2004 Buick Park Avenue Owner's Manual - Page 80

Rear Door Security Locks Your vehicle is equipped with rear door security locks that prevent passengers from opening the rear doors of your vehicle from the inside. If you don't cancel the security lock feature, adults or older children who ride in the rear seat won't be able to open the rear door from the inside. You should let adults and older children know how these security locks work, and how to cancel the locks. To cancel the rear door lock, do the following: 1. Unlock and open the door from the outside. 2. Move the lever all the way to the unlock symbol. 3. Do the same for the other rear door. The rear door locks will now work normally. To use one of these locks, do the following: 1. Open the rear door you want to lock. 2. Move the lever located on the inside door edge, all the way to the lock symbol. 3. Close the door. 4. Do the same thing to the other rear door lock. The rear doors of your vehicle cannot be opened from the inside when this feature is in use. To open a rear door when the security lock is on, do the following: 1. Unlock the door. 2. Then open the door from the outside. 2-14 Lockout Protection The power door locks will not work if the key is left in the ignition and the driver's door is open. You can override this feature by holding the power door lock switch on the driver's door for more than three seconds. Leaving Your Vehicle If you are leaving the vehicle, take the keys, open the door and set the locks from the inside, then get out and close the door.