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For 1990-2009 cars only
Makes 🢒 Buick 🢒 2003 🢒 Rendezvous - AWD 🢒 Features and Controls 🢒 Vehicle Personalization 🢒 Automatic Door Lock/Unlock

This feature allows you to lock and unlock your doors automatically.

Programmable Modes

Mode 2: Automatic Door Locking Only

    • Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the driver's door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
    • The automatic door unlock feature is turned off.
Mode 3: Automatic Door Locking with shift out of PARK (P)/Driver's Door Unlocking with shift into PARK (P)

    • Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the driver's door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
    • Shift into PARK (P) with the ignition on; driver's door only will unlock automatically.
Mode 4: Automatic Door Locking with shift out of PARK (P)/All Door Unlocking with shift into PARK (P)

    • Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the driver's door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
    • Shift into PARK (P) with the ignition on; all doors will unlock automatically.
Mode 5: Automatic Door Locking with shift out of PARK (P)/Driver's Door Unlocking with Key Removal

    • Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the driver's door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
    • Remove the key; only the driver's door will unlock automatically.
Mode 6: Automatic Door Locking with shift out of PARK (P)/All Door Unlocking with Key Removal

    • Shift out of PARK (P) with the ignition on and the driver's door closed; all doors will lock automatically.
    • Remove the ignition key; all doors will unlock automatically.

Your vehicle was originally programmed to Mode 4. The mode may have been changed since then. To determine the current mode, or to change the mode, do the following:

  1. Follow the instructions for Entering Programming Mode .
  2. Press the front of the power door lock switch.
  3. Count the number of chimes you hear. The number of chimes indicates the vehicle's current programmed mode. If you do not wish to change the current mode, you can either exit the programming mode by following the instructions later in this section or program the next feature available on your vehicle.
  4. Press the front of the power door lock switch to change the current mode.
  5. Press the front of the power door lock switch until you hear the number of chimes corresponding to the mode selection you want.

The mode you selected is now set. You can either exit the programming mode by following the instructions later in this section or program the next feature available on your vehicle.