1998 Buick Century Owner's Manual - Page 83

Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks is a standard featurethat is intended to provide enhanced security and convenience by automatically locking and unlocking doors. This feature provides four operating modes. For your vehicle, you may select and program one of the following four operating modes: Mode 4: Automatic all-door lockwhen the transaxle is shifted outof PARK (P). Automatic driver's dooronly unlock when the transaxle is shifted intoPARK (P). Automatic door relock when any door isunlocked, opened and then all doors are again closed while the vehicle isnot in PARK (P) orNEUTRAL (N) and the driver's foot ison the brakepedal. The operatingmode of the Programmable Automatic Power Door Locks will be changed when the driver performs the following sequence with the enginenot running, the doors closedand the ignition key in RUN: 1. Apply your regular brakes. Mode 1: No automatic door lock or unlock. Mode 2: Automatic all-door lock when the transaxle is shifted outof PARK (P); no automatic doorunlock. Automatic door relock when any door is unlocked, opened and then all doors are again closed whilethe vehicle is not in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) and the driver's foot is on the brake pedal. Mode 3: Automatic all-door lock when the transaxle is shifted out of PARK (P). Automatic all-door unlock when the transaxle is shifted into PARK (P). Automatic door relock when any door is unlocked, opened and then all doors are again closed while the vehicle is not in PARK (P) or NEUTRAL (N) and the driver's footis on the brake pedal. 2. Press and hold the power door lock switch. While holding the door lock switch, cycle the transaxle out of and back into PARK (P). After an initial transaxle cycle,each additional cycle will advance the operating mode by one, starting from the current operating mode. During this procedure,the automatic door lock and unlock functions will operate as defined by each mode above, providingthe driver with feedback of the current operating mode. If cycled beyond Mode 4, the vehiclewill enter operating Mode 1 . When the door lock switch is released, the vehicle will remain in the most recent operating mode. 2-7