Entering the Personal Options Menu
To enter the personal options menu, use the following
steps: 1. If you have an automatic transmission vehicle, turn the vehicle on with the shift lever in P (Park).
If you have a manual transmission vehicle, turn the
vehicle on with the parking brake set.
To avoid excessive drain on the battery, it is
recommended that the headlamps are turned off.
2. Press the OPTION button and you will enter the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu.
The DIC will display the current driver
number (1 or 2) for a few seconds and then will
display instructions on which buttons to use for
setting the personalizations. The RESET button
is used to select a setting for a particular feature.
The OPTION button is used to move to the next
feature.
3. Press the OPTION button while the instruction screen is displayed to enter the first
personalization menu item.
4. Once you have cycled through all of the personal options, pressing the OPTION button a final time
exits the personal options menu. In addition, if no
button is pressed within 45 seconds, the DIC will
exit the personal options menu.
Personal Options
The following options are available for programming:
Display Units : This option allows you to choose the
measurement units.
Press the OPTION button until DISPLAY UNITS
appears on the display, then press the RESET button
to scroll through the following modes:
.ENGLISH (default)
.METRIC
If you choose ENGLISH, all information will be
displayed in English units.
If you choose METRIC, all information will be displayed
in metric units.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to the
next personal option.
Auto Memory Recall (Automatic Transmission
only) : If your automatic transmission vehicle has the
memory package, you may have this option. This option
allows the driver's seat, the telescopic steering column,
if your vehicle has this feature, and the outside rearview
mirrors to automatically move to the current driver's set
position when the engine starts.
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Press the OPTION button until AUTO MEMORY
RECALL appears on the display, then press the RESET
button to scroll through the following modes:
.YES
.NO (default)
If you choose YES, the driver's seat, the outside
rearview mirrors and the telescopic steering column,
if your vehicle has this feature, positions are recalled
when you turn the ignition on.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance
to the next personal option.
Auto Exit Recall : If your vehicle has the memory
package, you may have this option. This option allows
the driver's seat and telescopic steering column, if your
vehicle has this feature, to automatically move to the
current driver's exit position when one of the following
occurs:
.The vehicle is turned off or in Retained Accessory
Power (RAP) or accessory mode and the driver's
door is opened.
.The vehicle is turned off or in RAP and the unlock
button on the keyless access transmitter is
pressed. In order for the Auto Exit Recall feature to work on an
automatic transmission vehicle, the vehicle must be in
P (Park). On a manual transmission vehicle, the parking
brake must be set.
Press the OPTION button until AUTO EXIT RECALL
appears on the display, then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.YES
.NO (default)
If you choose YES, when you turn the ignition off and
open the driver's door or press the unlock button on the
keyless access transmitter, the seat and the telescopic
steering wheel, if your vehicle has this feature, will
return to their stored exit positions for an easy exit
or an easy entrance when returning to the vehicle.
The seat and steering wheel will only return to the
stored driving position if you press the appropriate
memory button or activate the auto memory recall
feature.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance
to the next personal option.
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Approach Lights :This option briefly turns on the
parking lamps, the high-beam headlamps and the
back-up lamps during low light periods when the
keyless access transmitter is used to unlock the vehicle.
Press the OPTION button until APPROACH LIGHTS
appears on the display, then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.OFF
.ON (default)
If you choose OFF, this option will turn off.
If you choose ON, the parking lamps, the high-beam
headlamps, and the back-up lamps will come on for
20 seconds during low light periods when all of the
following occurs:
.You press the unlock button on the keyless access
transmitter.
.Both of the doors are closed.
.The vehicle is off or in RAP.
The lamps remain on for 20 seconds or until a door
is opened, the lock button on the keyless access
transmitter is pressed or the vehicle is no longer
off or in RAP.
See Keyless Access System
on page 3‑5for more
information. When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
Twilight Delay :
This option allows you to set the
amount of time you want the parking lamps and
high-beam headlamps to remain on after you exit the
vehicle. This will occur when the vehicle is off or in
RAP and the headlamps are on due to the automatic
headlamp system. The parking lamps and high-beam
headlamps will remain on until the driver selected time
expires, the exterior lamp control is activated or the
vehicle is no longer off or in RAP.
