Driver Information Center (DIC). Buick Le Sabre, 2003 LeSabre

Driver Information Center (DIC)

Your vehicle may be equipped with a Driver Information

Center (DIC). The DIC will display information about how your vehicle is functioning, as well as warning messages if a system problem is detected. This feature also allows two different drivers to store and recall their own personal choice settings. See “DIC Controls and Displays” following for more information.

The message center is continuously updated with the vehicle’s performance status.

The following buttons are on the DIC control panel which is located to the left of the steering column:

DIC Controls and Displays

When you turn the ignition on, the DIC wiil display your DRIVER NUMBER. You can have your dealer program your name to appear on this display line.

See your dealer for more information.

The system will then perform a status check and display any messages if a problem is detected. If there are no problems detected, the display will return to the mode selected by that driver the last time the ignition was turned off.

If a problem is detected, a diagnostic message will appear in the display. The following pages will show the messages you may see on the DIC display.

ODOITRIP (OdometerITrip): When this button is pressed, the display will show the total mileage, and

Trip 1 or Trip 2 miles. Trip 1 and Trip 2 will display the miles traveled since the last reset. To reset the trip odometer, press the ODO/TRIP button until the preferred trip number (1 or 2) is shown in the DIC display, then press the RESET button. The trip odometer will now accumulate miles until the next reset.

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FUEL INFO (information): Press this button to display fuel information.

Press the FUEL INFO button until the display shows

FUEL ECONOMY AVERAGE. Average fuel economy is viewed as a long term approximation of your overall driving conditions. To learn the average fuel economy from a new starting point, press the RESET button while the average fuel economy is displayed in the DIC.

Press the FUEL INFO button until the display shows

FUEL ECONOMY INST. Instantaneous fuel economy varies with your driving conditions, such as acceleration, braking and the grade of the road being traveled.

The RESET button does not function in this mode.

Press the FUEL INFO button until the display shows

FUEL RANGE. The fuel range will calculate the remaining distance you can drive without refueling.

This calculation is based on the average fuel economy for the last 25 miles (40.25 km) driven, and the fuel remaining in the fuel tank. The RESET button does not function in this mode.

GAGE INFO (Information): Use this button to display oil pressure, oil life, coolant temperature, tire pressure and battery information.

Press the GAGE INFO button until OIL PRESSURE appears in the display. If there are no problems detected with the oil pressure, the display will OIL

PRESSURE NORMAL. If a low oil pressure condition is detected, the display will show OIL PRESSURE LOW.

If you see the OIL PRESSURE LOW message, your vehicle could be low on oil or the oil is not going through the engine properly. See your dealer for service.

Press the GAGE INFO button until COOLANT TEMP appears in the display. If there are no problems detected appear in the display. If the temperature is too high, overheated. You should pull off the road, stop your vehicle and turn off your engine as soon as possible.

This manual explains what to do. See Engine

Overheating

on

page 5-28.

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BATTERY STATE. If the voltage is normal the display will show BATTERY STATE NORMAL. If the voltage drops below 10.5 volts, the display will show BATTERY STATE

LOW. If the voltage is above 16.2 volts, the display will show BATTERY STATE HIGH. If the display shows the charging system checked.

Press the GAGE INFO button until OIL LIFE INDEX appears in the display. The OIL LIFE INDEX NORMAL display will show an estimate of the oil’s remaining useful life. When the oil life index is less than 10 percent, the you have the oil changed according to the maintenance schedule (see Part A: Scheduled Maintenance Services

on

page 6-4 ), you will have to reset the oil life monitor.

To reset the Oil Life System, see Engine Oil on page 5- 13.

Press the GAGE INFO button until TIRE PRESSURE displayed when the check tire pressure system believes your vehicle’s tire pressures are normal. It a potentlai tire pressure problem is detected, the display will show

CHECK TIRE PRESSURE.

If you see the CHECK TIRE PRESSURE message, should stop as soon as you can and check all your tires for damage. If a tire is flat, see / f a Tire Goes Flat on page 5-70. Also check the tire pressure in all four tires as soon as you can. See Inflation -- Tire Pressure on page 5-62 and Check Tire Pressure System on page 5-63. There are times when you will have to reset

(calibrate) the Check Tire Pressure System. See Check

Tire Pressure System on page 5-63.

RESET: This button, used along with other buttons, will reset system functions.

ENG/MET (English/Metric): Use this button to change the display between English and metric units.

DIC messages can be displayed in one of three languages: English, French or Spanish. The language of the display is set by pressing both the FUEL

INFO and RESET buttons for five seconds. As the buttons are held, each language will be displayed for three seconds. Release the FUEL INFO and RESET

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Language selection can also be done through the

DIC Personal Choice Programming. See “Language

Selection” later in this section.

