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For 1990-2009 cars only

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 first 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 lock preferences
    • 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.

Entering the Personal Program Menu

  1. Turn the ignition on and place the vehicle in PARK (P).
  2. Press the option button until PERSONAL PROGRAM displays.
  3. If the vehicle is not in PARK (P), PERSONAL PROGRAM ONLY IN PARK will display.

    If the vehicle is not able to enter the personal program menu, PERSONAL PROGRAM NOT AVAILABLE will display.

  4. Press the set/reset button to begin.
  5. The DIC will then display an instruction screen.
  6. Press the option button to display the features that are available to program.

    Press the set/reset button to change the setting of each feature.

Customization Menu Items

The following are customization features that allow you to program settings to the vehicle:

FACTORY DEFAULTS

This feature allows you to set all of the customization and personalization features back to their factory default settings.

Press the option button until FACTORY DEFAULTS appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the following choices:

NO (default): The customization and personalization features will not be set to their factory default settings.

YES: The customization and personalization features will be set to their factory default settings.

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.

ALL KEYS WILL BE RESET

This screen will only display if YES was selected on the FACTORY DEFAULTS screen.

Press the set/reset button to scroll through the following choices:

CANCEL (default): The features will not be set to their factory default settings and the DIC will return to the PERSONAL PROGRAM menu.

OK: The features will be set to their factory default settings, the DIC will exit the personal program menu, and PERSONAL OPTIONS SAVED will display.

EXT (Exterior) LIGHT DELAY

This feature allows you to set the amount of time the exterior lamps remain on after the key is removed from the ignition or the vehicle is unlocked using the remote keyless entry transmitter.

Press the option button until EXT LIGHT DELAY appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the following choices:

OFF: The exterior lamps will not turn on.

15 seconds: The exterior lamps will stay on for 15 seconds.

30 seconds (default): The exterior lamps will stay on for 30 seconds.

60 seconds: The exterior lamps will stay on for 60 seconds.

90 seconds: The exterior lamps will stay on for 90 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.

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 approximately five 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.

If a door remains open, without any other door being opened or closed, the vehicle will lock after approximately 45 seconds.

If a key is in the ignition, this feature will not lock the doors. See Delayed Locking 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 five 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. See Content Theft-Deterrent and Power Door Locks 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.

FOB LOCK FEEDBACK

This feature allows you to select the type of feedback you will receive when locking the vehicle with the remote keyless entry transmitter.

Press the option button until FOB LOCK FEEDBACK appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the following choices:

OFF: There will be no feedback when locking the vehicle.

LIGHTS: The exterior lamps will flash when you press the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.

LIGHTS and HORN (default): The exterior lamps will flash when you press the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter, and the horn will sound when the lock button is pressed again within five seconds of the previous command.

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.

REMOTE START

If your vehicle has remote start, this feature allows the remote start to be turned off or on. The remote start feature allows you to start the engine from outside of the vehicle using your remote keyless entry transmitter. See "Remote Vehicle Start" under Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for more information.

Press the option button until REMOTE START appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the following choices:

OFF: The remote start feature will be disabled.

ON (default): The remote start feature will be enabled.

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.

Personalization Menu Items

The following are personalization features that allow you to program setting for up to two drivers:

PERSONALIZE KEY

This feature allows you to personalize a key to be recognized as key 1 or 2. A personalized key allows you to program personalization features to a preferred setting to correspond to key 1 or 2. If you are using a key that has already been personalized, this screen will not display.

Press the option button until PERSONALIZE KEY appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the following choices:

NO (default): The key will not be personalized.

YES: The key will be personalized.

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.

REPLACE KEY

This screen displays only if YES was selected for the PERSONALIZE KEY feature, keys 1 and 2 have already been personalized, and the current key being used is not key 1 or 2. This feature allows you to program a key to be recognized as key 1 or 2 in the event that the previously programmed key needs to be replaced.

1: The key will be programmed to be recognized as key 1.

2: The key will be programmed to be recognized as key 2.

CANCEL (default): The key will not be programmed.

RADIO STATIONS PERSONALIZED

This screen displays only if YES was selected for the PERSONALIZE KEY feature. This feature allows you to set the radio station presets to be recognized for the key, 1 or 2, that is being used. You may notice a change to the radio after this message displays. After this message displays, any change to the presets will be recognized for key 1 or 2 and will be maintained by the radio.

AUTO DOOR LOCK

This feature allows automatic door locking to be turned OFF or ON.

Press the option button until AUTO DOOR LOCK appears on the DIC display. Press the set/reset button to scroll through the following choices:

OFF: All automatic door locking is disabled. The doors will always need to be locked manually before driving, to increase occupant safety.

ON (default): The vehicle's doors automatically lock when the doors are closed and the vehicle is shifted into DRIVE (D).

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 DOOR UNLOCK

This feature displays only if ON was selected for the AUTO DOOR LOCK feature. 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.

FOB UNLOCK ON 1ST PRESS

This feature allows the selection of which doors will unlock on the first press of the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for 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 first press of the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.

ALL: All of the doors will unlock on the first 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.