33 
Manual  Rearview  Mirror 
................................ -2-33 
Automatic  Dimming  Rearview  Mirror with 
Onstar@,  Compass  and Temperature 
Automatic  Dimming  Rearview  Mirror with 
Compass  and  Temperature  Display 
.............. 2-34 
Outside  Power Mirrors 
................................... 2-37 
Outside  Convex Mirror 
................................... 2-37 
OnStar@  System ............................................. 2-38 
Storage Areas .... -2-40 
Glove  Box 
................................................... 2-40 
Overhead  Console 
........................................ 2-40 
Center  Console  Storage Area 
......................... 2-40 
Assist  Handles 
............................................. 2-41 
Purse  or  Litter Bag Holder 
............................. 2-41 
Rear  Storage  Area 
........................................ 2-41 
Convenience  Net 
.......................................... 2-41 
Trunk  Access  Panel 
...................................... 2-41 
Display 
.................................................... 2-33 
.................................... 
Parking  Brake .............................................. 2-27 Sunroof .................. ........... ............. 2.42 
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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: 
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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 2-5. 
If you  are  still  having  trouble, see your dealer  or  a 
qualified  technician  for  service. 
Remote Keyless Entry System 
Operation 
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. 
LOCK: To lock all the 
doors,  press the LOCK 
button.  See Power 
Door 
Locks on page 2-9 
for  more details  on 
power  door  lock features. 
If your vehicle  is equipped  with the content 
theft-deterrent system, the 
LOCK button may arm the 
system.  See Content  Theft-Deterrent  on  page 
2- 15 
for  more information. 
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UNLOCK: When  you press the UNLOCK  button, only 
the  driver’s  door will unlock. 
If you  press  UNLOCK again 
within five  seconds, all the  doors will  unlock.  If  you 
would  like all the doors to  unlock  the  first time you press 
UNLOCK,  see  Power  Door 
Locks on  page 2-9 The 
UNLOCK  button on  the  remote  keyless entry transmitter 
will  disarm the content theft deterrent system.  See 
Content  Theft-Deterrent 
on page 2-75 for  more  details. 
(Open Trunk): Press the button with  the trunk 
symbol  to open  your  trunk. The transaxle  must  be 
in  PARK 
(P) for  this feature to operate. 
.& (Remote  Alarm): When  you  press the button with 
the  horn  symbol,  the headlamps  will flash and the 
horn  will sound.  This will allow  you to attract attention 
if needed. 
Your  vehicle  may  have  Remote  Lock/Unlock 
Confirmation. This feature provides  feedback to the 
holder  of the  remote  keyless entry transmitter that 
a  command  has  been  received by the keyless entry 
receiver. 
To signal that  a  command  has been  received, 
the  headlamps  will flash and  the horn  may  sound 
briefly.  See Vehicle Personalization  on page 
2-43 for 
programming  information. 
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 
any  remaining transmitters  with  you  when  you go to 
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. 
Battery Replacement 
Under normal  use,  the  battery  in your  remote  keyless 
entry transmitter should  last  about three 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.  

Leaving Your Vehicle 
If  you  are leaving the  vehicle, take your keys,  open your 1 
door  and  set  the  locks from inside.  Then get out and 
dose the door. 
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It can  be  dangerous  to  drive  with  the trunk lid 
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. 
CAUTION: (Continued)  if  you  must  drive  with  the  trunk 
lid aen or if 
electrical  wiring  or  other  cable  connections 
must  pass  through  the  seal  between  the  body 
and  the  trunk  lid: 
0 Make  sure  all  other  windows  are shut. 
0 Turn  the  fan  on  your  heating  or  cooling  system  to  its  highest  speed  and  select  the 
control  setting  that  will  force  outside  air  into  your  vehicle.  See “Climate  Controls” 
in the  Index. 
instrument  panel,  open  them  all  the  way. 
If  you  have  air  outlets  on  or  under  the 
See  “Engine  Exhaust”  in  the  Index. 
Trunk Lock 
To unlock  the trunk from the outside, insert  the  key into 
the lock  on the  trunk and turn it clockwise.  You can  also 
press  the trunk  symbol  on  the remote  keyless entry 
transmitter. 
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Remote Trunk Release 
This feature  is used  to unlock the trunk  from inside  the 
vehicle. 