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DIC Warnings and Messages

Other messages or warnings may appear in the DIC display. For Canadian drivers, in addition to the

DIC message your DIC will display EXP with a number after it which reflects the following messages:

EXP

(Export ID)

Warning Message

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The EXP codes are used to make translation from

English to other languages easier.

SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM

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54: If you ever see the SERVICE STABILITY SYSTEM message, it means there may be a problem with your stability enhancement system. If you see this message, try to reset the system (stop; turn off the engine; then start the engine again). If the SERVICE STABILITY

SYSTEM message still comes on, it means there is a problem. You should see your dealer for service.

Reduce your speed and drive accordingly.

STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE

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STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE message on the Driver

Information Center. It means that an advanced, computer-controlled system has come on to help your vehicle continue to go in the direction in which you’re steering. This stability enhancement system activates when the computer senses that your vehicle is just starting to spin, as it might if you hit a patch of ice or other slippery spot on the road. When the system is on, you may hear a noise or feel a vibration in the brake pedal. This is normal.

When the STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE message is on, you should continue to steer in the direction you want to go. The system is designed to help you in bad weather or other difficult driving situations by making the most of whatever road conditions will permit. If the

STABILITY SYSTEM ACTIVE message comes on, you’ll know that something has caused your vehicle to start to spin, so you should consider slowing down.

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DIG Vehicle Personalization

The DIC can be used to program the following personal choice features available with your vehicle:

Automatic Door Locks

Window Lock Out

Security Feedback

Delayed Locking

Perimeter Lighting

Memory Seats

Outside Curb View Assist Mirror

Driver ID

Language §election

The personal choice settings displayed on the DIC are determined by the transmitter used to enter the vehicle. Each remote keyless entry transmitter was pre-programmed to belong to DRIVER 1 or DRIVER 2 and is numbered on the back. After the unlock button on a remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed and the ignition is in RUN, the BIC will display the identified driver and recall the settings previously programmed for that driver. The settings can also be recalled by briefly pressing one of the MEMORY buttons located on the driver’s door.

If you unlock the vehicle using your door key instead of your transmitter, the DIC will not change drivers and will recall the information from the last transmitter used or the last driver using the memory seat controls.

If this happens and you were not the last driver of the vehicle, simply press your correct driver number on the memory seat controls or press the unlock button on your remote keyless entry transmitter.

Use the following steps for personalization programming instructions.

1. Turn the ignition on and keep the transaxle in

PARK (P).

2. Inform the DIC which driver you are by pressing the unlock button on your remote keyless entry transmitter or the appropriate memory seat control.

3. Press and hold the ENG/MET button for five seconds. WELCOME TO BUCK OPTION

FEATURE will appear in the display.

4. The first choice to be made will be DRIVER

ID 1 or 2. Press the ENG/MET button to toggle between your selections within a display and

RESET to choose the current selection and move on to the next personal choice feature.

If you would like to exit the selection mode without moving through each of the personal choice features, simply press a different button on the DIC or turn off the ignition. Whatever personal choices you made will still be retained, even without passing through each of the features. In order for your personal choices to save, you must press RESET after making your selections.

If you happen to move past a selection you would like to make a personal choice for, press the unlock button on your remote keyless entry transmitter or press the appropriate driver number on the seat control.

This will return you to the beginning of the option feature programming mode.

Automatic Door

Locks

The door lock modes when shifting in and out of

PARK (P), can be changed through the DIC. You can change these modes by different selections of the following DIC displays:

* AUTO DOOR LOCKS - OFF/ON

UNLOCK - OFF/ON

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DOOR TO UNLOCK

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If you choose OFF for AUTO DOOR LOCKS, your door locks will operate normally with no automatic feature.

If you choose ON for AUTO DOOR LOCKS, ON for UNLOCK and KEY OFF, your doors will lock every time you shift out of PARK (P), and the doors will unlock every time you stop and turn the ignition to OFF.

If you choose ON for AUTO DOOR LOCKS, ON for

UNLOCK and PARK, your doors will lock every time you shift out of PARK (P), and the doors will unlock every time you stop and shift into PARK (P).

If you choose ON for AUTO DOOR LOCKS, and OFF for UNLOCK, your doors will lock every time you shift out of PARK (P), and there will be no automatic door unlock when shifting back into PARK (P).

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If you choose ON for UNLOCK and DRIVER for DOOR

TO UNLOCK, only the driver’s door will automatically unlock when shifting into PARK or turning the key to OFF.

If you choose ON for UNLOCK and ALL for DOOR TO

UNLOCK, all doors will automatically unlock when shifting into PARK or turning the key to OFF.

To change modes, do the following:

1. Move the arrow on the display between the selections by pressing the ENG/MET button.

2. Once you have made your selection, press the

RESET button and your choice will be retained in memory.

