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See Section 3 of your Owner Manual.

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Instrument Panel Cluster

Your vehicle’s instrument panel is

equipped with this cluster or one very

similar to it. The instrument panel

cluster includes these key features:

1. Tachometer

2. Turn Signal Indicator Light

3. High Beam Indicator Light

4. Speedometer

5. MPH or km/h Indicator Light

6. Safety Belt Reminder Light

7. Fuel Gauge

8. Traction Control System Off

Warning Light

9. Service Vehicle Soon Light

10. Antilock Brake System Warning

Light

11. Brake System Warning/

Parking Brake On Light

12. Security Light

13. PRNDL321 Indicator

14. Driver Information Center (DIC)

15. Oil Pressure Light

16. Battery Warning Light

17. Service Engine Soon Light

18. Cruise Control On Light

19. Engine Coolant Temperature

Gauge

20. Air Bag Readiness Light

IMPORTANT: The instrument panel

cluster is designed to let you know

about many important aspects of

your vehicle’s operation. It is impor-

tant to read your Owner Manual and

become familiar with the information

being relayed to you by the lights,

gauges and indicators, as well as

what action can be taken to ensure

safety and to prevent damage.

Summary of Contents for Park Avenue 2005

Page 1: ...12 Head Up Display HUD 13 Ultrasonic Rear Parking Assist URPA 14 Universal Transmitter UT 14 PASS Key III 15 Driver Memory Seat and Mirrors 15 Driver Information Center DIC 16 OnStar 16 DIC Programming 17 Roadside Assistance 20 My GMLink 20 Congratulations on your purchase of a Buick Park Avenue Please read this information and your Owner Manual to ensure an outstanding ownership experience Note t...

Page 2: ...H Audio System I Air Outlet J Fuel Door Release Button K Trunk Release and Lockout Button L Hood Release M Ignition Switch N Traction Control Button if equipped O Heated Seat Controls if equipped P Ashtray and Cigarette Lighter Q Climate Control System R Glove Box S Passenger Climate Control option Getting to Know Your Park Avenue 2 Instrument Panel See Section 3 of your Owner Manual ...

Page 3: ...e Soon Light 10 Antilock Brake System Warning Light 11 Brake System Warning Parking Brake On Light 12 Security Light 13 PRNDL321 Indicator 14 Driver Information Center DIC 15 Oil Pressure Light 16 Battery Warning Light 17 Service Engine Soon Light 18 Cruise Control On Light 19 Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge 20 Air Bag Readiness Light IMPORTANT The instrument panel cluster is designed to let you ...

Page 4: ...hen it returns release the button The station is now preset See Section 3 of your Owner Manual AM FM Stereo with Cassette Tape Player and Automatic Tone Control Radio Controls VOLUME Press this knob to turn the radio on or off Turn the VOLUME knob to the left to decrease or to the right to increase the volume AM FM Press this button to select AM FM1 or FM2 TUNE Press this button s up or down arrow...

Page 5: ...pe Player and CD Player with Automatic Tone Control Optional With the radio on insert the CD partway into the slot with the label side up The player will pull the CD in and begin to play RECALL Press this button to see which track is playing Press it again within five seconds to see how long the track has been playing To change the display track or elapsed time press RECALL to select the display y...

Page 6: ...more information Passenger Climate Control Slide the lever to WARM to increase or COOL to decrease the interior air temperature on the passenger side You can adjust the temperature up to 5 F cooler or warmer than the primary setting See Section 3 of your Owner Manual Climate Controls Dual Automatic ComforTemp Climate Control AUTO Press this button to make the system automatically adjust to changes...

Page 7: ...ion up or down Reclining Front Seatbacks Move the vertical control B above forward or rearward to move the seatback forward or rearward 4 Way Power Lumbar Control optional Press the round control knob C above forward or rearward to increase or decrease support Press the control up or down to move the lumbar support up or down See Section 1 of your Owner Manual The heated seat controls are located ...

Page 8: ... Repeat for the other door Child Restraints Your vehicle has top strap anchors installed behind the rear seatback to secure child safety seats See Section 2 of your Owner Manual Rearview Mirrors Outside Mirrors Your vehicle s power mirror controls are located on the driver s door armrest To operate the left or right mirror press L or R on the selector switch located below the control pad If the sw...

