BODY CONTROL MODULE (BCM) SETUP PROC. USING TECH2 & TECH. Buick Regal 1997

THIS IS A DCS MESSAGE ONLY

TO: ALL BUICK DEALERS

SUBJECT: BODY CONTROL MODULE (BMC) SET-UP PROCEDURES USING TECH2 AND TECHLINE TERMINAL

MODELS: 1997-98 BUICK CENTURY AND REGAL

ATTENTION:

SERVICE MANAGER

A PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED WHEN REPROGRAMMING THE BCM ON 1997 AND 1998 BUICK CENTURY AND REGAL VEHICLES. A SOFTWARE CONFLICT EXISTS WHEN PERFORMING THE THEFT DETERRENT RE-LEARN PROCEDURE THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THE PROCEDURE TO COMPLETE THE REPROGRAMMING. AN ERROR CODE OF EITHER SPS020174 OR SPS020175 MAY ALSO BE EXPERIENCED. UNTIL THE RELEASE OF TECHLINE CD NUMBER 22, THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL STEPS MUST BE FOLLOWED TO COMPLETE THE BCM SETUP WHICH IS FOUND IN THE 1998 SERVICE MANUAL, VOLUME 1 OF 3, PAGE 8A-51-140.

AFTER COMPLETING STEP 8, PRESS THE EXIT BUTTON ON THE TECH 2 SCAN TOOL UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETELY EXITED TO THE APPLICATION MENU. DISCONNECT THE TECH 2 SCAN TOOL. FOLLOW THE THEFT DETERRENT RE-LEARN PROCEDURE FOUND ON PAGE 8A-51-142 THEFT DETERRENT RE-LEARN WITHOUT SCAN TOOL OR TECHLINE EQUIPMENT. THIS PROCEDURE WILL TAKE AT LEAST THIRTY MINUTES. IN THE EVENT THAT THE THEFT DETERRENT RE-LEARN HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED WITH THE TECH 2 SCAN TOOL PRIOR TO EXITING BCM SETUP, THE THEFT DETERRENT RE-LEARN CAN STILL BE COMPLETED IF THE TECHNICIAN REPROGRAMS THE POWER CONTROL MODULE (PCM).

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GENERAL MOTORS BULLETINS ARE INTENDED FOR USE BY PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIANS, NOT A "DO-IT-YOURSELFER". THEY ARE WRITTEN TO INFORM THOSE TECHNICIANS OF CONDITIONS THAT MAY OCCUR ON SOME VEHICLES, OR TO PROVIDE INFORMATION THAT COULD ASSIST IN THE PROPER SERVICE OF A VEHICLE. PROPERLY TRAINED TECHNICIANS HAVE THE EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS AND KNOW-HOW TO DO A JOB PROPERLY AND SAFELY. IF A CONDITION IS DESCRIBED, DO NOT ASSUME THAT THE BULLETIN APPLIES TO YOUR VEHICLE, OR THAT YOUR VEHICLE WILL HAVE THAT CONDITION. SEE A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER SERVICING YOUR BRAND OF GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLE FOR INFORMATION ON WHETHER YOUR VEHICLE MAY BENEFIT FROM THE INFORMATION.