2004 BUICK LESABRE display

Window Lock Out
The number of passenger windows locked out by the
window LOCK switch can be programmed through
the DIC.
If you choose R + PASS, all three passenger window
switches will be inactive when the window LOCK switch
is enabled.
If you choose REAR, only the two rear passenger
window switches will be locked out when the window
LOCK switch is enabled.
To change modes, do the following:
1. Move the arrow on the display between R + PASS
and REAR by pressing the ENG/MET button.
2. Once you have made your selection, press the
RESET button. Your choice will be retained in
memory.
For more information on this feature, see “Window Lock
Out” underPower Windows on page 2-17.
Security Feedback
By choosing different combinations of these selections,
you can choose the type of transmitter activated
feedback when locking and unlocking your vehicle with
your transmitter. Each time you make a selection by
pressing the ENG/MET button, press the RESET button
to record your choice.
KEYLESS FEEDBACK – OFF/ON
LIGHTS FEEDBACK – OFF/ON
HORN FEEDBACK – OFF/ON
If you choose ON for KEYLESS FEEDBACK you will
also need to choose LIGHTS and/or HORN FEEDBACK.
You can select the following modes:
If you choose OFF for KEYLESS FEEDBACK, you will
receive no security feedback when locking or
unlocking your vehicle.
If you choose ON for KEYLESS FEEDBACK and ON for
LIGHTS FEEDBACK, the exterior lamps will ash
twice when unlocking your vehicle and once when
locking your vehicle.
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If you choose ON for KEYLESS FEEDBACK and ON for
HORN FEEDBACK, your horn will chirp when all
doors are unlocked and when locking your vehicle.
If you choose ON for KEYLESS, LIGHTS and HORN
FEEDBACK, your exterior lamps will ash twice at
the rst unlock button press, your exterior lamps will
ash twice and the horn will chirp once at the second
unlock button press, and the exterior lamps will ash and
the horn will chirp once when locking your vehicle.
For more information on this feature, see “Security
Feedback” underRemote Keyless Entry System
Operation on page 2-5.
Delayed Locking
This feature, which delays the locking of the vehicle,
can be made active or inactive through the DIC. When
DELAYED LOCKING – OFF/ON appears on the
display, use the ENG/MET button to toggle the arrow
between OFF and ON. When you have made your
choice, press the RESET button to record your
selection.
For more information on this feature, seeDelayed
Locking on page 2-11.
Perimeter Lighting
Press the unlock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter to turn on the DRL (high-beams at reduced
intensity), parking lamps and back-up lamps if it is
dark enough according to the Twilight Sentinel
®.
You can control activation of this feature by choosing
OFF or ON when the PERIMETER LIGHTS choice
is displayed on the DIC. Make your choice by pressing
the ENG/MET button and record your choice by
pressing the RESET button. You will then be prompted
to choose a TIMEOUT period. See “Exterior Lights”
following for more information.
For more information on this feature, see “Perimeter
Lighting” underInterior Lamps on page 3-17.
Exterior Lights
The EXTERIOR LIGHTS/TIMEOUT feature can be
changed to a desired setting by using the ENG/MET to
toggle from 5 to 30 seconds. Each toggle will increase
the time by ve seconds. Once the desired timeout
is displayed, press RESET to record your choice and
move on to the next personal choice feature.
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Memory Seats
If your vehicle has this feature, the memory seat and
mirror positions will be recalled for the identied
driver when the remote keyless entry transmitter is used
to enter the vehicle.
You can program this feature to be active by choosing
ON when the SEAT RECALL choice appears, or
inactive by choosing OFF when the SEAT RECALL
choice appears on the DIC. Make your choices
by pressing the ENG/MET button and store them to
memory by pressing the RESET button.
You can also program this feature to recall your
memory seat position or the exit seat position.
MEMORY:Choose ON when the SEAT RECALL
choice appears, and then choose MEMORY when the
RECALL POSITION choice appears.
EXIT:Choose ON when the SEAT RECALL choice
appears, and then choose EXIT when the RECALL
POSITION choice appears. The seat will move when
you enter the vehicle after unlocking it with a remote
keyless entry transmitter. This will allow for easy entry.
For more information on this feature, seeMemory
Seat and Mirrors on page 2-44.
