Delayed Locking; Automatic Door Lock; Programmable Automatic Door Unlock; Rear Door Security Locks - Buick Automobile User Manual

Press the bottom of the switch to lock all doors. Press
the top of the switch to unlock all doors.
If the vehicle has the content theft-deterrent system,
the vehicle is programmed to arm the system with the
power door lock switch. If your vehicle has a Driver
Information Center (DIC) this feature can be turned off.
See "Content Theft" under DIC Vehicle Personalization
on page 3-76.

Delayed Locking

Your vehicle may have this feature. It delays the locking
of the vehicle's doors for five seconds after the last door
is closed. Two chimes will sound when the power door
lock switch or the LOCK button on the Remote Keyless
Entry (RKE) transmitter is pressed when a door is open.
If your vehicle has a Driver Information Center (DIC), a
Delayed Locking warning will be displayed.
The doors can be locked immediately by pressing the
power door lock switch or the LOCK button on the
transmitter a second time.
The delayed locking feature will not activate when the
ignition is in ON/RUN or ACC/ACCESSORY.
You can program this feature on or off through the
Driver Information Center (DIC), if equipped. See
"Delayed Locking" under DIC Vehicle Personalization
on page 3-76.
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Automatic Door Lock

The vehicle's doors are programmed to lock when the
shift lever is moved into a forward gear.
If someone needs to get in or out of the vehicle after
the doors have been locked, place the shift lever into
PARK (P). You may also unlock all doors using the power
door lock switch or unlock one door using the inside
manual door lock.
The automatic door lock feature cannot be disabled.
Programmable Automatic Door
Unlock
The vehicle's doors are programmed from the factory
to unlock when the shift lever is moved into PARK (P).
On vehicles with a Driver Information Center (DIC),
there are different programming options for unlocking
the doors automatically. See DIC Vehicle Personalization
on page 3-76.

Rear Door Security Locks

Your vehicle has rear door security locks, that prevent
passengers from opening the rear doors from the inside.