2004 CHEVROLET MONTE CARLO Owners Manual

Sunroof
Your vehicle may have an express-open sunroof.
It includes a sliding and tilting glass panel and a
sunshade.
The switch is located on the overhead console if the
vehicle is equipped with a Driver Information Center
(DIC). If the vehicle is not equipped with a DIC,
the sunroof switch is located on the roof panel headliner.
To open the power
sunroof, press the switch
to the rear twice and
the sunroof will open.
The switch works only when the ignition is in ACC, ON
or when Retained Accessory Power (RAP) is active.Open/Express:To activate the express-open feature,
press the switch rearward. You can stop the sunroof
before it is completely open by pushing the switch
forward.
Vent:Your sunroof also has a vent feature. It can be
activated from the closed sunroof position by pressing
the switch once rearward. To close, push and hold
the sunroof switch forward. When using this feature, the
sunshade should be fully opened in the rear position.
The sunshade can be opened manually by sliding
it rearward, or automatically, by opening the power
sunroof. You will need to close the sunshade manually
by sliding it forward.
Close:To close the sunroof, push the switch forward
and hold until the sunroof motor stops, or release
the switch when the desired position has been reached.
DIC Version Shown
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Vehicle Personalization
Some of the convenience features can be reset or
customized to perform according to your preference. The
features you can program depend upon the options
that came with your vehicle. The following list shows
features that can be reset or customized along with
those options.
Settings (Available for All)
GM Oil Life System Reset (Available for All)
Low Tire Pressure Reset
Delayed Headlamp Illumination (Available for All)
Automatic Door Lock and Unlock (Available for All)
Remote Visual Verication (Available with
Remote Keyless Entry)
Remote Audible Verication (Available with
Remote Keyless Entry)
Content Theft Operation (Available with Content
Theft System)
Trunk Jamb (Available with Content Theft System)
Horn Chirp On Timer (Available with Remote
Keyless Entry)
Remote Keyless Entry Transmitter Programming
(Available with Remote Keyless Entry)
Return to Original Factory Settings
(Available for All)
Exit Vehicle Customization Mode
Programming Mode
To reset or customize the features, rst enter the
vehicle customization main menu. To enter the main
menu, do the following:
1. Turn the ignition to ACC or ON. The radio
must be off.
2. Press and hold the TUNE DISP knob on the radio
for at least ve seconds until SETTINGS is
displayed.
3. Press the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows to
scroll through each available feature on your
main menu.
4. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT buttons to scroll
through the lower menu. An asterisk (*) will
appear next to the item that is the current setting.
The following information shows how to reset or
customize features after entering the main menu.
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SETTINGS (Display Current Settings)
This displays all current settings.
OIL LIFE (GM Oil Life System Reset)
This feature allows you to reset the GM Oil Life System
Monitor after an oil change. SeeEngine Oil on
page 5-18. Be careful not to reset the OIL LIFE system
at any time other than when the oil has been changed.
To clear the CHANGE ENGINE OIL light from the
instrument panel cluster and reset the oil life system, do
the following:
1. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until OIL LIFE appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. RESET will then be displayed.
3. Press the TUNE DISP knob to reset. A chime will
be heard to verify the new setting and DONE will
be displayed for one second.
The CHANGE ENGINE OIL light is now reset. You can
either exit the programming mode by following the
instructions later in this section or program the next
feature available on your vehicle.
TIRE MON (Tire Ination Monitor Reset)
This feature allows you to reset the tire pressure
monitor after checking all tire pressures. SeeTires on
page 5-65. To clear the LOW TIRE PRESSURE
light from the instrument panel cluster and reset the low
tire pressure monitor, do the following:
1. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until TIRE MON appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. RESET will be displayed.
3. Press the TUNE DISP button to reset. A chime will
be heard to verify the new setting and DONE will
be displayed for one second.
The low tire pressure monitor is now reset. 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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LT DELAY (Delayed Headlamp
Illumination)
This feature allows the vehicle’s headlamps and parking
lamps to stay on for a xed amount of time after you
exit the vehicle, or for them to turn off immediately.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:OFF
Mode 2:30 SEC
Mode 3:60 SEC
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. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until LT DELAY appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. The current selection will have an asterisk
(*) next to it. If you do not wish to change the current
mode, you can either exit the programming mode by
following the directions later in this section or
program the next feature available on your vehicle.
3. Scroll, using the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT buttons,
through the modes to change the current mode.4. With your preference displayed, press the TUNE
DISP button to select. A chime will be heard to
verify the new setting. The new selection will
be displayed with an asterisk (*) for one second.