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror
If your vehicle has the outside curb view assist mirror,
which tips the passenger mirror down while the vehicle is
in REVERSE (R), it can be made active or inactive
through the DIC. When TILT MIRRORS – OFF/ON
appears on the display, use the ENG/MET button to
toggle the arrow between OFF and ON. When you have
made your choice, press the RESET button to record
your selection. For more information on this feature, see
Outside Curb View Assist Mirror on page 2-36.
Driver ID
This feature displays the DRIVER ID, as identied by
the DIC. If this feature is ON, the DRIVER ID will
be displayed every time the ignition is turned on. If the
DRIVER ID is OFF, the DRIVER ID can be displayed
by pressing either a button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter or a memory seat button.
Language Selection
After DRIVER ID has been selected, “Language
English” will be displayed. Pressing the RESET button
selects English as the DIC language and ends
programming. If you prefer the language to be French
or Spanish, press the ENG/MET button when “Language
English” appears on the display. Hold the ENG/MET
button until the desired language is displayed, then
press the RESET button to select that language.
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Audio System(s)
Notice:Before you add any sound equipment to
your vehicle – like a tape player, CB radio, mobile
telephone or two-way radio – be sure you can
add what you want. If you can, it’s very important to
do it properly. Added sound equipment may
interfere with the operation of your vehicle’s engine,
radio or other systems, and even damage them.
Your vehicle’s systems may interfere with the
operation of sound equipment that has been added
improperly.
So, before adding sound equipment, check with
your dealer and be sure to check federal rules
covering mobile radio and telephone units.
Your audio system has been designed to operate easily
and to give years of listening pleasure. You will get
the most enjoyment out of it if you acquaint yourself with
it rst. Figure out which radio you have in your vehicle,
nd out what your audio system can do and how to
operate all of its controls to be sure you’re getting the
most out of the advanced engineering that went into it.Your vehicle has a feature called Retained Accessory
Power (RAP). With RAP, you can play your audio
system even after the ignition is turned off. See
“Retained Accessory Power (RAP)” underIgnition
Positions on page 2-22.
Setting the Time
Press and hold H until the correct hour appears on the
display. AM will appear for morning hours. Press
and hold M until the correct minute appears on the
display. The time may be set with the ignition on or off.
To synchronize the time with an FM station broadcasting
Radio Data System (RDS) information, press and
hold H and M at the same time until TIME UPDATED
appears on the display. If the time is not available from
the station, NO UPDATE will appear on the display.
RDS time is broadcast once a minute. Once you have
tuned to an RDS broadcast station, it may take a
few minutes for your time to update.
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Radio with CD
Playing the Radio
PWR (Power):Push this knob to turn the system on
and off.
VOL (Volume):Turn this knob to increase or to
decrease the volume.
DISP (Display):Press this button to switch the display
between the radio station frequency and the time.
The time can be displayed with the ignition on or off.SCV (Speed-Compensated Volume):With SCV, your
audio system adjusts automatically to make up for
road and wind noise as you drive. To get to SCV, push
the TUNE/AUDIO button repeatedly until SPEED
VOL is displayed. Turn the TUNE/AUDIO button to
select OFF, MIN, MED, or MAX. Each higher choice
allows for more volume compensation at faster vehicle
speeds. Then, as you drive, SCV automatically
increases the volume, as necessary, to overcome noise
at any speed. The volume level should always sound
the same to you as you drive. If you don’t want to
use SCV, select OFF.
Finding a Station
BAND:Press this button to switch between FM1, FM2,
and AM. The display will show your selection.
TUNE:Turn this knob to choose a radio station.
©SEEK¨:Press the right or the left arrow to go to
the next or to the previous station and stay there.
To scan stations, press and hold one of the SEEK
arrows for two seconds until SCAN appears on
the display. The radio will go to a station, play for a few
seconds, then go on to the next station. Press one of
the SEEK arrows again to stop scanning.
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To scan preset stations, press and hold one of the
SEEK arrows for more than four seconds until PSCAN
and the preset number appear on the display. You
will hear a double beep. The radio will go to the rst
preset station stored on your pushbuttons, play for a few
seconds, then go on to the next preset station. Press
one of the SEEK arrows again to stop scanning presets.
The radio will seek and scan only to stations that are
in the selected band and only to those with a strong
signal.
Setting Preset Stations
The six numbered pushbuttons let you return to your
favorite stations. You can set up to 18 stations (six FM1,
six FM2 and six AM) by performing the following steps:
1. Turn the radio on.
2. Press BAND to select FM1, FM2, or AM.
3. Tune in the desired station.
4. Press EQ to select the EQ setting. It will be stored
with the preset station.