See Programmable Automatic Door Locks on 2-1 1 for more information about this feature.

The number of passenger windows locked out by the window LOCK switch can be programmed through the DIC.

If you choose R

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PASS, all three passenger window switches will be inactive when the window LOCK switch is enabled.

If you choose REAR, only the two rear passenger window switches will be locked out when the window

LOCK switch is enabled.

To change modes, do the following:

1. Move the arrow on the display between R

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PASS and REAR by pressing the ENG/MET button.

2. Once you have made your selection, press the

RESET button. Your choice will be retained in memory.

For more information on this feature, see “Window Lock

Out” under Power Windows on page 2-17.

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Security Feedback

By choosing different combinations of these selections, you can choose the type of transmitter activated feedback when locking and unlocking your vehicle with your transmitter, Each time you make a selection by pressing the ENG/MET button, press the RESET button to record your choice.

KEYLESS FEEDBACK

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OFF/ON

LIGHTS FEEDBACK - OFF/ON

HORN FEEDBACK - OFF/ON

If you choose ON for KEYLESS FEEDBACK you will also need to choose LIGHTS and/or HORN FEEDBACK.

You can select the following modes:

If you choose OFF for KEYLESS FEEDBACK, you will receive no security feedback when locking or unlocking your vehicle.

If you choose ON for KEYLESS FEEDBACK and

ON for LIGHTS FEEDBACK7 the exterior lamps will flash twice when unlocking your vehicle and once when locking your vehicle.

If you choose ON for KEYLESS FEEDBACK and

ON for HORN FEEDBACK, your horn will chirp when all doors are unlocked and when locking your vehicle.

If you choose ON for KEYLESS, LIGHTS and

HORN FEEDBACK, your exterior lamps will flash twice at the first unlock button press, your exterior lamps will flash twice and the horn will chirp once at the second unlock button press, and the exterior lamps will flash and the horn will chirp once when locking your vehicle.

For more information on this feature, see “Security

Feedback under Remote Keyless Entry System

Operation on page 2-5.

Delayed Locking

display, use the ENG/MET button to toggle the arrow between OFF and ON. When you have made your choice, press the RESET button to record your selection.

For more information on this feature, see Delayed

Locking

on

page 2-10.

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Press the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter to turn on the DRL (high-beams at reduced intensity), parking lamps and back-up lamps if it is dark enough according to the Twilight Sentinel@.

You can control activation of this feature by choosing

OFF or ON when the PERIMETER LIGHTS choice is displayed on the DIC. Make your choice by pressing the ENG/MET button and record your choice by pressing the RESET button. You will then be prompted to choose a TIMEOUT period. See “Exterior Lights” following for more information.

For more information on this feature, see “Perimeter

Lighting” under lnterior Lamps on page 3-75.

Exterior Lights

The EXTERIOR LlGHTSlTlMEOUT feature can be changed to a desired setting by using the ENG/MET to toggle from 5 to 30 seconds. Each toggle will increase the time by five seconds. Once the desired timeout to recora your cnoice ana move on to the next personal choice feature.

Memory Seats

If your vehicle has this feature, the memory seat and mirror positions will be recalled for the identified driver when the remote keyless entry transmitter is used to enter the vehicle.

You can program this feature to be active by choosing

ON when the SEAT RECALL choice appears, or inactive by choosing OFF when the SEAT RECALL choice appears on the DIC. Make your choices by pressing the ENG/MET button and store them to memory by pressing the RESET button.

You can also program this feature to recall your memory seat position or the exit seat position.

MEMORY: Choose ON when the SEAT RECALL choice appears, and then choose MEMORY when the

RECALL POSITION choice appears.

EXIT: Choose ON when the SEAT RECALL choice appears, and then choose EXIT when the RECALL

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Outside Curb View Assist Mirror

If your vehicle has the outside curb view assist mirror, which tips the passenger mirror down while the vehicle is in REVERSE (R), it can be made active or inactive through the - appears on the display, use the ENG/MET button to toggle the arrow between OFF and ON. When you have made your choice, press the RESET button to record your selection. For more information on this feature, see Outside Curb View Assist Mirror on page 2-38.

Driver ID

This feature displays the DRIVER ID, as identified by the DIC. If this feature is ON, the DRIVER ID will be displayed every time the ignition is turned on. If the

DRIVER ID is OFF, the DRIVER ID can be displayed by pressing either a button on the remote keyless entry transmitter or a memory seat button.

Language Selection

After DRIVER ID has been selected, “Language

English’’ will be displayed. Pressing the RESET button selects English as the DIC language and ends programming. If you prefer the language to be French or Spanish, press the ENG/MET button when “Language

English” appears on the display. Hold the ENG/MET button until the desired language is displayed, then press the RESET button to select that language.

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