1997 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 145

Personal Choice DIC Display This feature allows two different drivers to store and recall their own preferred display mode. The Personal Choice settings displayed on the DIC are determined by the transmitter used to enter the vehicle. After the UNLOCK button of a remote keyless entry transmitter is pressed and the ignition is in RUN, the DIC will display the last settings of the identified driver. The settings can also bechanged by briefly pressing one of the MEMORY buttons located on the driver's door. The DIC canalso be used to program personal choice features available with your vehicle, such as, memory seats, memory door locks, security feedback, delayed locking and perimeter lighting. See "Personal Choice Features" in the Index and "DIC Personal Choice Programming" later in this part. The DIC isused to program information for DRIVER #1 and DRIVER #2. The DICwill identify a person as UNKNOWN DRIVER if they are neither DRIVER #1 nor DRIVER #2. Driver Information Center Controls and Displays There aretwo lines in the DIC display. The bottom line of the display area is left blank. You can have your dealer program your name to appear on this display line. See your dealer formore information. When you turn the ignition on, the DIC will display your DRIVER NUMBER. The system will then perform a status check and display any messages if a problem is detected. If there are no problems detected, the display will return to the mode selected by that driver the last time the ignition was turned off. If a problem is detected, a diagnostic message will appear in the display. The following pages will show the messages you may see on the DIC display. The message center is continuously updated with the vehicle's performance status.