1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual
1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual 1998 Buick Riviera Owner's Manual
If you enter the wrong codeight times, INOP willappear on the display. You will have to wait an hourwith the ignition on before you can try again. Whenyou try again, you will only have three more chances(eight tries per chance) to enter the correct code beforeINOP appears.If you lose or forget your code, contact your dealer.Disabling the Theft-Deterrent FeatureEnter your secret code as follows; pause no more than15 seconds between steps:1. Turn the ignition to ACCESSORY or RUN.2. Turn the radio off.3. Press the 1 and 4 buttons together. Hold themdown until SEC shows on the display.4. Press MIN and 000 will appear on the display.5. Press MIN again to make the last two digits agreewith your code.6. Press HRS to make the first one or two digits agreewith your code.7. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that thecode matches the secret code you have written down.The display will show ---, indicating that the radio isno longer secured.If the code entered is incorrect, SEC will appear on tnedisplay. The radio will remain secured until the correctcode is entered.When battery power is removed and later applied to asecured radio, the radio won’t turn on and LOC willappear on the display.To unlock a secured radio see “Unlocking theTheft-Deterrent Feature After a Power Loss” earlierin this section.3-17
Audio Steering Wheel Controls (Option)If your vehicle has this feature, you can control certainradio and comfort control functions using the buttons onyour steering wheel.VOL: Press me up or aownarrow to increase ordecrease volume.SEEK: Press the SEEKdown arrow to go to a lowerfrequency station and theSEEK up arrow to go to ahigher frequency station.If you press and hold the SEEK button for two seconds,SCAN will appear on the display. It will go to a station,stop for a few seconds and go on to the next station.Press the SEEK button to stop scanning. SEEK alsofunctions as PREV and NEXT when playing a cassetteTEMP: Press the up arrow to increase the settape or compact disc.temperature on your comfort control system or the down SCAN/AM-FM: Press the SCAN button and SCANarrow to decrease the -temperature.will appear on the display. SCAN works as the PSCANbutton on your radio. It will scan through each of thepreset radio stations. If a preset radio station has weakreception, the radio will not stop at the preset station.Press SCAN again to stop scanning. Press the AM-FMbutton to choose the AM, FM1 or FM2 band.3-18
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- Page 147 and 148: Manual OperationThe ventilation sys
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- Page 151 and 152: The lines you see on therear window
- Page 153 and 154: Adjust the temperature using the CO
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Audio Steering Wheel Controls (Option)If your vehicle has this feature, you can control certainradio and comfort control functions using the buttons onyour steering wheel.VOL: Press me up or aownarrow to increase ordecrease volume.SEEK: Press the SEEKdown arrow to go to a lowerfrequency station and theSEEK up arrow to go to ahigher frequency station.If you press and hold the SEEK button for two seconds,SCAN will appear on the display. It will go to a station,stop for a few seconds and go on to the next station.Press the SEEK button to stop scanning. SEEK alsofunctions as PREV and NEXT when playing a cassetteTEMP: Press the up arrow to increase the settape or compact disc.temperature on your comfort control system or the down SCAN/AM-FM: Press the SCAN button and SCANarrow to decrease the -temperature.will appear on the display. SCAN works as the PSCANbutton on your radio. It will scan through each of thepreset radio stations. If a preset radio station has weakreception, the radio will not stop at the preset station.Press SCAN again to stop scanning. Press the AM-FMbutton to choose the AM, FM1 or FM2 band.3-18
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