2006 BUICK RANDEZVOUS Owner's Manual

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.
Liftgate
{CAUTION:
It can be dangerous to drive with the liftgate
open because carbon monoxide (CO) gas can
come into your vehicle. You cannot 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. SeeClimate Control
System on page 3-28.
If you have air outlets on or under the
instrument panel, open them all the way.
SeeEngine Exhaust on page 2-29.
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Liftgate Release
Your 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. Pressing REAR while
the Content Theft-Deterrent is active allows you to open
the liftgate while all other doors remain locked. See
Content Theft-Deterrent on page 2-15
Notice:If you open the liftgate without checking
for overhead obstructions such as a garage
door, you could break the liftgate glass. Always
check to make sure the area above the liftgate
is clear before opening it. Liftgate Handle
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Windows
{CAUTION:
Leaving children, helpless adults, or pets in a
vehicle with the windows closed is dangerous.
They can be overcome by the extreme heat
and suffer permanent injuries or even death
from heat stroke. Never leave a child, a
helpless adult, or a pet 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 (RAP) is active.
SeeRetained Accessory Power (RAP) on page 2-20
for 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 Lockout
The driver’s window controls also include a lockout
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
lockout on. Press the other side of the WDO LOCK
switch for normal window operation.
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Sun Visors
To block out glare you can swing down the visors.
You can also remove them from the center mount and
swing them to the side. There may be an extension
on the inboard side of the sun visors. Pull the extension
out to block out glare.
Visor Vanity Mirror
Pull down the sun visor. Flip up the cover to expose the
vanity mirror.
Lighted Visor Vanity Mirrors
Pull down the sun visor. Flip up the cover to expose the
vanity mirror. The lamps will come on when you open
the cover.
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 may have a theft-deterrent alarm system.
A security light, located on
top of the instrument panel
will ash slowly to let
you know that the system
has been armed.
While armed, the doors will not unlock with the power
door lock switch.
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Once armed, the alarm will go off if someone tries to
enter the vehicle without using the optional remote
keyless entry transmitter or the key, or tries to turn the
ignition on without using the correct key. The horn
will sound and the headlamps and parking lamps will
ash any time the alarm sounds.
When the content theft-deterrent system is armed, the
liftgate may be opened by pressing the REAR button on
the remote keyless entry transmitter. The alarm will
go into standby mode. Once the liftgate is closed, the
alarm will be armed. See “Liftgate Release” under
Liftgate on page 2-11for more information on how to
open the liftgate.
Arming with the Power Lock Switch
The content theft-deterrent alarm system will arm
when you use either power door lock switch to lock
the doors while any door or the liftgate is open and the
key is removed from the ignition. The security light,
located on top of the instrument panel, will start ashing
when the system is armed.
Within ve seconds, after the security light begins to
ash, any door can be manually unlocked and opened,
without sounding the alarm. A door unlocked manually
will remain unlocked until locked again.
Arming with the Remote Keyless Entry
Transmitter
Your alarm system will arm when you press LOCK
once on your remote keyless entry transmitter to lock
the doors. The alarm system light will come on for
30 seconds and then start ashing to let you know
the system is armed.
Within the 30 second delay after the security light
comes on, and an additional ve seconds after the light
begins to ash, any door can be manually unlocked
and opened, without sounding the alarm.
If LOCK is pressed on your remote keyless entry
transmitter twice within ve seconds, any door can be
manually unlocked and opened within ve seconds after
the security light begins to ash, without sounding the
alarm. A door unlocked manually will remain unlocked
until locked again.
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Disarming with Your Key
Your alarm system will disarm when you use your
key to unlock the driver’s door. The security light will
stop ashing to let you know the system is no longer
armed.
Disarming with the Remote Keyless
Entry Transmitter
Your alarm system will disarm when you press UNLOCK
on your remote keyless entry transmitter to unlock the
doors. The security light, on top of the instrument panel,
will stop ashing to let you know the system is no
longer armed.
PASS-Key®III
Your PASS-Key®III system operates on a radio
frequency subject to Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) Rules and with Industry Canada.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
This device complies with RSS-210 of Industry Canada.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device.
Changes or modications to this system by other than
an authorized service facility could void authorization
to use this equipment.
PASS-Key
®III uses a radio frequency transponder in
the key that matches a decoder in your vehicle.
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PASS-Key®III Operation
Your vehicle is equipped
with the PASS-Key®III
(Personalized Automotive
Security System)
theft-deterrent system.
PASS-Key
®III is a passive
theft deterrent system.
This means you do
not have to do anything
different to arm or disarm
the system. It works
when you insert or remove
the key from the ignition.
When the PASS-Key
®III system senses that someone
is using the wrong key, it shuts down the vehicle’s
starter and fuel systems. The starter will not work and
fuel will stop being delivered to the engine. Anyone
using a trial-and-error method to start the vehicle will be
discouraged because of the high number of electrical
key codes.
If the SECURITY message is shown on the Message
Center when trying to start the vehicle, the key may
have a damaged transponder. See “PASS-Key
®III
Security Message” underMessage Center on page 3-51.
Turn the ignition off and try to start the vehicle again.If the engine still does not start, and the key appears to
be undamaged, try another ignition key. At this time,
you may also want to check the fuse. SeeFuses
and Circuit Breakers on page 5-101. If the engine still
does not start with the other key, your vehicle needs
service. If your vehicle does start, the rst key may be
faulty. See your dealer who can service the
PASS-Key
®III to have a new key made.
It is possible for the PASS-Key
®III decoder to program
the transponder value of a new or replacement key.
Up to 10 additional keys may be programmed for
the vehicle. This procedure is for programming additional
keys only. If all the currently programmed keys are
lost or do not operate, you must see your GM dealer or
a locksmith who can service PASS-Key
®III to have
keys made and programmed to the system.
See your GM dealer who can service PASS-Key
®III
to get a new key blank that is a cut exactly as the
ignition key that operates the system.
Canadian Owners:If you lose or damage your keys,
only a GM dealer can service PASS-Key
®III to have
new keys made. To program additional keys you will
need two current driver’s keys, black in color. You must
add a step to the following procedure. After Step 3 repeat
Steps 1 through 3 with the second current driver’s key.
Then continue with Step 4.
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