1996 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 168

Unlocking the Theft-Deterrent Feature After a Power Loss Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than 15 seconds between steps: 1. LOC appears when the ignition is on. Disabling the Theft-Deterrent Feature Enter your secret code as follows; pause more than no 15 seconds between steps: 1. Turn the ignition to the ACCESSORYor RUN position. 2. Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display. 3. Press MIN again to make the last two digits agree with your code. 4. Press HRS to make the first one or two digits agree agree with yourcode. 2. Turn the radio off. 3. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold them down until SEC shows on the display. 4. Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display. 5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the secretcode you have written down. The display will show SEC, indicating the radio is now operable and secure. If you enter the wrong code eight times, INOP will appear on the display. You will have to wait an hour with the ignition on before you can try again. When you try again, you will onlyhave three chances to enter the correct code before INOP appears. If you lose or forget your code, contact your dealer. 5. Press MIN againto make the lasttwo digits agree with your code. 6. Press HRS to make the first one or two digits agree with your code. 7. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the secretcode you have written down. The display will show---,indicating that the radio is no longer secured. If the code entered is incorrect,SEC will appear on the display. The radio will remain secured until the correct code is entered. When battery pow€ 's given to a secured radio, the radio won't turn on and LOC will appear on the display. ,3928