Press the TRUNK 
button located behind 
the  glove  box door. 
Emergency  Trunk  Release  Handle 
Notice: The emergency  trunk  release  handle  is not 
designed to  be used  to  tie down the  trunk lid or 
as  an  anchor  point when  securing  items  in  the  trunk. 
Improper  use 
of the emergency  trunk  release 
handle could  damage  it. 
I 
The shift lever  must  be in PARK (P)  for  the remote  trunk 
release  button  to  work. 
There  is a glow-in-the-dark  emergency  trunk  release 
handle located inside  the  trunk on the  latch.  This  handle 
will  glow  following  exposure  to  light.  Pull the  release 
handle  to  open  the trunk  from  the inside. 
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Theft-Deterrent  Systems 
Vehicle  theft is big  business,  especially in  some cities. 
Although  your  vehicle  has  a  number  of theft-deterrent 
features, 
we know that nothing we put on it can  make it 
impossible  to steal. 
Content  Theft-Deterrent 
Your  vehicle  has a theft-deterrent alarm  system. A 
red light located  on top  of the  instrument  panel, 
toward the center  of the vehicle and near 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 souad if someone 
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  Vehicle Personalization  on 
page 
2-43. When  programmed,  the  red light will flash 
quickly to  let you  know that the  system  is ready  to arm 
with the  power lock switches.  When you  press the 
rear  of  a  power door lock  switch, the red  light will stop 
flashing and stay on to  let you  know that the system 
is  arming.  After  all the doors are closed and  locked, the 
red light  will begin flashing  at  a  very slow  rate  to let 
you  know  the  system 
is armed. 
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Assist  Handles 
An assist  handle  with  a  reading lamp is located over 
each  rear  side  window.  The  handle can be used to  help 
you  get  in or  out 
of the  vehicle.  Press  the  reading 
lamp  to  turn it  on.  Press 
it again to turn it off. 
Purse  or Litter  Bag  Holder 
On  the  front  of the  center  console, to the  right of the 
accessory  power  outlet,  there is a hook  that can be used 
to  hold  a  purse  or  litter  bag. 
Rear  Storage  Area 
If  you  have  a  trunk  access  panel, you will  also have a 
pull  down  armrest  that  contains an open  storage  bin and 
two  cupholders. 
Convenience  Net 
The  vehicle  may  have  a  convenience net.  You’ll  see  it 
on  the  back  wall  of the trunk. 
Put  small  loads,  like  grocery  bags,  behind the net. It can 
help  keep  them  from  falling over during sharp turns  or 
quick  starts  and stops.  The 
net  isn’t  for  larger,  heavier loads, which  should  be 
stored 
in the  trunk  as far  forward  as possible. 
You can  unhook the  net 
so that it will  lie flat when 
you’re  not using it. 
Trunk  Access  Panel 
If the vehicle has  rear  seat  armrests,  you will  also have 
a  trunk access  panel. 
This feature  allows  access  to the trunk from the  rear 
seat area.  To use  the trunk access panel, pull  the rear 
armrest down,  unlock the access  panel with  the 
ignition key and pull  it  down. 
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4. Press  UNLOCK  on the remote  keyless entry 
5.  Repeat  Step 
4 until you hear the  number of chimes 
transmitter again 
to  change the current  mode. 
that  matches  the mode  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.  See  Exiting  Programming 
Mode on page 2-53. 
Remote  Lock  and  Unlock 
Confirmation 
With  the  remote  lock and unlock confirmation feature, if 
equipped,  you  can  program  your vehicle to do the 
following: 
When  you  use  the  remote  keyless entry transmitter 
to  lock  your  vehicle,  your headlamps  will flash 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 to  let  you 
know  your  vehicle  is locked. 
When  you  use  the  remote  keyless entry transmitter 
to  unlock  your  vehicle, your  headlamps  will flash to 
let  you  know  the command  has  been  received. 
Programmable Modes 
Mode 1: Both Features Off - Remote lock and  unlock 
confirmation are disabled. 
Mode 2: Exterior  Lamps Flash Only 
0 Remote  Lock Confirmation:  When you  use  the 
remote  keyless entry transmitter  to lock  the vehicle, 
the  headlamps  will  flash 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 
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  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 
to  let  you  know  the command  is received. 
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