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.AUTOLOCK (Automatic Door
Lock and Unlock)
With the ignition in ON and the vehicle’s doors closed,
this feature allows for the vehicle doors to automatically
lock and unlock when the driver shifts the vehicle’s
transaxle into and out of PARK (P), or to turn the
feature off.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:OFF
Mode 2:LCK ONLY – Automatic door lock on/automatic
door unlock off.
Mode 3:DRVR UNL – Automatic door lock
on/automatic door unlock on (driver’s door only).
Mode 4:ALL UNL – Automatic door lock on/automatic
door unlock on.
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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. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until AUTOLOCK appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. The current selection will have an
asterisk (*) next to it. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the directions later
in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
3. Scroll, using the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT buttons,
through the modes to change the current mode.
4. With your preference displayed, press the TUNE
DISP button to select. A chime will be heard to
verify the new setting. The new selection will
be displayed with an asterisk (*) for one second.
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.FOB LIGHT (Remote Visual Verication)
This feature allows the exterior lights to ash when the
remote keyless entry transmitter is used to lock or
unlock the vehicle, or to program no verication.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:OFF
Mode 2:On – One ash for each remote lock/two
ashes for each remote 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. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until FOB LIGHT appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. The current selection will have an
asterisk (*) next to it. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the directions later
in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
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3. Scroll, using the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT buttons,
through the modes to change the current mode.
4. With your preference displayed, press the TUNE
DISP button to select. A chime will be heard to
verify the new setting. The new selection will
be displayed with an asterisk (*) for one second.
If your vehicle has the optional content theft-deterrent
system, the rst time a remote UNLOCK command
is received, three ashes will be seen and three horn
chirps heard to indicate an alarm condition has occurred
since last arming. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent on
page 2-15.
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.
FOB HORN
(Remote Audible Verication)
This feature allows the horn to chirp when the remote
keyless entry transmitter is used to lock or unlock
the vehicle, or to program no verication.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:OFF
Mode 2:PARTIAL – One chirp for each remote LOCK
command/no chirp for remote UNLOCK command.
Mode 3:FULL – One chirp for each remote LOCK
command/two chirps for the rst remote UNLOCK
command.
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. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until FOB HORN appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. The current selection will have an
asterisk (*) next to it. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the directions later
in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
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3. Scroll, using the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT buttons,
through the modes to change the current mode.
4. With your preference displayed, press the TUNE
DISP button to select. A chime will be heard to
verify the new setting. The new selection will
be displayed with an asterisk (*) for one second.
If your vehicle has the optional content theft-deterrent
system, the rst time a remote UNLOCK command
is received, three ashes will be seen and three horn
chirps heard to indicate an alarm condition has occurred
since last arming. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent on
page 2-15.
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.
ALARM (Content Theft Operation)
This feature allows the content theft-deterrent system to
be turned on or off.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:ALRM OFF
Mode 2:ALRM ONBefore your vehicle was shipped from the factory, it was
programmed to Mode 2. The mode to which your
vehicle was programmed may have been changed since
it left the factory. To determine the mode to which
your vehicle is programmed or to program your vehicle
to a different mode, do the following:
1. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until ALARM appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. The current selection will have an
asterisk (*) next to it. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the directions later
in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.
3. Scroll, using the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT buttons,
through the modes to change the current mode.
4. With your preference displayed, press the TUNE
DISP button to select. A chime will be heard to
verify the new setting. The new selection will
be displayed with an asterisk (*) for one second.
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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TRNKJAMB (Trunk Jamb)
This feature allows the content theft system trunk lock
sensor to be disabled or enabled.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:TRNK OFF
Mode 2:TRNK ON
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. Scroll, using the SEEK PSCAN up or down arrows,
until TRNKJAMB appears on the display.
2. Press the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT button to enter the
submenu. The current selection will have an
asterisk (*) next to it. If you do not wish to change
the current mode, you can either exit the
programming mode by following the directions later
in this section or program the next feature
available on your vehicle.3. Scroll, using the 1 PREV or 2 NEXT buttons,
through the modes to change the current mode.
4. With your preference displayed, press the TUNE
DISP button to select. A chime will be heard to
verify the new setting. The new selection will
be displayed with an asterisk (*) for one second.
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.
CHIRP (Horn Chirp Timer)
This feature allows you to choose between short or long
horn chirp sounds when the remote keyless entry
transmitter is used.
Programmable Modes
Mode 1:SHORT
Mode 2:LONG
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