2007 BUICK LACROSSE door lock

Entry lighting includes a feature called theater
dimming. With theater dimming, the lamps do not
turn off at the end of the delay time. Instead, they
slowly dim after the delay time and then turn off.
The courtesy lamps turn off when the ignition key
is turned to RUN or START. They will come
on again when a door is opened.
Delayed Entry Lighting
Delayed entry lighting lights the vehicle’s interior
for a period of time after all the doors have
been closed.
After all the doors have been closed, the delayed
entry lighting feature will continue to work until
one of the following occurs:
The ignition is in RUN.
The doors are locked.
25 seconds has passed.
If during the illumination period a door is opened,
the timed illumination period will be canceled
and the interior lamps will remain on.
Theater Dimming
This feature allows for a three to ve-second fade
out of the courtesy lamps instead of immediate
turn off.
Delayed Exit Lighting
This feature can be programmed either on or off
using the Driver Information Center. SeeDIC
Vehicle Personalization on page 229under INT
(Interior) LIGHTS KEYS REMOVED. When
activated, this feature illuminates the interior for a
period of time after the ignition key is removed
from the ignition.
The ignition must be off and the interior lamp
control must be in the door position for delayed
exit lighting to work. When the ignition key is
removed, interior illumination will activate
and remain on until one of the following occurs:
The ignition is in RUN.
The power door locks are activated.
25 seconds has passed.
If during the illumination period a door is opened,
the timed illumination period will be canceled
and the interior lamps will remain on.
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CHECK TIRE PRESSURE
This message displays when the tire pressure in
one of the tires needs to be checked. This
message also displays LEFT FRONT, RIGHT
FRONT, LEFT REAR, or RIGHT REAR to indicate
which tire needs to be checked. You can receive
more than one tire pressure message at a time. To
read the other messages that may have been
sent at the same time, press the set/reset button.
If a tire pressure message appears on the
DIC, stop as soon as you can. Have the tire
pressures checked and set to those shown on the
Tire Loading Information label. SeeTires on
page 402,Loading Your Vehicle on page 319, and
Ination - Tire Pressure on page 409. The DIC
display also shows the tire pressure values for the
front and rear tires by pressing the gages
button. SeeDIC Operation and Displays on
page 200. If the tire pressure is low, the low tire
pressure warning light comes on. SeeTire
Pressure Light on page 190.
This message displays while the ignition is in RUN.
Press any of the DIC buttons to acknowledge this
message and to clear it from the screen.This message continues to display for two seconds
if it has not been acknowledged when the engine is
turned off. It also re-displays for two seconds if the
message has been acknowledged, but the
condition still exists when the engine is turned off.
If the condition still exists, the message re-appears
when the engine is turned on.
DELAYED LOCKING
This message displays to inform the driver that
even though a door lock switch or the lock button
on the Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter
has been pressed, that actual locking of the doors
is being delayed because the delayed locking
feature has been activated in the DIC. See
“DELAYED LOCKING” underDIC Vehicle
Personalization on page 229for more information.
This message appears and a chime sounds
when the ignition is off.
This message cannot be acknowledged.
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DIC Vehicle Personalization
Your vehicle may have customization capabilities
that allow you to program certain features to
one preferred setting. Customization features can
only be programmed to one setting on the
vehicle and cannot be programmed to a preferred
setting for two different drivers. The customization
features include the following:
Exterior lighting delay
Interior lighting delay
Delayed locking
Content theft
Remote keyless entry feedback
Remote start
Your vehicle may also have personalization
capabilities that allow you to program certain
features to a preferred setting for up to two drivers.The rst personalized key corresponds to
driver 1 and the second personalized key
corresponds to driver 2. The personalization
features include the following:
Radio station presets
Auto door unlock preferences
Remote keyless entry unlock preferences
All of the customization and personalization options
may not be available on your vehicle. Only the
options available will be displayed on your DIC.
The default settings for the customization and
personalization features were set when your
vehicle left the factory, but may have been
changed from their default state since then.
The customization preferences are
automatically recalled.
The driver’s personalization preferences are
recalled by using the key programmed for
driver 1 or 2.
To change customization and personalization
preferences, use the following procedure.
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INT (Interior) LIGHTS KEYS REMOVED
This feature enables the interior lamps in
the vehicle to turn on for about 25 seconds after
the key is removed from the ignition.
Press the option button until INT LIGHTS KEYS
REMOVED appears on the DIC display. Press the
set/reset button to scroll through the following
choices:
OFF:Removing the key from the ignition will not
cause the interior lamps to turn on.
ON (default):Removing the key from the ignition
will cause the interior lamps to be turned on for
about 25 seconds.
Select one of the available choices and press the
option button while it is displayed on the DIC
to select it and move on to the next feature.
DELAYED LOCKING
This feature allows the locking of the vehicle to be
delayed until all of the doors have been closed
for about ve seconds.