Page 9: ...cessory Power RAP must be active to operate the sunroof Opening the Sunroof The sunroof switch is located on the headliner between the sun visors Press the switch rearward and release to express open the glass panel and sun shade The sunroof will open automati cally to the full open position Press the switch again at the desired point to stop the panel in a partially open position Closing the Sunr...

Page 10: ...off To use Twilight Sentinel slide the control from OFF to MAX to adjust the headlamps ON time from a few seconds to 3 minutes after the ignition has been turned OFF Perimeter Lighting Notice Driver 1 and Driver 2 key fob settings are unique Refer to DIC Programming on p 17 The headlamps parking lamps and backup lamps will illuminate when you press on the keyfob transmitter See Section 3 of your O...

Page 11: ...he DELAY position closest to OFF MIST is the lowest sensi tivity setting and allows more rain to accumulate before the wipers actuate Rotating the WIPER band away from you will increase the sensitivity and frequency of wipes See Section 3 of your Owner Manual Headlamps High Beam High Low Beam Changer Pull the turn signal lever toward you until it clicks to change from low beam to high beam Flash T...

Page 12: ...e key Alternate Manual Fuel Door Release An alternate fuel door release is located in the top of the trunk compartment on the driver s side Pull the FUEL DOOR RELEASE tab to release the fuel door Valet Key The valet key is used for the ignition and side doors only It does not open the trunk or glove box Use this key when valet parking your vehicle Use the ignition key to open all doors the trunk a...

Page 13: ...ine scheduled maintenance See Sections 3 and 4 of your Owner Manual Head Up Display HUD optional EyeCue Head Up Windshield Display The HUD reflects the following informa tion on your windshield Speedometer Reading Turn Signal Indicators High Beam Indicator Check Gauges Message The HUD controls are located in the overhead console To operate 1 Start the engine slide the dimmer control to turn the HU...

Page 14: ...ree transmit ters The vehicle s engine should be turned off during programming To erase any previous settings Press and hold the front and rear but tons simultaneously until the indicator light flashes rapidly Release the but tons To program new settings 1 Hold the hand held transmitter against the bottom surface of the Universal Transmitter UT so you can see the indicator light 2 Choose one of th...

Page 15: ... The Driver Memory Seat and Mirror controls are located on the driver s door panel With the vehicle in Park P adjust the driver s seat including the lumbar position optional and both outside mir rors to a com fortable position This feature also recalls the radio and climate con trol settings To program the memory 1 Press and hold the appropriate Driver MEMORY button to correspond with the DIC Driv...

Page 16: ...ystem functions ENG MET Press this button to change the display to either English or metric units To reset the system after an oil change Press and hold the RESET button while the Oil Life index is displayed in the DIC After five seconds the oil life will change to 100 See Section 3 of your Owner Manual If your vehicle is OnStar equipped the OnStar system provides in vehicle safe ty security and c...

Page 17: ...mitter 2 Press and hold ENG MET for five seconds Welcome to Buick Options Feature will appear on the DIC dis play The next display will be your driver number Pres ENG MET to select the feature you want to program Follow the display information for each feature Press RESET to save the selec tion and advance to the next button When finished programming Feature Options Selection Done will appear on t...

Page 18: ...rogrammable Automatic Door Locks To make the doors lock or unlock when the vehicle is in Park P 1 AUTO DOOR LOCKS OFF ON Press ENG MET to select OFF or ON If you select OFF there will be no door locking feature If you select ON for AUTO DOOR LOCKS the doors will lock when you shift out of Park P Press RESET to record your choice 2 UNLOCK IN PARK OFF ON Press ENG MET to select OFF or ON If you sele...

Page 19: ...t memory positions when the vehicle is unlocked using the key fob transmitter Press RESET to record your choice 2 RECALL POSITION MEMORY EXIT Press ENG MET to select MEMORY or EXIT If you select MEMORY for RECALL POSITION the seat and mirrors will move to their preset memory positions If you select EXIT for RECALL POSI TION the seat and mirrors will move to their preset exit positions Press RESET ...

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