2004 BUICK RANDEZVOUS Owner's Manual

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 KEY FOB
BATTERY LOW message appears in the message
center. If you get this message, the battery in the key
fob needs to be replaced.
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.1. Insert a at object, such as a coin, into the slot on
the side of the transmitter and twist to separate the
halves.
2. Gently pry the battery out of the transmitter. Do not
use the metal anges to “pop out” the battery.
3. Replace the battery.
4. Reassemble the transmitter. Make sure the halves
are snapped together tightly so water will not get in.
5. Press and hold the LOCK and UNLOCK buttons for
seven seconds to synchronize the transmitter.
6. Check the transmitter operation. United States
Canada
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Doors and Locks
Door Locks
{CAUTION:
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 will not open it. You increase the
chance of being thrown out of the vehicle
in a crash if the doors are not 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
suffer 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
help prevent this from happening.There are several ways to lock and unlock your vehicle.
From the outside, use your key or the remote keyless
entry transmitter.
To unlock the driver’s door from the outside with the
key, insert the key and turn it toward the front of
the vehicle. To lock the driver’s door from the outside
with your key, insert the key and turn it toward the rear
of the vehicle.
To unlock either manual
locking front door from the
inside, pull back on the
manual lever. To lock
either front door from the
inside, push the manual
lever forward.
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Power Door Locks
The power door lock
switch is located on the
driver’s and front
passenger’s doors next to
the door handle.
Press the front of the switch to lock all doors, or press
the back of the switch to unlock all doors.
The rear doors do not have power door lock switches.
Instead, each rear door has a manual lever that
works only that door’s lock.
If your vehicle has the content theft-deterrent system,
the power door lock switch may cause the system
to arm. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent on page 2-15for
more information.
Delayed Locking
With the delayed locking feature, the doors will not lock
immediately when locking the doors using the power
door lock switch or when LOCK on the remote keyless
entry transmitter is pressed while any door is open.
Instead, three chimes will be heard to indicate that the
delayed locking feature is in operation. Five seconds
after all doors are closed, the doors will lock
automatically.
If the ignition is in ON or ACCESSORY, this feature will
not lock the doors.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), seeDIC Vehicle Personalization on
page 3-64to program the delayed locking feature.
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Programmable Automatic Door
Locks
All of the doors will automatically lock when all doors
are closed, the engine is running and the shift lever
is shifted out of PARK (P). All of the doors will
automatically unlock when the shift lever is shifted into
PARK (P).
With the automatic door lock feature, you can still lock
or unlock the doors at any time, either manually, with the
power door lock switches or by pressing LOCK on the
remote keyless entry transmitter. SeeRemote Keyless
Entry System Operation on page 2-5for more
information.
If your vehicle is equipped with the Driver Information
Center (DIC), seeDIC Vehicle Personalization on
page 3-64to program the automatic door lock feature.
Rear Door Security Locks
Your vehicle is equipped with rear door security locks
that help prevent passengers from opening the rear
doors on your vehicle from the inside. To use one
of these locks do the following:
1. Open one of the rear doors.2. On the inside of the rear
door will be a lock.
Push the lever up to
engage the safety lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other rear
door lock.
The rear doors on your vehicle cannot be opened from
inside the vehicle 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.
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Canceling the Rear Door Security
Locks
1. Unlock and open the rear door from the outside.
2. Push the lever down to disengage the safety lock.
3. Close the door.
4. Repeat Steps 1 through 3 for the other rear
door lock.
The rear door locks will now work normally.
Lockout Protection
The lockout protection feature may prevent you from
locking your key in your vehicle. Pressing the power door
lock switch will lock all doors, then unlock the driver’s
door, if the key is in the ignition when a door is opened.
If you leave the key in your vehicle but not in the ignition
or if you use the manual door lock, you could still lock
the key in the vehicle. Always remember to take the key
with you.
Leaving Your Vehicle
If you are leaving the vehicle, take your key, open your
door and set the locks from the inside. Then get out and
close the door.
Liftgate
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with the liftgate
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. If you must drive with the liftgate open or
if electrical wiring or other cable connections
must pass through the seal between the body
and the liftgate:
Make sure all other windows are shut.
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 Control
System” in the Index.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the way.
See “Engine Exhaust” in the Index.
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Liftgate ReleaseYour vehicle is equipped with a liftgate release touchpad,
located on the inner side of the liftgate handle.
To open the liftgate using the touchpad, do the following:
1. Put the vehicle in PARK (P).
2. Unlock all of the doors.
3. Lift up on the liftgate handle.
If your vehicle has a remote keyless entry transmitter,
you may unlock the liftgate by pressing the REAR button
on the transmitter, then open the liftgate manually by
lifting up on the liftgate handle.
Liftgate Handle
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Windows
{CAUTION:
Leaving children in a vehicle with the windows
closed is dangerous. A child can be overcome
by the extreme heat and can suffer permanent
injuries or even death from heat stroke. Never
leave a child alone in a vehicle, especially with
the windows closed in warm or hot weather.
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Power Windows
Switches on the driver’s door armrest control each of
the windows when the ignition is in ON, ACCESSORY,
or when retained accessory power is active. See
“Retained Accessory Power (RAP)” underIgnition
Positions on page 2-20for more information. In addition,
each passenger’s door has a window switch.The driver’s power window switch has two down
positions. Push the rear of the switch to the rst position
to lower the window normally.
Press the rear of any passenger window switch and that
window will open. Press the front of any switch to close
the window.
Express-Down Window
The driver’s window switch also has an express-down
feature. This switch is labeled AUTO. To activate
the express-down feature, push the rear of the driver’s
window switch to the second position, then release
it. The window will lower completely.
To stop the window while it is lowering, press the front
of the switch. To raise the window, press and hold
the front of the switch.
Window Lock Out
The driver’s window controls also include a lock-out
switch. Press the right side of the WDO LOCK switch to
stop rear passengers from lowering their window.
The driver can still control all of the windows with the
lock on. Press the other side of the WDO LOCK switch
for normal window operation.
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