Press the OPTION button until TWILIGHT DELAY
appears on the display, then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.OFF
.15 S
.30 S (default)
.90 S
If you choose OFF, this option will turn off.
If you choose 15 S, the twilight delay time will be set to
15 seconds.
If you choose 30 S, the twilight delay time will be set to
30 seconds.
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If you choose 90 S, the twilight delay time will be set to
90 seconds.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to the
next personal option.
Flash at Unlock : This option activates the front and
rear turn signals for two short flashes when the unlock
or hatch/trunk button on the keyless access transmitter
is pressed. This will only occur when the vehicle is off.
Press the OPTION button until FLASH AT UNLOCK
appears on the display, then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.YES (default)
.NO
If you choose YES, the front and rear turn signals will
flash twice when you press the unlock button or the
hatch/trunk button on the keyless access transmitter.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option. Flash at Lock :
This option activates the front and rear
turn signals for one long flash when the lock button on
the keyless access transmitter is pressed. This will only
occur when the vehicle is off. If the lock button on the
keyless access transmitter is pressed again within
five seconds, the horn will sound regardless of which
setting you have selected.
Press the OPTION button until FLASH AT LOCK
appears on the display, then press the RESET button
to scroll through the following modes:
.YES (default)
.NO
If you choose YES, the front and rear turn signals will
flash once when you press the lock button on the
keyless access transmitter.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to
the next personal option.
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FOB Reminder :This option sounds the horn three
times when the driver's door is closed and there is a
keyless access transmitter inside the interior of the
vehicle. This will only occur when the vehicle is off.
Press the OPTION button until FOB REMINDER
appears on the display, then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.YES
.NO (default)
If you choose YES, the horn will sound three times
when a keyless access transmitter is inside of the
vehicle while the ignition is turned off and the driver's
door is closed.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to the
next personal option.
Passive Door Locking : This option allows you to
select whether the doors automatically lock during
normal vehicle exit. When the ignition is turned off and
all doors become closed, the vehicle will determine how
many keyless access transmitters remain in the vehicle
interior. If at least one keyless access transmitter has
been removed from the interior of the vehicle, the doors
will lock after a short delay. For example, if there are two keyless access
transmitters in the vehicle and one is removed, the
other will be locked in. The keyless access transmitter
locked in the vehicle can still be used to start the
vehicle or unlock the doors, if needed. A person
approaching the outside of the locked vehicle without
an authorized keyless access transmitter, however, will
not be able to open the door, even with a transmitter in
the vehicle.
You may temporarily disable the passive door locking
feature by pressing the door unlock switch for
three seconds on an open door. Passive door locking
will then remain disabled until a door lock switch is
pressed or until the power mode transitions from the
off power mode.
Press the OPTION button until PASSIVE DOOR
LOCKING appears on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the following modes:
.OFF (default)
.SILENT
.HORN
If you choose OFF, this option will turn off.
If you choose SILENT, the doors will automatically
lock a short time after you remove a keyless access
transmitter from the interior of the vehicle and close
both doors.
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If you choose HORN, the doors will automatically lock
and the horn will sound a short time after you remove a
keyless access transmitter from the interior of the
vehicle and close both doors.
If you are parking in a quiet area and do not want the
horn to sound when the doors lock, press the lock
button on the keyless access transmitter immediately
after removing it from the interior and closing the doors.
This will lock the doors and cancel the passive locking
for this ignition cycle.
When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to the
next personal option.
Passive Door Unlock : This option allows you to
select which doors will automatically unlock when you
approach and open the driver's door with the keyless
access transmitter. See Door Locks
on page 3‑10for
more information.
Press the OPTION button until PASSIVE DOOR
UNLOCK appears on the display, then press the
RESET button to scroll through the following modes:
.DRIVER
.BOTH (default)
If you choose DRIVER, only the driver's door will
automatically unlock when you approach and open
the driver's door with the keyless access transmitter. If you choose BOTH, both doors will automatically
unlock when you approach and open the driver's door
with the keyless access transmitter.