5. Press and hold one of the six numbered
pushbuttons. When you hear the radio produce one
beep, release the pushbutton. Whenever you
press that numbered pushbutton, the station you
set will return.
6. Repeat the steps for each pushbutton.
Setting the Tone (Bass/Treble)
AUDIO:Push and release AUDIO until BASS, MID, or
TREBLE appears on the display. Then turn the
AUDIO knob to increase or to decrease. If a station is
weak or noisy, you may want to decrease the treble.
To adjust bass, midrange or treble to the middle
position, select BASS, MID, or TREBLE. Then push and
hold AUDIO for more than two seconds until you hear
a beep. BASS and a zero, MID and a zero or TREBLE
and a zero will appear on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, end out of audio mode by
waiting ve seconds without making any changes. Then
push and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds
until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on
the display.
Adjusting the Speakers (Balance/Fade)
AUDIO:To adjust the balance between the right
and the left speakers, push and release AUDIO until
BAL appears on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob
to move the sound toward the right or the left speakers.
A bar graph with indicators will show how the sound
is balanced between the right and the left speakers.
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To adjust the fade between the front and the rear
speakers, push and release AUDIO until FADE appears
on the display. Then turn the AUDIO knob to move
the sound toward the front or the rear speakers. A bar
graph with indicators will show how the sound is
balanced between the front and rear speakers.
To adjust balance or fade to the middle position, select
BAL or FADE. Then push and hold AUDIO for more
than two seconds until you hear a beep. The indicator
will be centered on the display.
To adjust both tone controls and both speaker controls
to the middle position, end out of audio mode by
waiting ve seconds without making any changes. Then
press and hold AUDIO for more than two seconds
until you hear a beep. ALL CENTERED will appear on
the display.
EQ (Equalizer):Press this button to choose bass, mid
and treble equalization settings designed for different
program types.Using RDS
Your audio system is equipped with a Radio Data
System (RDS). RDS features are available for use only
on FM stations that broadcast RDS information.
Using this system, the radio can do the following:
With RDS, your radio can do the following:
Seek to stations broadcasting the selected type of
programming
Receive announcements concerning local and
national emergencies
Display messages from radio stations
Seek to stations with traffic announcements
This system relies upon receiving specic information
from these stations and will only work when the
information is available. In rare cases, a radio station
may broadcast incorrect information that will cause
the radio features to work improperly. If this happens,
contact the radio station.
While you are tuned to an RDS station, the station
name or the call letters will appear on the display,
instead of the frequency. RDS stations may also provide
the time of day, a program type (PTY) for current
programming, and the name of the program being
broadcast.
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Finding a PTY Station
To select and nd a desired PTY perform the following:
1. Press P-TYP. The PTY symbol will be displayed
on the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow to select the category and take you to
the category’s rst station.
4. If you want to go to another station within that
category and P-TYPE is displayed, press either
SEEK arrow once. If the category is not displayed,
press either SEEK arrow twice to display the
category and then to go to another station.
5. If PTY times out and is no longer on the display, go
back to Step 1.
SCAN:You can also scan through the channels within
a category by performing the following:
1. Press P-TYP. The PTY symbol will be displayed on
the screen.
2. Select a category by turning the AUDIO knob.
3. Once the desired category is displayed, press and
hold either SEEK arrow, and the radio will begin
scanning within your chosen category.
4. Press and hold either SEEK arrow again to stop at
a particular station.BAND (Alternate Frequency):Alternate frequency
allows the radio to switch to a stronger station with the
same program type. Press and hold BAND for two
seconds to turn alternate frequency on. AF ON
will appear on the display. The radio may switch to
stronger stations. Press and hold BAND again for two
seconds to turn alternate frequency off. AF OFF
will appear on the display. The radio will not switch to
other stations. When you turn the ignition off and then on
again, the alternate frequency feature will remain in
the last chosen position.
RDS Messages
ALERT!:Alert warns of local or national emergencies.
When an alert announcement comes on the current
radio station, ALERT! will appear on the display. You will
hear the announcement, even if the volume is muted
or a compact disc is playing. If a compact disc is playing,
play will stop during the announcement. You will not
be able to turn off alert announcements.
ALERT! will not be affected by tests of the emergency
broadcast system. This feature is not supported by
all RDS stations.
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