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For 1990-2009 cars only

Your vehicle has features that you can customize through the DIC.

Using the Customization Menu

Press until you see Customize Options and then press . The customization options will only be available when the vehicle speed is less than 6 mph (10 km/h). If the vehicle is moving faster than that the display will show Not Available.

Move the thumbwheel up or down to scroll through the available options. Press to select an item. To exit the current menu, or go back, use the thumbwheel to select at the top of the screen and then press .

The following items are part of the main customization menu.

    • Exit
    • Reset settings
    • Security
    • Lighting
    • Trip Computer
    • Language
    • Remote key

See the information following for detailed descriptions of the items available under each menu item. There are also help screens available to explain the features. When selecting a menu item, wait for a few seconds and a help screen pops up with an explanation of the selected feature.

Exit

To exit the customization menu scroll to Exit and press .

You can also exit the customization menu by:

    • Press at any time to return to the trip/fuel menu.
    • Drive the vehicle at more than 6 mph (10 km/h).
    • Turn the ignition off.

Reset settings

This item will reset all the customization options to the factory defaults.

Security

This item will allow you to customize:

    • Auto unlock
    • Auto lock
    • Flash remote lck (lock)
    • Beep remote lck (lock)
    • Flash rem (remote) unlock
    • 2 Stage unlock
    • Remote Start

Some of these work with your Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) transmitter. See Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) System Operation for more information.

Auto unlock

If you select Auto unlock you will be able to choose when you want the doors to unlock automatically.

Off: No automatic unlock of any doors.

Driver door key out: The driver door will unlock when the key is removed.

Driver door in park: The driver door will unlock when you put the shift lever into P (Park).

All doors at key out: All doors will unlock when the key is removed.

All doors in park: All doors will unlock when you put the shift lever into P (Park).

Auto lock

If you select Auto lock you will be able to choose when you want the doors to lock automatically.

At vehicle speed: The doors will lock when the vehicle speed is at or above 8 mph (13 km/h).

Out of Park: The doors will lock when you move the shift lever out of P (Park).

Flash remote lock

If you select Flash remote lock you will be able to choose if the parking lamps will flash when you lock the doors with the RKE transmitter.

Beep remote lock

If you select Beep remote lock you will be able to choose if the horn will sound when you lock the doors with the RKE transmitter.

Flash remote unlock

If you select Flash remote unlock you will be able to choose if the parking lamps will flash when you unlock the doors with the RKE transmitter.

2 Stage unlock

If you select 2 stage unlock you will be able to choose if you want only the driver door to unlock with the first press of the unlock button on the RKE transmitter.

Remote Start

If you select Remote start you will be able to enable or disable the remote start feature. See Remote Vehicle Start for more information.

Lighting

This item will allow you to customize:

    • Approach lighting
    • Egress lighting timer

Approach lighting

If you select Approach lighting you will be able to choose if you want the exterior lamps to turn on when you unlock the doors with the RKE transmitter.

Egress lighting timer

If you select Egress lighting timer you will be able to choose if, and for how long, the exterior lamps should stay on when you lock the doors.

Trip Computer

This item will allow you to customize:

    • Underspeed Chime
    • Distance to go
    • Distance to go Default
    • Digital speedo (speedometer)
    • Pressure Units
    • Rest reminder
    • Night panel

Underspeed Chime

If you select Underspeed Chime you will be able to enable or disable the underspeed chime feature. See DIC Operation and Displays for more information.

Distance to go

If you select Distance to go you will be able to choose if you want the distance to go display to be shown on the DIC. See DIC Operation and Displays for more information.

Distance to go Default

If you select Distance to go Default you will be able to change the distance to go default setting. The default setting is 500 km. Set the value you want it to be.

Digital speedometer

If you select Digital speedometer you will be able to choose if you want the digital speedometer to be shown on the DIC display.

Pressure Units

If you select Pressure Units you can choose how the tire pressures will be displayed. If you select PSI then all tire pressures will be displayed in PSI. If you select kPa then all tire pressures will be displayed in kPa. If you select Automatic and the Unit selection is English then all tire pressures will be displayed in PSI. If you select Automatic and the Unit selection is Metric then all tire pressures will be displayed in kPa.

Rest reminder

If you select Rest reminder you will be able to enable or disable the rest reminder feature. See DIC Warnings and Messages for more information.

Night Panel

If you select Night panel you will be able to choose if tachometer will illuminate and operate during night panel mode.

Language

This item will allow you to set the language for the displayed to English or French.

Remote Key programming

Choose Program if the vehicle’s remote keys require programming. Follow the instructions on the DIC display to complete key programming. All the vehicle’s keys must be programmed at the same time. If an existing key is not reprogrammed during the procedure it will no longer work.

Choose Instructions if information is required to complete programming procedure.

Choose Exit to return to the customization menu.

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