Auto Unlock :
This option allows you to select
whether the driver's door, both doors or neither door
automatically unlocks when the shift lever is moved into
P (Park) for automatic transmission vehicles or when
the ignition is turned off or is in RAP for manual
transmission vehicles.
Press the OPTION button until AUTO UNLOCK appears
on the display, then press the RESET button to scroll
through the following modes:
.OFF
.DRIVER
.BOTH (default)
If you choose OFF, this option will turn off.
If you choose DRIVER, on automatic transmission
vehicles, the driver's door will automatically unlock
when the shift lever is moved into P (Park). On
manual transmission vehicles, the driver's door will
automatically unlock when the ignition is turned
off or is in RAP.
If you choose BOTH, on automatic transmission
vehicles, both doors will automatically unlock when
the shift lever is moved into P (Park). On manual
transmission vehicles, both doors will automatically
unlock when the ignition is turned off or is in RAP.
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When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance to the
next personal option.
Language : This option allows you to select the
language the DIC, the Head-Up Display (HUD), if your
vehicle has this feature, and the radio uses to display
messages. Each language mode will be displayed in its
own language. For example, English will be displayed
as ENGLISH, Spanish as ESPANOL, etc. If your vehicle
has the navigation system, you will not have the
Japanese language mode.
Press the OPTION button until LANGUAGE appears on
the display, then press the RESET button to scroll
through the following modes:
.ENGLISH (default)
.DEUTSCH (German)
.FRANCAIS (French)
.ITALIANO (Italian)
.ESPANOL (Spanish)
If you choose a language that you do not understand,
press the OPTION and RESET buttons for
five seconds. The DIC will begin displaying all of the
various languages one by one for as long as the
buttons are pressed. When the desired language is
displayed, release the buttons and the DIC will set to
this language. When the mode you want is selected, press the
OPTION button to set your choice and advance
to the next personal option.
Personalize Name :
This option allows you to type
in a name or greeting that will appear on the DIC
display whenever the corresponding keyless access
transmitter (1 or 2) is used or one of the memory
buttons (1 or 2) located on the driver's door is pressed.
Press the OPTION button until PERSONALIZE NAME
appears on the display, then press the RESET button to
scroll through the following modes:
.YES
.NO (default)
If you choose YES, you can type in a name that will
appear on the DIC display.
To program a name, use the following procedure: 1. Enter the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu and select the driver number (1 or 2) that you would like to
program by following the instructions listed
previously under “Entering the Personal
Options Menu”.
2. Press the OPTION button until the PERSONALIZE NAME option appears on the display.
3. Select YES under PERSONALIZE NAME by pressing the RESET button.
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4. Press the OPTION button and a cursor will display where you can insert a letter.
5. Press the OPTION button again until the letter you want is displayed. To scroll through the letters
faster and without a beeping noise, keep the
OPTIONS button depressed. There are alpha/
numeric characters and a blank space available.
6. Then press the RESET button to select the letter of your choice and proceed on to the next space to
the right.
If you make a mistake and would like to clear or
replace a letter, perform the following steps:
6. 1. Press the RESET button to reach the letter
you would like to change.
6. 2. Press the OPTION button to scroll through the letter choices.
6. 3. Press the RESET button to select the letter and proceed on to the next space to the right. 7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 until the name or greeting
you want is complete. After the name or greeting is
complete, keep pressing the RESET button until
the display turns blank and exits out of this option.
You can program up to 20 characters.
If you choose NO, this option will turn off.
If a customized name or greeting is not programmed,
the DIC display will show Driver 1 or Driver 2 to
correspond with either the number on the back of the
keyless access transmitter (1 or 2) that is being used
or to the memory button (1 or 2) that is pressed.
PERSONALIZE NAME is the last option available to
program in the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu. Pressing
the OPTION button after this setting will exit you from
the PERSONAL OPTIONS menu. The last item you
were in prior to entering PERSONAL OPTIONS will
then display on the DIC.
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