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For 1990-2009 cars only

Your vehicle has personalization capabilities that allow you to program certain features to a preferred setting. All of the features listed may not be available on your vehicle. Only the features available will be displayed on your DIC.

The default settings for the features were set when your vehicle left the factory, but may have been changed from their default state since then.

To change feature settings, use the following procedure:

Entering Personalization Menu

  1. Turn the ignition on while the vehicle is stopped.
  2. Press and hold the information and reset buttons at the same time for several seconds, then release to enter the personalization menu.
  3. If the vehicle speed is greater than 2 mph (3 km/h), only the UNITS menu will be accessible.

  4. Press the information button to scroll through the available personalization menu modes.
  5. Press the reset button to scroll through the available settings for each mode.

    If you do not make a selection within ten seconds, the display will go back to the previous information displayed.

Personalization Menu Modes

UNITS

This feature allows you to select the units of measurement in which the DIC will display the vehicle information. When UNITS appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

ENGLISH (default in United States): All information will be displayed in English units. For example, distance will be shown in miles (mi) and fuel economy in miles per gallon (mpg).

METRIC (default in Canada): All information will be displayed in metric units. For example, distance will be shown in kilometers (km) and fuel economy in liters per 100 kilometers (L/100 km).

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

OIL-LIFE RESET

When this feature is displayed, you can reset the engine oil life system. To reset the system to 100%, press and hold the reset button for at least one second. An ACKNOWLEDGED display message will appear for three seconds or until the next button is pressed. This will tell you the system has been reset. See Engine Oil Life System and "OIL LIFE" under DIC Operation and Displays for more information.

LOCK HORN

If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle's horn to chirp every time the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When LOCK HORN appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

OFF (default): The horn will not chirp on the first press of the remote keyless entry transmitter lock button. The horn will still chirp on the second press.

ON: The horn will chirp when the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed.

See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

UNLOCK HORN

If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle's horn to chirp on the first press of the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter, can be enabled or disabled. When UNLOCK HORN appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

OFF (default): The horn will not chirp when the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed.

ON: The horn will chirp on the first press of the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.

See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

LIGHT FLASH

If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle's exterior perimeter lighting to flash every time the lock or unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When LIGHT FLASH appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

OFF: The exterior perimeter lighting will not flash when the lock or unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed.

ON (default): The exterior perimeter lighting will flash when the lock or unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed.

See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

DELAY LOCK

This feature, which delays the actual locking of the vehicle, can be enabled or disabled. When DELAY LOCK appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

ON (default): The doors will not lock until five seconds after the last door is closed. You can temporarily override delayed locking by pressing the power lock switch or the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter a second time.

OFF: The doors will lock immediately when pressing the power lock switch or the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter.

See Power Door Locks , Delayed Locking , and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

AUTO UNLK (Unlock)

This feature, which allows the vehicle to automatically unlock certain doors, can be enabled or disabled. When AUTO UNLK appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

ALL (default): All of the doors will automatically unlock.

DRIVER: The driver's door will automatically unlock.

NONE: None of the doors will automatically unlock. You will need to manually unlock the doors. If you have a manual transaxle vehicle, the door(s) will automatically unlock when the ignition is turned off. If you have an automatic transaxle vehicle, you can select when the automatic unlocking will occur. See "UNLK (Unlock) (Automatic Transaxle Only)" following. See Programmable Automatic Door Unlock for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

UNLK (Unlock) (Automatic Transaxle Only)

This screen displays only if your vehicle has an automatic transaxle and DRIVER or ALL is selected for the AUTO UNLK feature. This feature determines when the automatic door unlocking will occur. When UNLK appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

KEY OFF: The door(s) will unlock when the ignition is turned off.

SHIFT TO P (Park) (default): The door(s) will unlock when the vehicle is shifted into PARK (P).

See Programmable Automatic Door Unlock for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

EXT (Exterior) LIGHTS

If your vehicle has remote keyless entry, this feature, which allows the vehicle's exterior perimeter lighting to turn on each time the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed, can be enabled or disabled. When EXT LIGHTS appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

OFF: The exterior perimeter lighting will not turn on when the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed.

ON (default): The exterior perimeter lighting will turn on when the unlock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed.

See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

SECURITY

If your vehicle has the remote keyless entry system, this feature allows you to select the method used to arm the vehicle's security system. When SECURITY appears on the display, press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

RKE (Remote Keyless Entry) (default): The content theft-deterrent system will arm when the lock button on the remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed or when the power door lock switch is pressed.

PASSIVE: The content theft-deterrent system will arm itself 60 seconds after the ignition has been turned off and all of the doors have been closed.

See Content Theft-Deterrent for more information.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and move on to the next feature.

LANGUAGE

This feature allows you to select the language in which the DIC will display. Press the reset button to scroll through the available settings:

ENGLISH (default): The DIC will display all information in English.

FRENCH: The DIC will display all information in French.

SPANISH: The DIC will display all information in Spanish.

GERMAN: The DIC will display all information in German.

Choose one of the available settings and press the information button to select it and exit out of the personalization menu mode.

Exiting Personalization Menu

The personalization menu will be exited when any of the following conditions occur:

    • A ten second time period has elapsed.
    • The ignition is turned off.
    • The end of the personalization menu list is reached.