When the delayed locking feature is enabled, it
may be activated when the key is out of the
ignition by doing one of the following:
Pressing the driver’s door power lock switch
one time while the driver’s door is open.
Pressing the passenger’s door power lock
switch one time while the passenger’s
door is open.
Pressing the lock button on the remote
keyless entry transmitter one time while any
door is open.
Two chimes will sound to signal that delayed
locking is active.
The doors may be locked immediately by repeating
one of the above actions more than one time.
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If a door remains open, without any other door
being opened or closed, the vehicle will lock after
about 45 seconds.
If a key is in the ignition, this feature will not lock
the doors. SeeDelayed Locking on page 97
for more information.
Press the option button until DELAYED LOCKING
appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button to scroll through the following choices:
OFF:There will be no delayed locking of
the vehicle’s doors.
ON (default):The locking of the vehicle’s doors
will be delayed by ve seconds while a door
is open after a power door lock switch is pressed,
or the lock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter is pressed while a door is open.
Select one of the available choices and press the
option button while it is displayed on the DIC
to select it and move on to the next feature.CONTENT THEFT
If your vehicle has the content theft-deterrent
system, once this feature is turned on, the system
will activate if someone tries to enter the vehicle
without using the remote keyless entry transmitter
or the correct key.
Press the option button until CONTENT THEFT
appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button to scroll through the following choices:
OFF:The content theft-deterrent system will be
turned off.
ON (default):The content theft-deterrent system
will be turned on.
When ON is selected, the content theft-deterrent
system will be armed when the vehicle is locked by
pressing the lock button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter or by pressing the power
door lock switch. SeeContent Theft-Deterrent on
page 104andPower Door Locks on page 97
for more information.
Select one of the available choices and press the
option button while it is displayed on the DIC
to select it and move on to the next feature.
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AUTO DOOR UNLOCK
This feature allows automatic door unlocking to be
turned off, used for the driver’s door only, or for
all of the doors.
Press the option button until AUTO DOOR
UNLOCK appears on the DIC display. Press the
set/reset button to scroll through the following
choices:
OFF:None of the doors will unlock when the
vehicle is shifted into PARK (P) or the key is taken
out of the ignition.
DRIVER:Only the driver’s door will unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P) or the key
is taken out of the ignition.
ALL (default):All of the doors will unlock when
the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P) or the key
is taken out of the ignition.
Select one of the available choices and press the
option button while it is displayed on the DIC
to select it and move on to the next feature.
AUTO UNLOCK ON
This feature displays only if DRIVER or ALL was
selected for the AUTO DOOR UNLOCK feature.
This feature allows the selection of when the
vehicle’s doors will unlock.
Press the option button until AUTO UNLOCK ON
appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset
button to scroll through the following choices:
KEY-OUT:The door(s) will unlock when the key
is taken out of the ignition.
PARK (default):The door(s) will unlock when the
vehicle is shifted into PARK (P).
Select one of the available choices and press the
option button while it is displayed on the DIC
to select it and move on to the next feature.
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FOB UNLOCK ON 1ST PRESS
This feature allows the selection of which doors
will unlock on the rst press of the unlock
button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.
SeeRemote Keyless Entry (RKE) System
Operation on page 90for more information.
Press the option button until FOB UNLOCK ON
1ST PRESS appears on the DIC display. Press the
set/reset button to scroll through the following
choices:
DRIVER (default):The driver’s door will unlock
on the rst press of the unlock button on the
remote keyless entry transmitter.
ALL:All of the doors will unlock on the rst press
of the unlock button on the remote keyless
entry transmitter.Select one of the available choices and press the
option button while it is displayed on the DIC
to select it. The DIC will then display PRESS
UNLOCK SWITCH ON KEY FOB. Press
the unlock button on the remote keyless entry
transmitter and your setting will be saved for that
remote keyless entry transmitter.
After programming the last option, the message
PERSONAL OPTIONS SAVED appears on the DIC
display for a few seconds, then the display returns
to the PERSONAL PROGRAM main screen.
Exiting the Personal Program Menu
The personal program menu will be exited when
any of the following occurs:
The vehicle is shifted out of PARK (P).
The vehicle is no longer in RUN.
The end of the personal program menu
is reached.
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Tire and Loading Information Label
A vehicle specic Tire and Loading Information
label is attached to the vehicle’s center pillar
(B-pillar). With the driver’s door open, you will nd
the label attached below the door lock post (striker).The Tire and Loading Information label lists the
number of occupant seating positions (A), and the
maximum vehicle capacity weight (B) in kilograms
and pounds. The vehicle capacity weight includes
the weight of all occupants, cargo, and all
nonfactory-installed options.
The Tire and Loading Information label also lists the
tire size of the original equipment tires (C) and the
recommended cold tire ination pressures (D). For
more information on tires and ination, seeTires on
page 402andInation - Tire Pressure on page 409.
There is also important loading information on the
Certication label. It tells you the Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle Weight
Rating (GAWR) for the front and rear axle, see
“Certication Label” later in this section.
Label Example
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